महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-41

जीवितार्थी कथं त्वद्य प्रार्थितः शत्रुभिस्त्रिभिः ।
तस्मादिममहं शत्रुं मार्जारं संश्रयामि वै ॥४१॥

41. jīvitārthī kathaṁ tvadya prārthitaḥ śatrubhistribhiḥ ,
tasmādimamahaṁ śatruṁ mārjāraṁ saṁśrayāmi vai.

41. jīvitārthī katham tu adya prārthitaḥ śatrubhiḥ tribhiḥ
tasmāt imam aham śatrum mārjāram saṃśrayāmi vai

41. adya jīvitārthī aham katham tribhiḥ śatrubhiḥ prārthitaḥ
tu tasmāt aham imam śatrum mārjāram vai saṃśrayāmi

41. How can I, desirous of life (jīvitārthī), be pursued by three enemies today? Therefore, I will indeed seek refuge in this enemy, the cat.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितार्थी (jīvitārthī) - one desiring life, desirous of living

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रार्थितः (prārthitaḥ) - requested, entreated, sought, approached (by others)

• शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• इमम् (imam) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

• मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

• संश्रयामि (saṁśrayāmi) - I take refuge in, I resort to, I depend on

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितार्थी (jīvitārthī) - one desiring life, desirous of living

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvitārthin

jīvitārthin - one desiring life, seeker of livelihood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+arthin)

• jīvita – life, livelihood, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• arthin – seeker, desirous of, requesting
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from artha (purpose) or √arth (to ask)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्रार्थितः (prārthitaḥ) - requested, entreated, sought, approached (by others)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prārthita

prārthita - requested, implored, desired, sought

Past Passive Participle

derived from √arth (to ask, seek) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: arth

शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

संश्रयामि (saṁśrayāmi) - I take refuge in, I resort to, I depend on

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃśri

root √śri with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)