महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-116

स च तस्माद्भयान्मुक्तो मुक्तो घोरेण शत्रुणा ।
बिलं विवेश पलितः शाखां भेजे च लोमशः ॥११६॥

116. sa ca tasmādbhayānmukto mukto ghoreṇa śatruṇā ,
bilaṁ viveśa palitaḥ śākhāṁ bheje ca lomaśaḥ.

116. saḥ ca tasmāt bhayāt muktaḥ muktaḥ ghoreṇa śatruṇā
bilam viveśa palitaḥ śākhām bheje ca lomaśaḥ

116. saḥ palitaḥ ca tasmāt bhayāt muktaḥ,
(ca) ghoreṇa śatruṇā muktaḥ,
bilam viveśa.
ca lomaśaḥ śākhām bheje

116. And he (the mouse), freed from that fear and from the fierce enemy (owl and mongoose), entered his hole. The hairy one (the cat), for its part, sought refuge on a branch.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the mouse (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed from fear (freed, liberated)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed from the threat of the enemy (freed, liberated)

• घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the fierce, terrible

• शत्रुणा (śatruṇā) - by the (threat of) the owl and mongoose (by the enemy)

• बिलम् (bilam) - hole, burrow, cave

• विवेश (viveśa) - he entered

• पलितः (palitaḥ) - refers to the mouse, possibly implying its age or simply as a descriptor often used for mice. (the grey-haired one, mouse)

• शाखाम् (śākhām) - branch

• भेजे (bheje) - the cat sought refuge on a branch (he resorted to, took refuge in, enjoyed)

• च (ca) - and

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - refers to the cat (the hairy one)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the mouse (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed from fear (freed, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, released, liberated, let loose

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muc' with suffix '-kta'.

Root: muc (class 6)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed from the threat of the enemy (freed, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, released, liberated, let loose

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muc' with suffix '-kta'.

Root: muc (class 6)

घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the fierce, terrible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - fierce, terrible, dreadful, awful

शत्रुणा (śatruṇā) - by the (threat of) the owl and mongoose (by the enemy)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Here, instrumental implies 'from' or 'by means of being free from'.

बिलम् (bilam) - hole, burrow, cave

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, burrow, cave, cavity

विवेश (viveśa) - he entered

(verb)

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

Root: viś (class 6)

पलितः (palitaḥ) - refers to the mouse, possibly implying its age or simply as a descriptor often used for mice. (the grey-haired one, mouse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palita

palita - grey, hoary, old, grey-haired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pal' (to go, move) or 'palita' (grey hair). Used here as a noun.

शाखाम् (śākhām) - branch

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, limb, division

भेजे (bheje) - the cat sought refuge on a branch (he resorted to, took refuge in, enjoyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - refers to the cat (the hairy one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - hairy, woolly, covered with hair

Derived from 'loman' (hair) with suffix '-śa'. Used here as a noun.