महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-221, verse-15

जरितोवाच ।
इदमाखोर्बिलं भूमौ वृक्षस्यास्य समीपतः ।
तदाविशध्वं त्वरिता वह्नेरत्र न वो भयम् ॥१५॥

15. jaritovāca ,
idamākhorbilaṁ bhūmau vṛkṣasyāsya samīpataḥ ,
tadāviśadhvaṁ tvaritā vahneratra na vo bhayam.

15. jaritā uvāca idam ākhoḥ bilam bhūmau vṛkṣasya asya
samīpataḥ tat āviśadhvam tvaritāḥ vahneḥ atra na vaḥ bhayam

15. Jaritā said: 'This is a mouse's burrow in the ground, close to this tree. Therefore, quickly enter it! Here, you will have no fear of the fire.'

Words meanings summery:

• जरिता (jaritā) - Jaritā (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• आखोः (ākhoḥ) - of a mouse, of a rat

• बिलम् (bilam) - hole, burrow, cave

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity, near, close to

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

• आविशध्वम् (āviśadhvam) - enter, go into

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quick, swift, hastened

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• न (na) - not, no

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you (plural)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

Words meanings and morphology

जरिता (jaritā) - Jaritā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaritā

jaritā - Jaritā (a female bird, wife of Drona, mentioned in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आखोः (ākhoḥ) - of a mouse, of a rat

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ākhu

ākhu - mouse, rat

बिलम् (bilam) - hole, burrow, cave

(noun)

neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, burrow, cave

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity, near, close to

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'therefore'.

आविशध्वम् (āviśadhvam) - enter, go into

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of viś

Imperative Middle

With prefix 'ā', 2nd person plural

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quick, swift, hastened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - quick, swift, hastened

Past Passive Participle

Feminine plural nominative, from root tvar

Root: tvar (class 1)

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative case here, 'for you'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'no fear is for you'.