महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-40

न त्वन्यामिह मार्जाराद्गतिं पश्यामि सांप्रतम् ।
विषमस्थो ह्ययं जन्तुः कृत्यं चास्य महन्मया ॥४०॥

40. na tvanyāmiha mārjārādgatiṁ paśyāmi sāṁpratam ,
viṣamastho hyayaṁ jantuḥ kṛtyaṁ cāsya mahanmayā.

40. na tu anyām iha mārjārāt gatim paśyāmi sāmpratam
viṣama-sthaḥ hi ayam jantuḥ kṛtyam ca asya mahat mayā

40. tu sāmpratam iha mārjārāt anyām gatim na paśyāmi hi ayam
jantuḥ viṣama-sthaḥ ca asya mahat kṛtyam mayā (kartavyam)

40. But now I see no other course of action (gati) here than (one originating) from the cat. For this creature is in a difficult situation, and a great task (kṛtya) must be accomplished by me for its sake.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

• अन्याम् (anyām) - other (other, different)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

• मार्जारात् (mārjārāt) - than from the cat (from the cat)

• गतिम् (gatim) - course of action, alternative (going, movement, course, path, state, refuge, means)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I observe, I perceive)

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - currently (now, currently, at present)

• विषम-स्थः (viṣama-sthaḥ) - in a difficult situation (situated in difficulty, in a dangerous position, distressed)

• हि (hi) - for (for, indeed, because)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (creature) (this, he)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - creature (creature, being, man)

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a great task (that which is to be done, duty, task, deed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - for its sake (of this, for this, his, for him)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important, powerful)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अन्याम् (anyām) - other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees with gatim.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

मार्जारात् (mārjārāt) - than from the cat (from the cat)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

गतिम् (gatim) - course of action, alternative (going, movement, course, path, state, refuge, means)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, state, refuge, means (gati)

From root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I observe, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

From root dṛś (class 1), present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - currently (now, currently, at present)

(indeclinable)

विषम-स्थः (viṣama-sthaḥ) - in a difficult situation (situated in difficulty, in a dangerous position, distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣama-stha

viṣama-stha - standing in difficulty, in a dangerous place, in trouble

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣama+stha)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, dangerous, bad
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - for (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (creature) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with jantuḥ.

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - creature (creature, being, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, man, animal

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a great task (that which is to be done, duty, task, deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done; duty, task, deed (kṛtya)

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root kṛ with suffix -tya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for its sake (of this, for this, his, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'jantuḥ' (creature).

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, powerful

Note: Agrees with kṛtyam.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used in passive construction.