महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-83

लीनस्तु तस्य गात्रेषु पलितो देशकालवित् ।
चिच्छेद पाशान्नृपते कालाकाङ्क्षी शनैः शनैः ॥८३॥

83. līnastu tasya gātreṣu palito deśakālavit ,
ciccheda pāśānnṛpate kālākāṅkṣī śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.

83. līnaḥ tu tasya gātreṣu palitaḥ deśakālavit
ciccheda pāśān nṛpate kālākāṅkṣī śanaiḥ śanaiḥ

83. nṛpate,
tasya gātreṣu līnaḥ deśakālavit palitaḥ tu kālākāṅkṣī śanaiḥ śanaiḥ pāśān ciccheda

83. But Palita, who knew the proper time and place, clinging to his (the cat's) limbs, slowly and gradually cut the snares, O king, while awaiting the opportune moment.

Words meanings summery:

• लीनः (līnaḥ) - clinging, hidden, merged, absorbed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

• पलितः (palitaḥ) - The name of the mouse character. (Palita (a proper name))

• देशकालवित् (deśakālavit) - knowing time and place, prudent, sagacious

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed, he split

• पाशान् (pāśān) - the bonds, snares, fetters

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king!

• कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - awaiting the right moment, desirous of time

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

Words meanings and morphology

लीनः (līnaḥ) - clinging, hidden, merged, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of līna

līna - clinging, hidden, merged, dissolved, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'lī' (to cling, to dissolve).

Root: lī (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

पलितः (palitaḥ) - The name of the mouse character. (Palita (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palita

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

देशकालवित् (deśakālavit) - knowing time and place, prudent, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśakālavit

deśakālavit - one who knows time and place, prudent, sagacious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+kāla+vit)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• vit – knower, understanding
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix derived from the root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed, he split

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ) tense, 3rd person singular active

Reduplicated perfect form of the root 'chid'.

Root: chid (class 7)

पाशान् (pāśān) - the bonds, snares, fetters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - fetter, bond, rope, snare

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler (lord of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - awaiting the right moment, desirous of time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālākāṅkṣin

kālākāṅkṣin - awaiting the right moment, desirous of time, patient

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+ākāṅkṣin)

• kāla – time, opportunity
  noun (masculine)
• ākāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for, awaiting
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'kāṅkṣ' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)