महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-6

व्यस्ते काले पुनश्चैति न चैति बहुशो द्विजः ।
दुर्लभ्यमपि चैवान्नं दीयतामिति सोऽब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. vyaste kāle punaścaiti na caiti bahuśo dvijaḥ ,
durlabhyamapi caivānnaṁ dīyatāmiti so'bravīt.

6. vyaste kāle punaḥ ca eti na ca eti bahuśaḥ dvijaḥ
durlabhyam api ca eva annam dīyatām iti saḥ abravīt

6. The brahmin (dvija) said: 'At a particular time, I may return, but not frequently. Therefore, let even food that is difficult to obtain be given.'

Words meanings summery:

• व्यस्ते (vyaste) - at a particular time, when separated, when arranged

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एति (eti) - comes, goes

• न (na) - not, neither

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एति (eti) - comes, goes

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often, frequently, many times

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the brahmin sage Durvasa (brahmin, twice-born)

• दुर्लभ्यम् (durlabhyam) - hard to obtain, difficult to find

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

• सः (saḥ) - the brahmin sage Durvasa (he, that (masculine))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

व्यस्ते (vyaste) - at a particular time, when separated, when arranged

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyasta

vyasta - separated, distributed, arranged, particular

Past Passive Participle

From verb root `as` with `vi` prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `kāle`.

काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, appropriate moment

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - comes, goes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - comes, goes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often, frequently, many times

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix `śas` meaning 'by many'.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the brahmin sage Durvasa (brahmin, twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a brahmin, twice-born, a bird, a tooth

Root: jan (class 4)

दुर्लभ्यम् (durlabhyam) - hard to obtain, difficult to find

(adjective)

neuter, singular of durlabhya

durlabhya - difficult to obtain, hard to get

Gerundive (N.P.P.)

Formed with prefix `dur` and root `labh`, suffix `ya`.

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `annam`.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `annam`.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `ad` (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of `dīyatām`.

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - the brahmin sage Durvasa (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin (dvija). Visarga changes to `o` before `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)