महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-32

न भक्षयामि मांसानि ऋतुगामी तथा ह्यहम् ।
सदोपवासी च तथा नक्तभोजी तथा द्विज ॥३२॥

32. na bhakṣayāmi māṁsāni ṛtugāmī tathā hyaham ,
sadopavāsī ca tathā naktabhojī tathā dvija.

32. na bhakṣayāmi māṃsāni ṛtugāmī tathā hi aham
sadopavāsī ca tathā naktabhojī tathā dvija

32. O twice-born, indeed, I do not consume meat. Similarly, I approach my wife only in season. And likewise, I always observe a fast by eating only at night.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• भक्षयामि (bhakṣayāmi) - I eat, I consume

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

• ऋतुगामी (ṛtugāmī) - one who goes to his wife in season (for procreation), virtuous husband

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सदोपवासी (sadopavāsī) - always fasting, continuously fasting

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

• नक्तभोजी (naktabhojī) - one who eats at night

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'bhakṣayāmi'

भक्षयामि (bhakṣayāmi) - I eat, I consume

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice (causative stem)

Causative stem of root bhakṣ (originally an onomatopoeic root), often used as a simple verb 'to eat'

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayāmi'

ऋतुगामी (ṛtugāmī) - one who goes to his wife in season (for procreation), virtuous husband

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtugāmin

ṛtugāmin - one who approaches his wife at the proper season (for conception), virtuous husband

Compound of ṛtu (season) and gāmin (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛtu+gāmin)

• ṛtu – season, proper time (especially for women's fertility)
  noun (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, approaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root gam
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Connects clauses

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, self

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied 'asmi' (I am)

सदोपवासी (sadopavāsī) - always fasting, continuously fasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadopavāsin

sadopavāsin - one who always fasts, one who fasts regularly

Compound of sadā (always) and upavāsin (fasting)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sadā+upavāsin)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• upavāsin – fasting, one who fasts
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root vas (to dwell) with upasarga upa-
  Derived from upa + √vas (to dwell near, abstain) with suffix -in
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Connects clauses

नक्तभोजी (naktabhojī) - one who eats at night

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naktabhojin

naktabhojin - one who eats at night, one who takes food only at night (a form of vow)

Compound of nakta (night) and bhojin (eating)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakta+bhojin)

• nakta – night
  noun (neuter)
• bhojin – eating, enjoying, one who eats
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root bhuj
  Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy) with suffix -in
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

Compound of dvi (twice) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root jan
  Derived from root jan (to be born) with suffix -a
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Addressed to