महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-9

तस्य चापि भवेत्कार्यं विवृद्धौ रक्षणे तथा ।
भक्ष्यमाणो ह्यनावापः क्षीयते हिमवानपि ॥९॥

9. tasya cāpi bhavetkāryaṁ vivṛddhau rakṣaṇe tathā ,
bhakṣyamāṇo hyanāvāpaḥ kṣīyate himavānapi.

9. tasya ca api bhavet kāryam vivṛddhau rakṣaṇe
tathā bhakṣyamāṇaḥ hi anāvāpaḥ kṣīyate himavān api

9. Therefore, his task should also be directed towards growth and protection. Indeed, that which is being consumed without any replenishment wastes away, just as even the Himalayas would diminish.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, work, what is to be done, duty

• विवृद्धौ (vivṛddhau) - in growth, in increase, in prosperity

• रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection, in guarding

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and so

• भक्ष्यमाणः (bhakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being eaten, being consumed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अनावापः (anāvāpaḥ) - without acquisition, without replenishment, without addition

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - diminishes, wastes away, decays

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas, having snow

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

(verb)

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

Optative form

Third person singular optative form of root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, work, what is to be done, duty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, task, business, effect

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'ṇya' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विवृद्धौ (vivṛddhau) - in growth, in increase, in prosperity

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vivṛddhi

vivṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, development, advancement

Derived from root 'vṛdh' (to grow) with prefix 'vi' and 'kti' suffix forming a feminine noun.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection, in guarding

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding, preservation, protection

Derived from root 'rakṣ' (to protect) + 'ana' suffix forming a neuter noun of action.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and so

(indeclinable)

भक्ष्यमाणः (bhakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being eaten, being consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakṣyamāṇa

bhakṣyamāṇa - being eaten, being consumed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhakṣ' (to eat, consume) + 'śāna' suffix (for present passive participle in ā-stems).

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अनावापः (anāvāpaḥ) - without acquisition, without replenishment, without addition

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāvāpa

anāvāpa - without addition, without acquisition, without replenishment

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvāpa)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• āvāpa – addition, throwing in, acquisition, sowing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vap' (to sow, scatter) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vap (class 1)

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - diminishes, wastes away, decays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṣi

Present passive voice

Third person singular present passive form of root 'kṣi'.

Root: kṣi (class 5)

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas, having snow

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - having snow, snowy, Himālaya mountains (proper noun)

Derived from 'hima' (snow) + 'vat' suffix (possessive).

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)