महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-54

मांसापनयनं ज्ञात्वा व्याघ्रस्तेषां तु तद्वचः ।
आज्ञापयामास तदा गोमायुर्वध्यतामिति ॥५४॥

54. māṁsāpanayanaṁ jñātvā vyāghrasteṣāṁ tu tadvacaḥ ,
ājñāpayāmāsa tadā gomāyurvadhyatāmiti.

54. māṃsāpanayanam jñātvā vyāghraḥ teṣām tu tat
vacaḥ ājñāpayāmāsa tadā gomāyuḥ vadhyatām iti

54. व्याघ्रः मांस अपनयनम् ज्ञात्वा तेषाम् तु तत्
वचः तदा आज्ञापयामास "गोमायुः वध्यताम्" इति

54. When the tiger understood the removal of the meat, he then, hearing their words, commanded: 'Let the jackal be killed!'

Words meanings summery:

• मांसापनयनम् (māṁsāpanayanam) - the removal of the meat (the removal of meat)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - the tiger (tiger)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (words) (of them, their)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, it, such)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (of the ministers) (word, speech, saying)

• आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - he commanded (he commanded, he ordered)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - the jackal (jackal)

• वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - let him be killed (let him be killed, may he be slain)

• इति (iti) - (marks end of quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

मांसापनयनम् (māṁsāpanayanam) - the removal of the meat (the removal of meat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsāpanayana

māṁsāpanayana - removal of meat, taking away of flesh

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+apanayana)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• apanayana – taking away, removal, carrying off
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Verbal noun from root nī with prefixes apa-
  Prefix: apa
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'jñātvā'.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root jñā with suffix -tvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - the tiger (tiger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - a tiger

Note: Subject of 'ājñāpayāmāsa'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (words) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ministers.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that, it, such)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Neuter accusative singular, referring to 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (of the ministers) (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'ājñāpayāmāsa', referring to the words which are the command.

आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - he commanded (he commanded, he ordered)

(verb)

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

perfect active causative

Perfect active 3rd person singular of the causative of root jñā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - the jackal (jackal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gomāyu

gomāyu - a jackal, a fox

Note: Subject of the passive imperative 'vadhyatām'.

वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - let him be killed (let him be killed, may he be slain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vadh

imperative passive

Imperative passive 3rd person singular of root vadh

Root: vadh (class 1)

इति (iti) - (marks end of quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the end of the direct speech.