महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-23

वनेऽस्मिन्काम्यके शून्ये निवसामि गतज्वरः ।
युधि निर्जित्य पुरुषानाहारं नित्यमाचरन् ॥२३॥

23. vane'sminkāmyake śūnye nivasāmi gatajvaraḥ ,
yudhi nirjitya puruṣānāhāraṁ nityamācaran.

23. vane asmin kāmyake śūnye nivasāmi gatajvaraḥ
yudhi nirjitya puruṣān āhāram nityam ācaran

23. Free from anxiety, I dwell in this deserted Kamyaka forest, constantly making men my food by conquering them in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• काम्यके (kāmyake) - in the Kamyaka forest (in Kamyaka)

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the deserted (in the empty, in the deserted)

• निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell (I dwell, I reside)

• गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - free from anxiety (free from fever/anxiety, calmed)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - by conquering (having conquered, by conquering)

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men (men, males)

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food (food, sustenance)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

• आचरन् (ācaran) - making, obtaining (practicing, behaving, obtaining)

Words meanings and morphology

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Adjective for 'vane'

काम्यके (kāmyake) - in the Kamyaka forest (in Kamyaka)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāmyaka

kāmyaka - Kamyaka (name of a forest)

Note: Adjective for 'vane'

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the deserted (in the empty, in the deserted)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, barren

Note: Adjective for 'vane'

निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell (I dwell, I reside)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present Active

From root 'vas' (1st class) with prefix 'ni-'. Present active 1st person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - free from anxiety (free from fever/anxiety, calmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatajvara

gatajvara - free from fever, free from anxiety/distress

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+jvara)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, burning, distress, anxiety
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'aham' (implied subject of nivasāmi)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight

निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - by conquering (having conquered, by conquering)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'jī' (1st class) with prefix 'nis-'. Suffix '-tya' for absolutive with upasarga.

Prefix: nis

Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men (men, males)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Object of 'nirjitya' and 'ācaran'

आहारम् (āhāram) - food (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, eating, collection

From root 'hṛ' (to seize) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ācaran' (making food)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb

आचरन् (ācaran) - making, obtaining (practicing, behaving, obtaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of car

car - to move, to walk, to practice

Present Active Participle

From root 'car' (1st class) with prefix 'ā-'. Present active participle, masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'aham' (implied subject of nivasāmi)