महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-38

ते चतुष्पथनिक्षिप्ते जरा नामाथ राक्षसी ।
जग्राह मनुजव्याघ्र मांसशोणितभोजना ॥३८॥

38. te catuṣpathanikṣipte jarā nāmātha rākṣasī ,
jagrāha manujavyāghra māṁsaśoṇitabhojanā.

38. te catuṣpathanikṣipte jarā nāma atha rākṣasī
jagrāha manujavyāghra māṃsaśoṇitabhojanā

38. O tiger among men, then a female demon named Jarā, who subsisted on flesh and blood, picked up those two parts that had been discarded at a crossroads.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those two fragments (of the embryo) (those two)

• चतुष्पथनिक्षिप्ते (catuṣpathanikṣipte) - placed at a crossroads, discarded at a crossroads

• जरा (jarā) - Jarā (name of a demoness)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, demoness

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - she seized, she took

• मनुजव्याघ्र (manujavyāghra) - Addressing Rāma, as is common in Rāmāyaṇa narratives. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• मांसशोणितभोजना (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanā) - who feeds on flesh and blood, subsisting on flesh and blood

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those two fragments (of the embryo) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `catuṣpathanikṣipte` and the implied 'śakale'.

चतुष्पथनिक्षिप्ते (catuṣpathanikṣipte) - placed at a crossroads, discarded at a crossroads

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of catuṣpathanikṣipta

catuṣpathanikṣipta - thrown, placed, or discarded at a crossroads

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'catuṣpatha' (crossroads) and 'nikṣipta' (thrown, placed). 'nikṣipta' is derived from root 'kṣip' with prefix 'ni-' and suffix '-kta'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (catuṣpatha+nikṣipta)

• catuṣpatha – crossroads, a place where four roads meet
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'catur' (four) and 'patha' (path, road).
• nikṣipta – thrown down, deposited, placed, discarded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṣip' (to throw) with the prefix 'ni-' and the suffix '-kta'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and the implied 'śakale'.

जरा (jarā) - Jarā (name of a demoness)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - Jarā (proper name of a demoness); old age, decay

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially to introduce a name.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, demoness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female rākṣasa, demoness, fiend

जग्राह (jagrāha) - she seized, she took

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

मनुजव्याघ्र (manujavyāghra) - Addressing Rāma, as is common in Rāmāyaṇa narratives. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujavyāghra

manujavyāghra - a tiger among men, an excellent man, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+vyāghra)

• manuja – man, human being, son of Manu
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manu' (Manu) and '-ja' (born from).
• vyāghra – tiger, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

मांसशोणितभोजना (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanā) - who feeds on flesh and blood, subsisting on flesh and blood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māṃsaśoṇitabhojanā

māṁsaśoṇitabhojanā - feeding on flesh and blood (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (māṃsa+śoṇita+bhojana)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – eating, food, meal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)