महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-223, verse-9

सारिसृक्व उवाच ।
माता प्रपन्ना पितरं न विद्मः पक्षाश्च नो न प्रजाताब्जकेतो ।
न नस्त्राता विद्यतेऽग्ने त्वदन्यस्तस्माद्धि नः परिरक्षैकवीर ॥९॥

9. sārisṛkva uvāca ,
mātā prapannā pitaraṁ na vidmaḥ; pakṣāśca no na prajātābjaketo ,
na nastrātā vidyate'gne tvadanya;stasmāddhi naḥ parirakṣaikavīra.

9. sārisṛkvaḥ uvāca mātā prapannā pitaraṃ
na vidmaḥ pakṣāḥ ca naḥ na prajātāḥ
abjaketo na naḥ trātā vidyate agne tvat
anyaḥ tasmāt hi naḥ parirakṣa eka-vīra

9. Sārisṛkva said: 'Our mother has passed away, and we do not know our father. Our wings have not yet grown, O lotus-bannered one! O Agni, there is no other protector for us than you. Therefore, indeed, protect us, O sole hero!'

Words meanings summery:

• सारिसृक्वः (sārisṛkvaḥ) - Sārisṛkva (proper name of a bird)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• माता (mātā) - mother

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - gone away, perished, abandoned

• पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

• पक्षाः (pakṣāḥ) - wings

• च (ca) - and, also

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रजाताः (prajātāḥ) - born, grown, produced

• अब्जकेतो (abjaketo) - O lotus-bannered one (an epithet, usually for Kāma)

• न (na) - not, no

• नः (naḥ) - for us, our

• त्राता (trātā) - protector, saviour

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O Fire god

• त्वत् (tvat) - than you, from you

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नः (naḥ) - us

• परिरक्ष (parirakṣa) - protect!

• एक-वीर (eka-vīra) - O sole hero, O unique hero

Words meanings and morphology

सारिसृक्वः (sārisṛkvaḥ) - Sārisṛkva (proper name of a bird)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārisṛkva

sārisṛkva - Name of a bird (a young one of the Sarngaka type)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - gone away, perished, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - gone to, reached, obtained, perished, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

From pra-pad (to go towards, to fall, to perish)

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

पक्षाः (pakṣāḥ) - wings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, fortnight

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we (pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रजाताः (prajātāḥ) - born, grown, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāta

prajāta - born, produced, grown, sprung up

Past Passive Participle

From pra-jan (to be born, to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

अब्जकेतो (abjaketo) - O lotus-bannered one (an epithet, usually for Kāma)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of abjaketu

abjaketu - having a lotus as a banner, an epithet of Kāmadeva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abja+ketu)

• abja – lotus, born from water
  noun (neuter)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign, mark
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we (pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive.

त्राता (trātā) - protector, saviour

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, saviour, deliverer

Root: trā (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

अग्ने (agne) - O Agni, O Fire god

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

त्वत् (tvat) - than you, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate cause.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we (pronoun)

परिरक्ष (parirakṣa) - protect!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of parirakṣ

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एक-वीर (eka-vīra) - O sole hero, O unique hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ekavīra

ekavīra - sole hero, unique warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+vīra)

• eka – one, sole, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior, valiant
  noun (masculine)