महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-10

यदि नैवाग्नयो ब्रह्मन्मांसकामाभवन्पुरा ।
भक्ष्यं नैव भवेन्मांसं कस्यचिद्द्विजसत्तम ॥१०॥

10. yadi naivāgnayo brahmanmāṁsakāmābhavanpurā ,
bhakṣyaṁ naiva bhavenmāṁsaṁ kasyaciddvijasattama.

10. yadi na eva agnayaḥ brahman māṃsakāmāḥ abhavan purā
| bhakṣyaṃ na eva bhavet māṃsaṃ kasyacit dvijasattama

10. O brahmin, if the sacred fires (agni) were not desirous of meat in the past, then meat would certainly not be edible for anyone at all, O best among twice-born (dvija)!

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred fires (for sacrifice) (the fires)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• मांसकामाः (māṁsakāmāḥ) - desirous of meat

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were, they were

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• भक्ष्यं (bhakṣyaṁ) - edible, food, something to be eaten

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be

• मांसं (māṁsaṁ) - meat, flesh

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins, O best among twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred fires (for sacrifice) (the fires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest; sacred word, prayer; the Absolute (brahman)

मांसकामाः (māṁsakāmāḥ) - desirous of meat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsakāma

māṁsakāma - desirous of meat

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+kāma)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

अभवन् (abhavan) - were, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

भक्ष्यं (bhakṣyaṁ) - edible, food, something to be eaten

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - edible, fit to be eaten; food

gerundive / potential passive participle

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मांसं (māṁsaṁ) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - someone, something, anyone, anything (indefinite pronoun)

Compound of interrogative pronoun kiṃ + indefinite particle cid

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins, O best among twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (brahmins)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)