महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-9

एकैकमेते राजेन्द्र मनुष्यान्पर्युपासते ।
लिप्समानोऽन्तरं तेषां मृगाणामिव लुब्धकः ॥९॥

9. ekaikamete rājendra manuṣyānparyupāsate ,
lipsamāno'ntaraṁ teṣāṁ mṛgāṇāmiva lubdhakaḥ.

9. ekaikaṃ ete rājendra manuṣyān paryupāsate |
lipsamānaḥ antaram teṣām mṛgāṇām iva lubdhakaḥ

9. O King of Kings (rājendra), these (faults) attend upon humans one by one, just as a hunter (lubdhaka) seeks an opportunity among deer (mṛga).

Words meanings summery:

• एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - one by one (each one, one by one)

• एते (ete) - these (faults, implied) (these)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of Kings (rājendra) (vocative) (king of kings, emperor)

• मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans (humans, men)

• पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - attend upon (attend upon, wait upon, serve, reside near)

• लिप्समानः (lipsamānaḥ) - seeking (an opportunity) (wishing to obtain, seeking, desirous of)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opportunity (or weak point) (interval, opportunity, weak point, difference)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to humans, implied) (of them, their)

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - among deer (mṛga) (of deer, among deer)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, just as)

• लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - a hunter (lubdhaka) (hunter, fowler, trapper)

Words meanings and morphology

एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - one by one (each one, one by one)

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated `eka` with internal sandhi.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral/pronoun

Note: Adverbial usage.

एते (ete) - these (faults, implied) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `paryupāsate`.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of Kings (rājendra) (vocative) (king of kings, emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, sovereign, emperor

Tatpurusha compound: `rājan` (king) + `indra` (chief, lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  N-stem noun.
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans (humans, men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, mankind

Derived from `manu`.

Note: Object of `paryupāsate`.

पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - attend upon (attend upon, wait upon, serve, reside near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of ās

present middle indicative

From root `√ās` with prefixes `pari-` and `upa-`.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Subject is `ete` (the faults).

लिप्समानः (lipsamānaḥ) - seeking (an opportunity) (wishing to obtain, seeking, desirous of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipsamāna

lipsamāna - wishing to obtain, seeking, desiring, about to seize

Desiderative Present Active Participle

From desiderative stem of √labh (to obtain) + present participle suffix.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: The desiderative implies 'desiring to obtain/take'.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opportunity (or weak point) (interval, opportunity, weak point, difference)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, space between, opportunity, weak point, difference

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to humans, implied) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `manuṣyān`.

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - among deer (mṛga) (of deer, among deer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Used in comparison with `teṣām`.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, just as)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - a hunter (lubdhaka) (hunter, fowler, trapper)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, trapper, greedy person

From √lubh (to covet, hunt).

Root: lubh (class 4)