महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-4

श्रूयते हि कपोतेन शत्रुः शरणमागतः ।
पूजितश्च यथान्यायं स्वैश्च मांसैर्निमन्त्रितः ॥४॥

4. śrūyate hi kapotena śatruḥ śaraṇamāgataḥ ,
pūjitaśca yathānyāyaṁ svaiśca māṁsairnimantritaḥ.

4. śrūyate hi kapotena śatruḥ śaraṇam āgataḥ pūjitaḥ
ca yathā-nyāyam svaiḥ ca māṃsaiḥ nimantritaḥ

4. Indeed, it is heard that an enemy who sought refuge was properly honored by a pigeon and offered its own flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard, one hears

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

• कपोतेन (kapotena) - by a pigeon

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, rival

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come (for shelter), who sought (shelter) (arrived, come, approached)

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped, adored)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• यथा-न्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - properly (according to justice, properly, rightly)

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with its own (by one's own, with one's own)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with (its own) flesh (with flesh, with meats)

• निमन्त्रितः (nimantritaḥ) - was offered (invited, summoned, offered)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard, one hears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śrū

Present Passive

3rd singular, present tense, passive voice, middle voice ending. From root śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

कपोतेन (kapotena) - by a pigeon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, rival, adversary

Root: śat

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially here, like 'to refuge'.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come (for shelter), who sought (shelter) (arrived, come, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, obtained, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā-gam (to come, approach).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - was honored (honored, worshipped, adored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, adored, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pūj (to honor, worship).

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

यथा-न्यायम् (yathā-nyāyam) - properly (according to justice, properly, rightly)

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, logic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with its own (by one's own, with one's own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kin

Note: Agrees with māṃsaiḥ (neuter instrumental plural).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with (its own) flesh (with flesh, with meats)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat, pulp

निमन्त्रितः (nimantritaḥ) - was offered (invited, summoned, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimantrita

nimantrita - invited, summoned, offered, treated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-mantr (to invite, to offer).

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)