महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-34

कृष्ण उवाच ।
मृगव्याधोऽभवत्कश्चिद्बलाको नाम भारत ।
यात्रार्थं पुत्रदारस्य मृगान्हन्ति न कामतः ॥३४॥

34. kṛṣṇa uvāca ,
mṛgavyādho'bhavatkaścidbalāko nāma bhārata ,
yātrārthaṁ putradārasya mṛgānhanti na kāmataḥ.

34. kṛṣṇa uvāca | mṛgavyādhaḥ abhavat kaścit balākaḥ nāma
bhārata | yātrā-artham putra-dārasya mṛgān hanti na kāmataḥ

34. kṛṣṇa uvāca bhārata kaścit balākaḥ nāma mṛgavyādhaḥ
abhavat putra-dārasya yātrā-artham mṛgān hanti na kāmataḥ

34. Kṛṣṇa said: "O descendant of Bharata, there was a certain hunter named Balāka. He used to hunt deer for the livelihood of his son and wife, not out of any personal desire."

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - a hunter, deer-hunter

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

• बलाकः (balākaḥ) - Balāka (a name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for example

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata

• यात्रा-अर्थम् (yātrā-artham) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

• पुत्र-दारस्य (putra-dārasya) - of his son and wife, of his family

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, animals

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, slays

• न (na) - not, no

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - out of desire, from lust

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name, the eighth avatar of Vishnu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - a hunter, deer-hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgavyādha

mṛgavyādha - deer-hunter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+vyādha)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• vyādha – hunter, fowler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, some, a certain

बलाकः (balākaḥ) - Balāka (a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balāka

balāka - a name

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for example

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata (an epithet for Arjuna or other Kuru princes)

यात्रा-अर्थम् (yātrā-artham) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yātrā-artha

yātrā-artha - for the purpose of sustenance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yātrā+artha)

• yātrā – journey, maintenance, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पुत्र-दारस्य (putra-dārasya) - of his son and wife, of his family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra-dāra

putra-dāra - son and wife

Compound type : dvandva (putra+dāra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife (often plural, but can be collective singular for family)
  noun (masculine)

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, slays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - out of desire, from lust

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix -tas to kāma, indicating 'from' or 'by reason of'.