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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-15

आहारार्थं समारम्भस्तव चायं विहंगम ।
शक्यश्चाप्यन्यथा कर्तुमाहारोऽप्यधिकस्त्वया ॥१५॥
15. āhārārthaṁ samārambhastava cāyaṁ vihaṁgama ,
śakyaścāpyanyathā kartumāhāro'pyadhikastvayā.
15. āhāra-artham samārambhaḥ tava ca ayam vihaṅgama |
śakyaḥ ca api anyathā kartum āhāraḥ api adhikaḥ tvayā
15. O bird, this undertaking of yours is for the sake of food. But food, and indeed more than enough, can be obtained by you in another way.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आहार-अर्थम् (āhāra-artham) - for the sake of food, for food
  • समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, effort
  • तव (tava) - your, of you
  • (ca) - and
  • अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)
  • विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird (vocative)
  • शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be done, is possible (possible, able, capable of being done)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - even (emphasis) (also, even, too)
  • अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
  • आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food
  • अपि (api) - and even (emphasis) (also, even, too)
  • अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more than enough (much, abundant, excessive, more than enough)
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

आहार-अर्थम् (āhāra-artham) - for the sake of food, for food
(compound)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhāra+artha)
  • āhāra – food, eating, sustenance
    noun (masculine)
    From 'ā' + root 'hṛ' (to take)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially (for the purpose of).
समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, effort
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha
samārambha - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, great effort
From 'sam-ā' + root 'rabh'
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: rabh (class 1)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvam
tvam - you
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird (vocative)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vihaṅgama
vihaṅgama - bird, moving in the sky
From 'vi' (sky) + 'gam' (to go)
Prefix: vi
Root: gam (class 1)
शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be done, is possible (possible, able, capable of being done)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, capable of being done
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root 'śak' (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Refers to 'āhāraḥ' (food).
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even (emphasis) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently
(indeclinable)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
(verb)
infinitive of kṛ
Infinitive
Infinitive from root 'kṛ' (8th conj.)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra
āhāra - food, eating, sustenance
From 'ā' + root 'hṛ' (to take)
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अपि (api) - and even (emphasis) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more than enough (much, abundant, excessive, more than enough)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika
adhika - additional, excessive, superior, more than enough
From 'adhi' + root 'kā' (to go, increase)
Prefix: adhi
Root: kā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'āhāraḥ'.
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: Agent in a passive construction (can be done by you).