महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-101

श्रुतं मे तव मार्जार स्वमर्थं परिगृह्णतः ।
ममापि त्वं विजानीहि स्वमर्थं परिगृह्णतः ॥१०१॥

101. śrutaṁ me tava mārjāra svamarthaṁ parigṛhṇataḥ ,
mamāpi tvaṁ vijānīhi svamarthaṁ parigṛhṇataḥ.

101. śrutam me tava mārjāra svam artham parigṛhṇataḥ
mama api tvam vijānīhi svam artham parigṛhṇataḥ

101. mārjāra,
tava svam artham parigṛhṇataḥ me śrutam.
tvam api mama svam artham parigṛhṇataḥ vijānīhi.

101. O Cat, I have heard you speaking in your own interest. You, too, should understand that I am speaking in my own interest.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, that which was heard

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, mine

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• मार्जार (mārjāra) - cat

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object, meaning, interest

• परिगृह्णतः (parigṛhṇataḥ) - of one seizing, of one protecting, of one upholding, while seizing/protecting

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand, know

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, that which was heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śru- (to hear) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used substantively here, meaning 'what was heard'.

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, mine

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Functions as an agent in a passive construction (by me).

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मार्जार (mārjāra) - cat

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object, meaning, interest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, interest, wealth

परिगृह्णतः (parigṛhṇataḥ) - of one seizing, of one protecting, of one upholding, while seizing/protecting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parigṛhṇat

parigṛhṇat - seizing, holding, protecting, upholding

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root grah (to seize, take) with the upasarga pari- and the present active participle suffix -at.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'tava' (your) and 'mama' (my), indicating the action performed by 'you' and 'me'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand, know

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)