महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-53

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
केन क्षुधाभिभूतानामस्माकं पापकर्मणा ।
नृशंसेनापनीतानि बिसान्याहारकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥५३॥

53. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ,
kena kṣudhābhibhūtānāmasmākaṁ pāpakarmaṇā ,
nṛśaṁsenāpanītāni bisānyāhārakāṅkṣiṇām.

53. ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ kena kṣudhābhibhūtānām asmākam
pāpakarmaṇā nṛśaṃsena apanītāni bisāni āhārakāṅkṣiṇām

53. The sages said, "By whom, by what evil-doer, by what cruel one, have these lotus stalks been taken away from us, who are afflicted by hunger and longing for sustenance?"

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (sages, seers)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, spoke)

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• क्षुधाभिभूतानाम् (kṣudhābhibhūtānām) - of us who are afflicted by hunger (of those overcome by hunger)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us (of us, our)

• पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by an evil-doer (by an evil-doer, by one whose actions are sinful)

• नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by a cruel one (by a cruel one, by a malicious person)

• अपनीतानि (apanītāni) - taken away (taken away, removed)

• बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks (lotus stalks, lotus roots)

• आहारकाङ्क्षिणाम् (āhārakāṅkṣiṇām) - of us desiring sustenance (of those desiring food, longing for sustenance)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect, 3rd plural

strong stem of 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

क्षुधाभिभूतानाम् (kṣudhābhibhūtānām) - of us who are afflicted by hunger (of those overcome by hunger)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣudhābhibhūta

kṣudhābhibhūta - overcome by hunger, afflicted by hunger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudhā+abhibhūta)

• kṣudhā – hunger
  noun (feminine)
• abhibhūta – overcome, defeated, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sages (asmākam)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us (of us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by an evil-doer (by an evil-doer, by one whose actions are sinful)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpakarmā

pāpakarmā - evil-doer, one whose actions are sinful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, sin, bad
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)

नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by a cruel one (by a cruel one, by a malicious person)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, malicious, wicked; a cruel person

अपनीतानि (apanītāni) - taken away (taken away, removed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apanīta

apanīta - taken away, removed, carried off

Past Passive Participle

from root nī (to lead) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bisāni'

बिसानि (bisāni) - lotus stalks (lotus stalks, lotus roots)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bisa

bisa - lotus stalk, lotus root

आहारकाङ्क्षिणाम् (āhārakāṅkṣiṇām) - of us desiring sustenance (of those desiring food, longing for sustenance)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āhārakāṅkṣin

āhārakāṅkṣin - desiring food, longing for sustenance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhāra+kāṅkṣin)

• āhāra – food, sustenance
  noun (masculine)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root kāṅkṣ (to desire)
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sages (asmākam)