वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-34, verse-39

न मांसं राघवो भुङ्क्ते न चापि मधुसेवते ।
वन्यं सुविहितं नित्यं भक्तमश्नाति पञ्चमम् ॥३९॥

39. na māṃsaṃ rāghavo bhuṅkte na cāpi madhusevate ,
vanyaṃ suvihitaṃ nityaṃ bhaktamaśnāti pañcamam.

39. na māṃsam rāghavaḥ bhuṅkte na ca api madhusevate
vanyam suvihitam nityam bhaktam aśnāti pañcamam

39. Rama (Rāghava) does not eat meat, nor does he partake of honey. He regularly consumes only well-prepared forest produce, as his evening meal (pañcamam).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, descendant of Raghu

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मधुसेवते (madhusevate) - partakes of honey, consumes honey

• वन्यम् (vanyam) - forest produce, wild food

• सुविहितम् (suvihitam) - well-prepared, well-arranged, properly made

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, daily, constantly

• भक्तम् (bhaktam) - food, meal, portion

• अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes

• पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - as an evening meal (referring to the fifth part of the day) (fifth, at the fifth time/part)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'bhuṅkte'.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of 'bhuṅkte'.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama, descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Subject of the verbs.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

(verb)

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

present tense

From root bhuj, present stem bhuñj-.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

मधुसेवते (madhusevate) - partakes of honey, consumes honey

(verb)

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

denominative verb, present tense

Derived from madhu (honey) + root sev (to serve, frequent).

Root: sev (class 1)

वन्यम् (vanyam) - forest produce, wild food

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vanya

vanya - forest-born, wild, belonging to the forest, forest produce

Derived from vana (forest).

Note: Qualifies 'bhaktam'.

सुविहितम् (suvihitam) - well-prepared, well-arranged, properly made

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvihita

suvihita - well-prepared, well-arranged, properly established

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) with upasargas vi- and su-.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+vihita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vihita – arranged, done, performed, prepared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place) with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'bhaktam'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, daily, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'aśnāti'.

भक्तम् (bhaktam) - food, meal, portion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakta

bhakta - food, meal, a portion, devotee (as an adjective)

Past Passive Participle (when adjective)

Derived from root bhaj (to divide, partake, serve).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'aśnāti'.

अश्नाति (aśnāti) - eats, consumes

(verb)

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

present tense

From root aś, present stem aśnā-.

Root: aś (class 9)

पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - as an evening meal (referring to the fifth part of the day) (fifth, at the fifth time/part)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth, the fifth part

Derived from pañcan (five).

Note: Can function as an adverb or qualify 'bhaktam' to mean the fifth type of food or food at the fifth part of the day (evening meal).