महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-11

प्राचीं राजा दक्षिणां भीमसेनो यमौ प्रतीचीमथ वाप्युदीचीम् ।
धनुर्धरा मांसहेतोर्मृगाणां क्षयं चक्रुर्नित्यमेवोपगम्य ॥११॥

11. prācīṁ rājā dakṣiṇāṁ bhīmaseno; yamau pratīcīmatha vāpyudīcīm ,
dhanurdharā māṁsahetormṛgāṇāṁ; kṣayaṁ cakrurnityamevopagamya.

11. prācīm rājā dakṣiṇām bhīmasenaḥ
yamau pratīcīm atha vā api udīcīm
dhanurdharā māṃsahetoḥ mṛgāṇām
kṣayam cakruḥ nityam eva upagamya

11. The king (Yudhiṣṭhira) went to the eastern direction, Bhīmasena to the southern, and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) to the western or even northern direction. These archers, constantly hunting for meat, always caused the slaughter of animals after approaching them.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern direction

• राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern direction

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name)

• यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (the two twins)

• प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western direction

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern direction

• धनुर्धरा (dhanurdharā) - the Pāṇḍavas (archers, bow-wielders)

• मांसहेतोः (māṁsahetoḥ) - for the sake of meat

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of deer, of animals

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, slaughter, decay

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they caused (they did, they made)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone to

Words meanings and morphology

प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prācī

prācī - eastern direction

राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern direction, right side

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena

यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (the two twins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death)

प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - western direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratīcī

pratīcī - western direction

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udīcī

udīcī - northern direction

धनुर्धरा (dhanurdharā) - the Pāṇḍavas (archers, bow-wielders)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanurdhara

dhanurdhara - archer, bow-wielder

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+dhara)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holder, bearer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

मांसहेतोः (māṁsahetoḥ) - for the sake of meat

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māṃsahetu

māṁsahetu - cause of meat, for meat

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+hetu)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also can be interpreted as ablative, meaning 'from meat' or 'because of meat', but context suggests 'for the sake of meat'.

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of deer, of animals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, slaughter, decay

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, end, loss, decay

Root: kṣi (class 5)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they caused (they did, they made)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The reduplicated root forms cakṛ.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive from √gam with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: It is an absolutive, which is an indeclinable verbal form.