महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-15

मुनिरुवाच ।
न भयं द्वीपिनः कार्यं मृत्युतस्ते कथंचन ।
एष श्वरूपरहितो द्वीपी भवसि पुत्रक ॥१५॥

15. muniruvāca ,
na bhayaṁ dvīpinaḥ kāryaṁ mṛtyutaste kathaṁcana ,
eṣa śvarūparahito dvīpī bhavasi putraka.

15. muniḥ uvāca na bhayam dvīpinaḥ kāryam mṛtyutaḥ te
kathañcana eṣaḥ śvarūparahitaḥ dvīpī bhavasi putraka

15. muniḥ uvāca.
te mṛtyutaḥ kathañcana dvīpinaḥ bhayam na kāryam.
putraka,
eṣaḥ śvarūparahitaḥ dvīpī bhavasi.

15. The sage said: 'You should not fear the leopard, nor should you fear death in any way. O son, you are now this leopard, free from your dog-form.'

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• द्वीपिनः (dvīpinaḥ) - from the leopard, of the leopard

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be felt/experienced (to be done, proper, duty)

• मृत्युतः (mṛtyutaḥ) - from death, concerning death

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• श्वरूपरहितः (śvarūparahitaḥ) - devoid of dog-form, without the form of a dog

• द्वीपी (dvīpī) - a leopard, a tiger

• भवसि (bhavasi) - you become, you are

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, dear son

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Root: man (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (lit)

From root 'vac' (to speak), 3rd person singular perfect active.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, danger

From root 'bhī' (to fear) + 'a' suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Can be nominative here as it's the subject of the gerundive clause.

द्वीपिनः (dvīpinaḥ) - from the leopard, of the leopard

(noun)

masculine, singular of dvīpin

dvīpin - leopard, tiger, islander

Note: Usually ablative with 'bhayam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be felt/experienced (to be done, proper, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action

Gerundive (N. fut. pass. part.)

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'ṇyat' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative use.

मृत्युतः (mṛtyutaḥ) - from death, concerning death

(indeclinable)

Formed with 'tas' suffix, indicating 'from' or 'concerning'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Derived from a noun using 'tas' suffix for ablative function.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Enclitic form of 2nd person pronoun.

Note: In passive constructions, the agent is often in the dative or instrumental. Here it's for 'kāryam' ('by you').

कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'katham' (how) and 'cana' (an emphatic particle).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

श्वरूपरहितः (śvarūparahitaḥ) - devoid of dog-form, without the form of a dog

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvarūparahita

śvarūparahita - devoid of dog-form

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvan+rūpa+rahita)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – deprived of, without, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rah' (to abandon, quit) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Predicative use, describing the state of the subject.

द्वीपी (dvīpī) - a leopard, a tiger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvīpin

dvīpin - leopard, tiger, islander

भवसि (bhavasi) - you become, you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

From root 'bhū' (to be), 2nd person singular present active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, dear son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - son (diminutive/affectionate), little son

'putra' (son) + 'ka' (diminutive/affectionate suffix).