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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-21

अध्याक्रम्य पशूंश्चापि घ्नन्ति वै भक्षयन्ति च ।
वृक्षानथौषधीश्चैव छिन्दन्ति पुरुषा द्विज ॥२१॥
21. adhyākramya paśūṁścāpi ghnanti vai bhakṣayanti ca ,
vṛkṣānathauṣadhīścaiva chindanti puruṣā dvija.
21. adhyākramya paśūn ca api ghnanti vai bhakṣayanti ca
vṛkṣān atha auṣadhīḥ ca eva chindanti puruṣā dvija
21. O twice-born (dvija), men also overpower and kill animals, and they eat them. Furthermore, they cut down trees and plants.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अध्याक्रम्य (adhyākramya) - having attacked, having overpowered, having stepped upon
  • पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike
  • वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely
  • भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they eat, they devour
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees
  • अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now, therefore
  • औषधीः (auṣadhīḥ) - plants, herbs, medicines
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, even, just
  • छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they cut, they cut off, they sever
  • पुरुषा (puruṣā) - men, persons
  • द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

अध्याक्रम्य (adhyākramya) - having attacked, having overpowered, having stepped upon
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root kram with upasargas adhi and ā
Prefixes: adhi+ā
Root: kram (class 1)
पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu
paśu - animal, cattle, beast
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of han
Root: han (class 2)
वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they eat, they devour
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhakṣ
Desiderative/denominative of bhakṣ (to eat)
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now, therefore
(indeclinable)
औषधीः (auṣadhīḥ) - plants, herbs, medicines
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of auṣadhī
auṣadhī - plant, herb, medicinal plant, drug
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, even, just
(indeclinable)
छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they cut, they cut off, they sever
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of chid
Root: chid (class 7)
पुरुषा (puruṣā) - men, persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, human being
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth