महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-71

देवमानुषकायानां कामं भूमिः परायणम् ।
अन्योन्यस्यावलुम्पन्ति सारमेया इवामिषम् ॥७१॥

71. devamānuṣakāyānāṁ kāmaṁ bhūmiḥ parāyaṇam ,
anyonyasyāvalumpanti sārameyā ivāmiṣam.

71. devamanuṣakāyānām kāmam bhūmiḥ parāyaṇam
anyonyasya avalumpanti sārameyāḥ iva āmiṣam

71. kāmam bhūmiḥ devamanuṣakāyānām parāyaṇam (asti)
(manuṣāḥ) sārameyāḥ iva āmiṣam anyonyasya avalumpanti

71. Indeed, land (bhūmiḥ) is the ultimate resort (parāyaṇam) for divine and human beings (devamānuṣakāyānām). Just as dogs (sārameyāḥ) snatch meat (āmiṣam), they seize from one another (anyonanyasyāvalumpanti).

Words meanings summery:

• देवमनुषकायानाम् (devamanuṣakāyānām) - of divine and human bodies/beings

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - land, earth

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme resort, highest goal

• अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, from one another

• अवलुम्पन्ति (avalumpanti) - they seize, they tear away, they snatch

• सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - flesh, meat, prey, sensual object

Words meanings and morphology

देवमनुषकायानाम् (devamanuṣakāyānām) - of divine and human bodies/beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devamanuṣakāya

devamanuṣakāya - divine and human beings/bodies

Compound type : dvandva (deva+manuṣa+kāya)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• manuṣa – human, man
  noun (masculine)
• kāya – body, collection of beings
  noun (masculine)

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly

(indeclinable)

Accusative of kāma (desire) used adverbially.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - land, earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground, soil

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme resort, highest goal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - ultimate resort, supreme refuge, highest goal

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ayaṇa – going, path, resort
  noun (neuter)
  from root i (to go)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative to bhūmiḥ.

अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, from one another

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, one another

Compound type : tatpurusha (anya+anya)

• anya – other
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Expresses reciprocity, similar to an ablative in this context ('from one another').

अवलुम्पन्ति (avalumpanti) - they seize, they tear away, they snatch

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ava-lump

Present Tense

3rd person plural active present tense from root lump with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: lump (class 6)

Note: The implied subject is 'people' or 'kings' from the previous verse.

सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārameya

sārameya - dog, offspring of Saramā (the mythical dog of Indra)

Derived from Saramā, a mythical dog.

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - flesh, meat, prey, sensual object

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - flesh, meat, prey, sensual object, bait

Note: Object of avalumpanti in the simile.