महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-222, verse-3

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संशयो ह्यग्निरागच्छेद्दृष्टं वायोर्निवर्तनम् ।
मृत्युर्नो बिलवासिभ्यो भवेन्मातरसंशयम् ॥३॥

3. saṁśayo hyagnirāgaccheddṛṣṭaṁ vāyornivartanam ,
mṛtyurno bilavāsibhyo bhavenmātarasaṁśayam.

3. saṃśayaḥ hi agniḥ āgacchet dṛṣṭam vāyoḥ nivartanam
| mṛtyuḥ naḥ bilavāsibhyaḥ bhavet mātara asaṃśayam

3. Indeed, it is uncertain if fire might come, or if a change in the wind is observed. O mother, death will undoubtedly come to us who live in these holes.

3. ספק אם האש תגיע, שהרי נראה שהרוח נסוגה. אך אמא, ללא ספק יבוא עלינו המוות מיושבי החורים.

Words meanings summery:

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संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty, risk

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

आगच्छेत् (āgacchet) - might come, should come

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - What is visibly observed (seen, observed, perceived)

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind

निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - A change or cessation of the wind (stopping, cessation, turning back, retreat)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

नः (naḥ) - The Śārṅgaka birds (to us, for us, our)

बिलवासिभ्यः (bilavāsibhyaḥ) - For us (the birds), who live in this hole/nest (to those dwelling in holes, for those living in burrows)

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, will be

मातर (mātara) - Addressing Jaritā (O mother)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty, risk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, risk

From sam-√śī (to lie together, hesitate)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the god Agni

Note: Subject of `āgacchet`.

आगच्छेत् (āgacchet) - might come, should come

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam

Optative active

From ā-√gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - What is visibly observed (seen, observed, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air; the god Vāyu

Note: Possessive of `nivartanam`.

निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - A change or cessation of the wind (stopping, cessation, turning back, retreat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nivartana

nivartana - stopping, cessation, turning back, retreat, return

From ni-√vṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of `dṛṣṭam`.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise; the god of death

From √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

नः (naḥ) - The Śārṅgaka birds (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form; here, dative 'for us'.

बिलवासिभ्यः (bilavāsibhyaḥ) - For us (the birds), who live in this hole/nest (to those dwelling in holes, for those living in burrows)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, plural of bilavāsin

bilavāsin - dwelling in a hole, living in a burrow

Compound: bila (hole) + vāsin (dweller)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+vāsin)

bila – hole, cave, burrow, nest
noun (neuter)
vāsin – dweller, resident, inhabitant
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
From √vas (to dwell) + ṇin suffix
Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the birds themselves.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative active

From √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or certainty in context.

मातर (mātara) - Addressing Jaritā (O mother)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother