महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-26

तस्मिन्बद्धे महाप्राज्ञः शत्रौ नित्याततायिनि ।
तं कालं पलितो ज्ञात्वा विचचार सुनिर्भयः ॥२६॥

26. tasminbaddhe mahāprājñaḥ śatrau nityātatāyini ,
taṁ kālaṁ palito jñātvā vicacāra sunirbhayaḥ.

26. tasmin baddhe mahāprājñaḥ śatrau nitya ātatāyini
tam kālaṃ palitaḥ jñātvā vicacāra sunirbhayaḥ

26. tasmin nitya ātatāyini śatrau baddhe mahāprājñaḥ
palitaḥ tam kālaṃ jñātvā sunirbhayaḥ vicacāra

26. When that enemy, who was always hostile, was caught, the greatly wise Palita, recognizing the opportune moment, roamed about completely fearlessly.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (in that, on that, when that)

• बद्धे (baddhe) - caught (caught, bound)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise (referring to Palita) (very wise, greatly intelligent)

• शत्रौ (śatrau) - enemy

• नित्य (nitya) - always (always, constant, perpetual)

• आततायिनि (ātatāyini) - hostile (hostile, aggressive, assailant)

• तम् (tam) - that (that (masc. acc. sg.))

• कालम् (kālam) - opportune moment (time, period, opportune moment)

• पलितः (palitaḥ) - Palita (proper name of the cat) (Palita (a proper name); gray-haired)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - recognizing (having known, recognizing)

• विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed about (wandered, roamed about)

• सुनिर्भयः (sunirbhayaḥ) - completely fearlessly (very fearless, completely fearless)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (in that, on that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

बद्धे (baddhe) - caught (caught, bound)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, caught, fastened, tied

Past Passive Participle

From root badh.

Root: badh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śatrau', part of a locative absolute.

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise (referring to Palita) (very wise, greatly intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'palitaḥ'.

शत्रौ (śatrau) - enemy

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

नित्य (nitya) - always (always, constant, perpetual)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, perpetual, eternal, always existing; always, constantly (as adverb)

Note: Qualifies 'ātatāyini' which in turn qualifies 'śatrau'.

आततायिनि (ātatāyini) - hostile (hostile, aggressive, assailant)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātatāyin

ātatāyin - assailant, aggressor, hostile person, one who sets fire or poisons, etc.

From verb root tan with prefix ā- and suffix -in.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'śatrau'.

तम् (tam) - that (that (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kālam'.

कालम् (kālam) - opportune moment (time, period, opportune moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, proper time, destiny

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Object of 'jñātvā'.

पलितः (palitaḥ) - Palita (proper name of the cat) (Palita (a proper name); gray-haired)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palita

palita - gray, gray-haired; Palita (a proper name)

Note: Subject of 'vicacāra'.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - recognizing (having known, recognizing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root jñā, 9th class (Kryādi), with suffix -tvā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses an action preceding the main verb 'vicacāra'.

विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed about (wandered, roamed about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect Active

Root car, 1st class (Bhvādi), with prefix vi-. Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

सुनिर्भयः (sunirbhayaḥ) - completely fearlessly (very fearless, completely fearless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sunirbhaya

sunirbhaya - very fearless, quite fearless

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nirbhaya)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/intensifier
• nirbhaya – fearless, without fear
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From 'nis-' (without) + 'bhaya' (fear).
  Prefix: nis

Note: Qualifies 'palitaḥ', acting adverbially.