महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-81

एवमाश्वासितो विद्वान्मार्जारेण स मूषकः ।
मार्जारोरसि विस्रब्धः सुष्वाप पितृमातृवत् ॥८१॥

81. evamāśvāsito vidvānmārjāreṇa sa mūṣakaḥ ,
mārjārorasi visrabdhaḥ suṣvāpa pitṛmātṛvat.

81. evam āśvāsitaḥ vidvān mārjāreṇa saḥ mūṣakaḥ
mārjārorasi visrabdhaḥ suṣvāpa pitṛmātṛvat

81. saḥ vidvān mūṣakaḥ mārjāreṇa evam āśvāsitaḥ
mārjārorasi visrabdhaḥ pitṛmātṛvat suṣvāpa

81. Thus, that wise mouse, reassured by the cat, slept confidently on the cat's chest as if with his father and mother.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - comforted, reassured, encouraged

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise, learned, knowing

• मार्जारेण (mārjāreṇa) - by the cat

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

• मार्जारोरसि (mārjārorasi) - on the cat's chest, in the cat's lap

• विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - trusting, confident, fearless

• सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - he slept

• पितृमातृवत् (pitṛmātṛvat) - like a father and mother, as if by father and mother

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - comforted, reassured, encouraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśvāsita

āśvāsita - comforted, reassured, encouraged, consoled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'śvas' with prefix 'ā', meaning 'to breathe freely', 'to comfort'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise, learned, knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - wise, learned, knowing, intelligent

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

मार्जारेण (mārjāreṇa) - by the cat

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat

मार्जारोरसि (mārjārorasi) - on the cat's chest, in the cat's lap

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mārjāroras

mārjāroras - cat's chest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārjāra+uras)

• mārjāra – cat
  noun (masculine)
• uras – chest, breast, heart
  noun (neuter)

विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - trusting, confident, fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visrabdha

visrabdha - trusting, confident, fearless, secure

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'srambh' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: srambh (class 1)

सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - he slept

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of svap

Perfect (Liṭ) tense, 3rd person singular active

Reduplicated perfect form of the root 'svap'.

Root: svap (class 2)

पितृमातृवत् (pitṛmātṛvat) - like a father and mother, as if by father and mother

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix '-vat' (like, as) to the compound 'pitṛmātṛ'.

Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+mātṛ)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)