महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-223, verse-3

सारिसृक्व उवाच ।
धीरस्त्वमसि मेधावी प्राणकृच्छ्रमिदं च नः ।
शूरः प्राज्ञो बहूनां हि भवत्येको न संशयः ॥३॥

3. sārisṛkva uvāca ,
dhīrastvamasi medhāvī prāṇakṛcchramidaṁ ca naḥ ,
śūraḥ prājño bahūnāṁ hi bhavatyeko na saṁśayaḥ.

3. sārisṛkvaḥ uvāca dhīraḥ tvam asi medhāvī prāṇakṛcchram idam
ca naḥ śūraḥ prājñaḥ bahūnām hi bhavati ekaḥ na saṃśayaḥ

3. Sarisṛkva said: "You are indeed steadfast and intelligent, and this is a peril to our lives. Truly, among many, only one proves to be brave and discerning; there is no doubt."

Words meanings summery:

• सारिसृक्वः (sārisṛkvaḥ) - Sarisṛkva

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steady, firm, wise

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - are

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious

• प्राणकृच्छ्रम् (prāṇakṛcchram) - danger to life, life-threatening difficulty

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning, intelligent

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single

• न (na) - not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

Words meanings and morphology

सारिसृक्वः (sārisṛkvaḥ) - Sarisṛkva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārisṛkva

sārisṛkva - Sarisṛkva (proper name of a bird)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steady, firm, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, wise, courageous, calm

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

असि (asi) - are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, possessing understanding (medhā)

Possessive suffix -vin added to medhā (intelligence)

प्राणकृच्छ्रम् (prāṇakṛcchram) - danger to life, life-threatening difficulty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇakṛcchra

prāṇakṛcchra - difficulty concerning life, danger to life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+kṛcchra)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• kṛcchra – difficulty, distress, pain
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a warrior

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, discerning, knowing

Derived from prajñā (wisdom, knowledge)

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From prefix sam- and root śī (to lie) with suffix -aya, or from root śaṅk (to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)