महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-13

अल्पे भुक्ते पुरीषं च प्रभूतमिह दृश्यते ।
वाजिनां वारणानां च मनुष्याणां च केशव ॥१३॥

13. alpe bhukte purīṣaṁ ca prabhūtamiha dṛśyate ,
vājināṁ vāraṇānāṁ ca manuṣyāṇāṁ ca keśava.

13. alpe bhukte purīṣam ca prabhūtam iha dṛśyate
vājinām vāraṇānām ca manuṣyāṇām ca keśava

13. keśava iha alpe bhukte vājinām vāraṇānām
ca manuṣyāṇām ca prabhūtam purīṣam dṛśyate

13. Here, when only a small amount has been consumed, an abundant quantity of excrement is seen (dṛśyate) from horses, elephants, and humans, O Keshava.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पे (alpe) - when only a small quantity (of food) has been (in little, when little)

• भुक्ते (bhukte) - having been eaten, when eaten/consumed

• पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - excrement, feces

• च (ca) - and

• प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - abundant, much, plentiful

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

• वारणानाम् (vāraṇānām) - of elephants

• च (ca) - and

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

• च (ca) - and

• केशव (keśava) - O Keshava (epithet of Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पे (alpe) - when only a small quantity (of food) has been (in little, when little)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few

Note: Adverbial usage, 'when little'. Agrees with 'bhukte'.

भुक्ते (bhukte) - having been eaten, when eaten/consumed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'alpe'.

पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - excrement, feces

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purīṣa

purīṣa - excrement, feces, rubbish

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this observation to previous omens.

प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - abundant, much, plentiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhūta

prabhūta - abundant, plentiful, produced, originated

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'purīṣam'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Passive form.

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

Note: Possessive, 'of horses'.

वारणानाम् (vāraṇānām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, a kind of tree

Note: Possessive, 'of elephants'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vājinām' and 'vāraṇānām'.

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, mankind

Note: Possessive, 'of humans'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vāraṇānām' and 'manuṣyāṇām'.

केशव (keśava) - O Keshava (epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keshava (a name of Vishnu/Krishna, lit. 'long-haired' or 'slayer of Keśī demon')

Note: Address to Krishna.