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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-51

पुरुषादानि सत्त्वानि पक्षिणोऽथ मृगास्तथा ।
नगराणां विहारेषु चैत्येष्वपि च शेरते ॥५१॥
51. puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇo'tha mṛgāstathā ,
nagarāṇāṁ vihāreṣu caityeṣvapi ca śerate.
51. puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇaḥ atha mṛgāḥ tathā
nagarāṇām vihāreṣu caityeṣu api ca śerate
51. Indeed, man-eating creatures (puruṣādāni sattvāni), along with birds and wild animals, will lie down in the pleasure gardens and shrines of cities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - Refers to creatures that prey on humans. (man-eating, cannibalistic)
  • सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - creatures, beings, essences
  • पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
  • अथ (atha) - Used to connect lists. (then, now, and, moreover)
  • मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - wild animals, deer
  • तथा (tathā) - Used as a conjunction, "and". (thus, so, and, similarly)
  • नगराणाम् (nagarāṇām) - of cities
  • विहारेषु (vihāreṣu) - Refers to places for recreation or rest, often outside city walls. (in pleasure gardens, in monasteries, in resorts)
  • चैत्येषु (caityeṣu) - in shrines, in sacred places
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - Refers to creatures that prey on humans. (man-eating, cannibalistic)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of puruṣāda
puruṣāda - man-eater, cannibal
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ada)
  • puruṣa – man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pṛ (class 3)
  • ada – eating, eater
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    From root ad (to eat)
    Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Agrees with sattvāni.
सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - creatures, beings, essences
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, creature, animal, essence, nature, purity
From sant (being) + tva (suffix).
Root: as (class 2)
पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin
pakṣin - bird, winged creature
Possesses wings (pakṣa).
अथ (atha) - Used to connect lists. (then, now, and, moreover)
(indeclinable)
मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - wild animals, deer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - wild animal, deer, beast
Root: mṛg (class 10)
तथा (tathā) - Used as a conjunction, "and". (thus, so, and, similarly)
(indeclinable)
नगराणाम् (nagarāṇām) - of cities
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of nagara
nagara - city, town
Root: nag (class 1)
विहारेषु (vihāreṣu) - Refers to places for recreation or rest, often outside city walls. (in pleasure gardens, in monasteries, in resorts)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vihāra
vihāra - wandering, recreation, pleasure garden, monastery, resort
From vi + hṛ (to wander).
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
चैत्येषु (caityeṣu) - in shrines, in sacred places
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of caitya
caitya - shrine, sacred tree, monument, funeral pile
From cit (to arrange, to collect).
Root: cit (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śī
Present middle indicative
Root: śī (class 2)