महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अथात्रिप्रमुखा राजन्वने तस्मिन्महर्षयः ।
व्यचरन्भक्षयन्तो वै मूलानि च फलानि च ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
athātripramukhā rājanvane tasminmaharṣayaḥ ,
vyacaranbhakṣayanto vai mūlāni ca phalāni ca.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atha atripramukhāḥ rājan vane tasmin
maharṣayaḥ vyacaran bhakṣayantaḥ vai mūlāni ca phalāni ca

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atha rājan tasmin vane atripramukhāḥ
maharṣayaḥ vai mūlāni ca phalāni ca bhakṣayantaḥ vyacaran

1. Bhishma said: 'Then, O king, those great sages (maharṣayaḥ), with Atri as their chief, wandered in that forest, eating both roots and fruits.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (a proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• अत्रिप्रमुखाः (atripramukhāḥ) - headed by Atri, with Atri as chief

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that, in him, in it)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, eminent seers

• व्यचरन् (vyacaran) - they wandered, roamed about

• भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - eating, consuming

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

• च (ca) - and, also

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits (for eating) (fruits, results)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible, formidable')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect (Lit) tense. From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अत्रिप्रमुखाः (atripramukhāḥ) - headed by Atri, with Atri as chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atripramukha

atripramukha - headed by Atri, with Atri as chief

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atri+pramukha)

• atri – Atri (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, headed by, prominent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-mukha (foremost face).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mukh

Note: Refers to maharṣayaḥ.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root rāj.

Root: rāj (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that, in him, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective for 'vane'.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, eminent seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'vyacaran'.

व्यचरन् (vyacaran) - they wandered, roamed about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of car

Imperfect active

3rd person plural, Imperfect (Laṅ) tense, with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - eating, consuming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - eating, consuming

Present active participle

From causal verb bhakṣayati (to cause to eat) derived from root bhakṣ (to eat).

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, basis, origin

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayantaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits (for eating) (fruits, results)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayantaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)