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

वेदानेकेन सोऽधीते सुरामेकेन चापिबत् ।
एकेन च दिशः सर्वाः पिबन्निव निरीक्षते ॥५॥

5. vedānekena so'dhīte surāmekena cāpibat ,
ekena ca diśaḥ sarvāḥ pibanniva nirīkṣate.

5. vedān ekena saḥ adhīte surām ekena ca apibat
ekena ca diśaḥ sarvāḥ piban iva nirīkṣate

5. With one (face) he studies the Vedas; with another (face) he drank wine; and with yet another (face) he looked upon all directions as if drinking them.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (holy scriptures) (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

• एकेन (ekena) - with one (face) (by one, with one)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)

• अधीते (adhīte) - he studies (he studies, he learns)

• सुराम् (surām) - wine (wine, spirituous liquor)

• एकेन (ekena) - with another (face) (by one, with one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

• एकेन (ekena) - with yet another (face) (by one, with one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (directions) (all, every, whole)

• पिबन् (piban) - as if drinking them (drinking, one who drinks)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as it were)

• निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - he looks at, he observes (he observes, he looks, he watches)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (holy scriptures) (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge

from √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

एकेन (ekena) - with one (face) (by one, with one)

(numeral)

Note: implied 'vadanena' (with a face)

सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अधीते (adhīte) - he studies (he studies, he learns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of adhī

Present 3rd singular Ātmanepada

from √i (to go) with adhi (over, upon)

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

सुराम् (surām) - wine (wine, spirituous liquor)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of surā

surā - wine, spirituous liquor

एकेन (ekena) - with another (face) (by one, with one)

(numeral)

Note: implied 'vadanena' (with a face)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular Parasmaipada

from √pā (to drink) in class 1

Root: pā (class 1)

एकेन (ekena) - with yet another (face) (by one, with one)

(numeral)

Note: implied 'vadanena' (with a face)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (directions) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

पिबन् (piban) - as if drinking them (drinking, one who drinks)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

from √pā (to drink) in class 1

Root: pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as it were)

(indeclinable)

निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - he looks at, he observes (he observes, he looks, he watches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nirīkṣ

Present 3rd singular Ātmanepada

from √īkṣ (to see) with nir (out, forth)

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)