महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-49

कृतकैश्चापि तन्मांसं मृगेन्द्रायोपवर्णितम् ।
सचिवेनोपनीतं ते विदुषा प्राज्ञमानिना ॥४९॥

49. kṛtakaiścāpi tanmāṁsaṁ mṛgendrāyopavarṇitam ,
sacivenopanītaṁ te viduṣā prājñamāninā.

49. kṛtakaiḥ ca api tat māṃsam mṛgendrāya upavarṇitam
sacivena upanītam te viduṣā prājñamāninā

49. ca api kṛtakaiḥ tat māṃsam mṛgendrāya upavarṇitam
sacivena viduṣā prājñamāninā te upanītam

49. And that meat was presented to the king of beasts by artificial means. It was brought by the minister, who, though learned, considered himself wise.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतकैः (kṛtakaiḥ) - by artificial means (referring to the fake meat used) (by artificial things, by artificial means)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• तत् (tat) - that (missing) (that)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - the (missing) meat (meat, flesh)

• मृगेन्द्राय (mṛgendrāya) - to the king of beasts (the lion) (to the king of beasts, to the lion)

• उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - presented, represented (as if it were the meat) (described, represented, depicted)

• सचिवेन (sacivena) - by the minister

• उपनीतम् (upanītam) - brought (to the king) (brought, conveyed, offered)

• ते (te) - possibly referring to the listener, or reinforcing the dative 'mṛgendrāya' (to you, for you, of you; by him, by them (enclitic))

• विदुषा (viduṣā) - by the learned (minister) (by the learned one)

• प्राज्ञमानिना (prājñamāninā) - by him who considered himself wise (the minister) (by one who considers himself wise/clever)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतकैः (kṛtakaiḥ) - by artificial means (referring to the fake meat used) (by artificial things, by artificial means)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṛtaka

kṛtaka - artificial, false, made, adopted

from kṛta + kan suffix

Note: Often used with an implied noun like 'vastubhiḥ' (by things) or 'māṃsaiḥ' (by meats).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (missing) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to māṃsam

मांसम् (māṁsam) - the (missing) meat (meat, flesh)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

मृगेन्द्राय (mṛgendrāya) - to the king of beasts (the lion) (to the king of beasts, to the lion)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mṛgendra

mṛgendra - king of beasts, lion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+indra)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - presented, represented (as if it were the meat) (described, represented, depicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upavarṇita

upavarṇita - described, represented, depicted, presented

Past Passive Participle

from upa- √vṛṇ (to describe) + kta suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: vṛṇ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with māṃsam.

सचिवेन (sacivena) - by the minister

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saciva

saciva - minister, companion

उपनीतम् (upanītam) - brought (to the king) (brought, conveyed, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upanīta

upanīta - brought near, offered, presented, taught

Past Passive Participle

from upa- √nī + kta suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with māṃsam.

ते (te) - possibly referring to the listener, or reinforcing the dative 'mṛgendrāya' (to you, for you, of you; by him, by them (enclitic))

(pronoun)

singular of te

te - to you, for you, of you; by him/them (enclitic)

enclitic dative/genitive singular of yuṣmad (you) or alternative form for tad (him/her/it) or refers to the listener.

विदुषा (viduṣā) - by the learned (minister) (by the learned one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidus

vidus - wise, learned, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

from √vid + vas suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sacivena.

प्राज्ञमानिना (prājñamāninā) - by him who considered himself wise (the minister) (by one who considers himself wise/clever)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prājñamānin

prājñamānin - considering oneself wise/clever, conceited

from prājña (wise) + mānin (considering oneself)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prājña+mānin)

• prājña – wise, learned, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra- √jñā + aṇ suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mānin – thinking, considering oneself, proud
  adjective (masculine)
  from √man + ṇini suffix
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sacivena and viduṣā.