महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-25

एवं वर्णस्य वर्णस्य समुच्चीय सहस्रशः ।
क्षीरं पिबन्तस्तिष्ठन्ति भुञ्जानाः शालितण्डुलान् ॥२५॥

25. evaṁ varṇasya varṇasya samuccīya sahasraśaḥ ,
kṣīraṁ pibantastiṣṭhanti bhuñjānāḥ śālitaṇḍulān.

25. evam varṇasya varṇasya samuccīya sahasraśaḥ
kṣīram pibantaḥ tiṣṭhanti bhuñjānāḥ śālitaṇḍulān

25. In this manner, having gathered thousands upon thousands of individuals of every sort, they are present, drinking milk and eating rice grains.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of color, of class, of kind

• वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of color, of class, of kind

• समुच्चीय (samuccīya) - having collected, having gathered, having accumulated

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk, water, liquid

• पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they are

• भुञ्जानाः (bhuñjānāḥ) - eating, enjoying, consuming

• शालितण्डुलान् (śālitaṇḍulān) - rice grains, grains of rice

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of color, of class, of kind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outer appearance, class, social order, kind, type, letter

Note: Used here in a distributive sense, 'of each kind'.

वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of color, of class, of kind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, outer appearance, class, social order, kind, type, letter

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'each and every kind'.

समुच्चीय (samuccīya) - having collected, having gathered, having accumulated

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'ci' (to collect) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'. Formed with the suffix -ya after prefixes.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: ci (class 5)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sahasra' (thousand) with the suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk, water, liquid

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, water, sap, liquid

पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pibat

pibat - drinking

present active participle

Derived from root 'pā' (to drink), class 1, present stem 'piba-'.

Root: pā (class 1)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

भुञ्जानाः (bhuñjānāḥ) - eating, enjoying, consuming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhuñjāna

bhuñjāna - eating, enjoying

present middle participle

Derived from root 'bhuj' (to eat/enjoy), class 7, present stem 'bhuñj-'. Formed with the suffix -āna.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

शालितण्डुलान् (śālitaṇḍulān) - rice grains, grains of rice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śālitaṇḍula

śālitaṇḍula - rice grains, grains of rice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāli+taṇḍula)

• śāli – rice, paddy
  noun (masculine)
• taṇḍula – grain (of rice), rice (uncooked)
  noun (masculine)