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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-222, verse-4

निःसंशयात्संशयितो मृत्युर्मातर्विशिष्यते ।
चर खे त्वं यथान्यायं पुत्रान्वेत्स्यसि शोभनान् ॥४॥
4. niḥsaṁśayātsaṁśayito mṛtyurmātarviśiṣyate ,
cara khe tvaṁ yathānyāyaṁ putrānvetsyasi śobhanān.
4. niḥsaṃśayāt saṃśayitaḥ mṛtyuḥ mātara viśiṣyate |
cara khe tvam yathānyāyam putrān vetsyasi śobhanān
4. O mother, a doubtful death is indeed superior to a certain one. Therefore, you should roam in the sky as is appropriate, and you will find excellent sons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निःसंशयात् (niḥsaṁśayāt) - From certain death (from certainty, from what is undoubted)
  • संशयितः (saṁśayitaḥ) - Doubtful death (doubtful, uncertain, risked)
  • मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
  • मातर (mātara) - Addressing Jaritā (O mother)
  • विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior, excels
  • चर (cara) - roam, move, go
  • खे (khe) - in the sky, in the air
  • त्वम् (tvam) - Jaritā, the mother bird (you)
  • यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - In a manner suitable for a bird (according to justice, properly, as is right)
  • पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
  • वेत्स्यसि (vetsyasi) - you will know, you will find, you will obtain
  • शोभनान् (śobhanān) - Good, worthy, fine sons (beautiful, excellent, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

निःसंशयात् (niḥsaṁśayāt) - From certain death (from certainty, from what is undoubted)
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of niḥsaṃśaya
niḥsaṁśaya - without doubt, certain, sure
Compound: nis (without) + saṃśaya (doubt)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+saṃśaya)
  • nis – out, forth, without, free from
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating negation or absence.
  • saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, risk
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Used with `viśiṣyate` to mean 'is superior to'.
संशयितः (saṁśayitaḥ) - Doubtful death (doubtful, uncertain, risked)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśayita
saṁśayita - doubtful, uncertain, risked
Past Passive Participle (derived from denominative verb `saṃśayate`)
From √śī with sam, then denom. -ita. Or directly from saṃśaya + ita.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
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 `viśiṣyate`.
मातर (mātara) - Addressing Jaritā (O mother)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior, excels
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of viśiṣ
Present middle
From vi-√śiṣ. The root √śiṣ is 7th class.
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
चर (cara) - roam, move, go
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of car
Imperative active
From √car
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Command to the mother.
खे (khe) - in the sky, in the air
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, air, ether, space; a zero
Note: Location for `cara`.
त्वम् (tvam) - Jaritā, the mother bird (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Subject of `cara` and `vetsyasi`.
यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - In a manner suitable for a bird (according to justice, properly, as is right)
(indeclinable)
Compound: yathā (as) + nyāya (justice, rule)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)
  • yathā – as, like, according to
    indeclinable
  • nyāya – rule, method, justice, propriety
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ni
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Modifies `cara`.
पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Object of `vetsyasi`.
वेत्स्यसि (vetsyasi) - you will know, you will find, you will obtain
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vid
Future active
From √vid
Root: vid (class 2)
शोभनान् (śobhanān) - Good, worthy, fine sons (beautiful, excellent, glorious)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śobhana
śobhana - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, good, excellent
From √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Modifies `putrān`.