महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-221, verse-18

शार्ङ्गका ऊचुः ।
अबर्हान्मांसभूतान्नः क्रव्यादाखुर्विनाशयेत् ।
पश्यमाना भयमिदं न शक्ष्यामो निषेवितुम् ॥१८॥

18. śārṅgakā ūcuḥ ,
abarhānmāṁsabhūtānnaḥ kravyādākhurvināśayet ,
paśyamānā bhayamidaṁ na śakṣyāmo niṣevitum.

18. śārṅgakāḥ ūcuḥ abarhān māṃsabhūtān naḥ kravyāt ākhuḥ
vināśayet paśyamānāḥ bhayam idam na śakṣyāmaḥ niṣevitum

18. The Śārṅgakas said: 'A flesh-eating (kravyād) rat could destroy us, who are without feathers and are merely flesh. As we perceive this danger, we are unable to use this (burrow).'

Words meanings summery:

• शार्ङ्गकाः (śārṅgakāḥ) - The sons of Jaritā, who are young birds. (the young Śārṅgakas, the chicks of Śārṅgī)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• अबर्हान् (abarhān) - featherless, without feathers

• मांसभूतान् (māṁsabhūtān) - mere flesh (vulnerable and tender) (having become flesh, consisting of flesh)

• नः (naḥ) - us (accusative plural)

• क्रव्यात् (kravyāt) - flesh-eating, carnivorous

• आखुः (ākhuḥ) - mouse, rat

• विनाशयेत् (vināśayet) - may destroy, should destroy

• पश्यमानाः (paśyamānāḥ) - seeing, perceiving

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ष्यामः (śakṣyāmaḥ) - we will be able (to use) (we are able)

• निषेवितुम् (niṣevitum) - to make use of (the burrow) (to resort to, to use, to serve)

Words meanings and morphology

शार्ङ्गकाः (śārṅgakāḥ) - The sons of Jaritā, who are young birds. (the young Śārṅgakas, the chicks of Śārṅgī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śārṅgaka

śārṅgaka - a kind of bird, chick of Śārṅgī

Masculine plural nominative

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person plural

Root: vac (class 2)

अबर्हान् (abarhān) - featherless, without feathers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of abarha

abarha - featherless, without feathers

Masculine plural accusative. Formed with negative prefix 'a'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+barha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• barha – feather, plume
  noun (neuter)

मांसभूतान् (māṁsabhūtān) - mere flesh (vulnerable and tender) (having become flesh, consisting of flesh)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māṃsabhūta

māṁsabhūta - having become flesh, consisting of flesh

Past Passive Participle

Masculine plural accusative. Compound of māṃsa and bhūta.

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+bhūta)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, existing, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - us (accusative plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

1st person plural accusative/dative/genitive

क्रव्यात् (kravyāt) - flesh-eating, carnivorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kravyād

kravyād - flesh-eater, carnivorous (animal)

Masculine singular nominative

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (kravya+ad)

• kravya – raw flesh, carrion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ad – eating, consuming (noun or adjective)
  noun (masculine)
  From root ad (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Adjective for `ākhuḥ`.

आखुः (ākhuḥ) - mouse, rat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhu

ākhu - mouse, rat

Masculine singular nominative

विनाशयेत् (vināśayet) - may destroy, should destroy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nāś

Optative Active

With upasarga vi, 3rd person singular. Causal form 'nāśaya' + optative ending.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Causative of 'naś'.

पश्यमानाः (paśyamānāḥ) - seeing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paśyamāna

paśyamāna - seeing, perceiving, observing

Present Middle Participle

Feminine plural nominative. From root dṛś (paśya stem).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, danger, dread

Neuter singular accusative

Root: bhī (class 3)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Neuter singular accusative

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ष्यामः (śakṣyāmaḥ) - we will be able (to use) (we are able)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of śak

Future Active

1st person plural

Root: śak (class 5)

निषेवितुम् (niṣevitum) - to make use of (the burrow) (to resort to, to use, to serve)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of sev

Infinitive

From root sev with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)