महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-31, verse-29

अन्नानामपि पर्यायं कर्तुमिच्छन्ति मानवाः ।
युद्धानामपि पर्यायो भवत्वनुमते तव ॥२९॥

29. annānāmapi paryāyaṁ kartumicchanti mānavāḥ ,
yuddhānāmapi paryāyo bhavatvanumate tava.

29. annānām api paryāyam kartum icchanti mānavāḥ
yuddhānām api paryāyaḥ bhavatu anumate tava

29. mānavāḥ annānām api paryāyam kartum icchanti.
tava anumate yuddhānām api paryāyaḥ bhavatu.

29. Humans wish to have variety even in foods. Therefore, let there be an alternative in battles as well, with your permission.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्नानाम् (annānām) - of foods, of grains

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पर्यायम् (paryāyam) - change, alternative, turn

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

• युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of battles, of fights

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पर्यायः (paryāyaḥ) - change, alternative, turn

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be

• अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

अन्नानाम् (annānām) - of foods, of grains

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle (nominalized)

Derived from root ad- (to eat), with kta suffix, used as a noun.

Root: ad (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पर्यायम् (paryāyam) - change, alternative, turn

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, order, succession, alternative, variety

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root kṛ-.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Indicative

Root iṣ, 6th class, present indicative, active voice.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu

Derived from Manu, referring to humanity.

युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of battles, of fights

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (nominalized)

Derived from root yudh- (to fight) with the kta suffix, used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पर्यायः (paryāyaḥ) - change, alternative, turn

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, order, succession, alternative, variety

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative

Root bhū, 1st class, imperative mood, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anumati

anumati - permission, consent, approval

From anu-man (to permit, consent).

Root: man (class 4)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you, your