महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-222, verse-11

जरितोवाच ।
अहं हि तं प्रजानामि हृतं श्येनेन मूषकम् ।
अत एव भयं नास्ति क्रियतां वचनं मम ॥११॥

11. jaritovāca ,
ahaṁ hi taṁ prajānāmi hṛtaṁ śyenena mūṣakam ,
ata eva bhayaṁ nāsti kriyatāṁ vacanaṁ mama.

11. jaritā uvāca aham hi tam prajānāmi hṛtam śyenena
mūṣakam ataḥ eva bhayam na asti kriyatām vacanam mama

11. Jaritā said: 'Indeed, I know that the hawk carried away the mouse. Therefore, there is no fear. My words should be followed.'

Words meanings summery:

• जरिता (jaritā) - The name of the mother bird (Jaritā (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he/she said

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the mouse's abduction (implicitly) (that (masculine accusative singular))

• प्रजानामि (prajānāmi) - I know, I recognize

• हृतम् (hṛtam) - carried away, abducted

• श्येनेन (śyenena) - by the hawk/eagle

• मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat (accusative singular)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed, only

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

जरिता (jaritā) - The name of the mother bird (Jaritā (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaritā

jaritā - Name of a female bird, mother of Śārṅgakas

उवाच (uvāca) - he/she said

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

root vac, perfect 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Refers to the mouse's abduction (implicitly) (that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: often used as a correlative or demonstrative, referring to the entire situation

प्रजानामि (prajānāmi) - I know, I recognize

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of prajñā

Present Tense

upasarga pra + root jñā (to know), present 1st singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

हृतम् (hṛtam) - carried away, abducted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, abducted, stolen

Past Passive Participle

root hṛ (to seize, carry), ppp

Root: hṛ (class 1)

श्येनेन (śyenena) - by the hawk/eagle

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śyena

śyena - hawk, eagle, falcon

Note: agent of the action 'hṛtam'

मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat

अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

derived from idam (this) + suffix -tas

एव (eva) - truly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Tense

root as (to be), present 3rd singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Imperative Mood

root kṛ, imperative 3rd singular, ātmanepada, passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: subject of the passive imperative 'kriyatām'

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: possessive pronoun modifying 'vacanam'