महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-7

राज्ञो महानसे पूर्वं रन्तिदेवस्य वै द्विज ।
द्वे सहस्रे तु वध्येते पशूनामन्वहं तदा ॥७॥

7. rājño mahānase pūrvaṁ rantidevasya vai dvija ,
dve sahasre tu vadhyete paśūnāmanvahaṁ tadā.

7. rājñaḥ mahānase pūrvaṃ rantidevasya vai dvija
| dve sahasre tu vadhyete paśūnām anvahaṃ tadā

7. O twice-born (dvija), formerly in the royal kitchen of King Rantideva, indeed two thousand animals were killed daily at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen, in the royal kitchen

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

• रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin, O twice-born

• द्वे (dve) - two

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - thousands

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वध्येते (vadhyete) - were killed, are killed

• पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals, of cattle

• अन्वहं (anvahaṁ) - daily, every day

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen, in the royal kitchen

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahānasa

mahānasa - great kitchen, royal kitchen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nasa)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• nasa – kitchen, nose
  noun (neuter)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rantideva

rantideva - Rantideva (name of a king)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin, O twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya); a bird; a snake; a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi

dvi - two

सहस्रे (sahasre) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वध्येते (vadhyete) - were killed, are killed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of √vadh

Passive voice, present indicative, ātmanepada

Root: vadh (class 1)

पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial animal

अन्वहं (anvahaṁ) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+ahan)

• anu – after, along, according to (preposition/upasarga)
  indeclinable
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)