महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-148, verse-6

वेतनं तस्य विहितं शालिवाहस्य भोजनम् ।
महिषौ पुरुषश्चैको यस्तदादाय गच्छति ॥६॥

6. vetanaṁ tasya vihitaṁ śālivāhasya bhojanam ,
mahiṣau puruṣaścaiko yastadādāya gacchati.

6. vetanam tasya vihitam śālivāhasya bhojanam |
mahiṣau puruṣaḥ ca ekaḥ yaḥ tad ādāya gacchati

6. His prescribed payment, his meal from the rice-cart (śālivāha), consists of two buffaloes and one man, who takes them and goes to him.

Words meanings summery:

• वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, remuneration

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed, ordained, arranged, performed

• शालिवाहस्य (śālivāhasya) - of the rice-cart, of one who carries rice

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

• महिषौ (mahiṣau) - two buffaloes

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

• च (ca) - and

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तद् (tad) - that, them (referring to the buffaloes and the man)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, remuneration

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wages, payment, salary, hire

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Baka.

विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed, ordained, arranged, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, ordained, arranged, appointed, performed

Past Passive Participle

from vi + dhā 'to place, ordain'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies vetanam.

शालिवाहस्य (śālivāhasya) - of the rice-cart, of one who carries rice

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śālivāha

śālivāha - a rice-cart, one who carries rice

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāli+vāha)

• śāli – rice, paddy
  noun (masculine)
• vāha – carrying, a carrier, a vehicle, a cart
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the source of the meal, 'of the rice-cart owner' or 'of the rice-cart'.

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, nourishment

Gerundial Noun

from bhuj 'to eat'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: In apposition to vetanam.

महिषौ (mahiṣau) - two buffaloes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - a buffalo, a powerful man

Note: Part of the subject list (the payment).

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Part of the subject list.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects mahiṣau and ekaḥ puruṣaḥ.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

Note: Modifies puruṣaḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'puruṣaḥ' in the preceding clause.

तद् (tad) - that, them (referring to the buffaloes and the man)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Object of ādāya.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from ā + dā 'to give', meaning 'to take'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Connects with gacchati.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Active

Root: gam (class 1)