महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-142, verse-28

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शकुनेर्लुब्धकोऽब्रवीत् ।
बाधते खलु मा शीतं हिमत्राणं विधीयताम् ॥२८॥

28. tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā śakunerlubdhako'bravīt ,
bādhate khalu mā śītaṁ himatrāṇaṁ vidhīyatām.

28. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā śakuneḥ lubdhakaḥ abravīt
bādhate khalu mā śītam himatrāṇam vidhīyatām

28. śakuneḥ tasya tat vacanam śrutvā lubdhakaḥ abravīt
khalu śītam mā bādhate himatrāṇam vidhīyatām

28. Upon hearing that speech of the bird, the fowler replied: 'Indeed, the cold is afflicting me. Let arrangements be made for protection from the cold!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, utterance, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of the bird

• लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the fowler, hunter

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• बाधते (bādhate) - afflicts, troubles, harasses

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• मा (mā) - me

• शीतम् (śītam) - cold (as a noun), coldness

• हिमत्राणम् (himatrāṇam) - protection from cold

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be provided, let it be arranged

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, utterance, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, utterance, saying

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of the bird

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - bird, fowl

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the fowler, hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, greedy person

From root lubh (to covet, desire strongly).

Root: lubh (class 4)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form with augment 'a-'.

Root: brū (class 2)

बाधते (bādhate) - afflicts, troubles, harasses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person singular pronoun)

शीतम् (śītam) - cold (as a noun), coldness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, coolness, frigid

From root śyai (to freeze).

Root: śyai (class 1)

हिमत्राणम् (himatrāṇam) - protection from cold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of himatrāṇa

himatrāṇa - protection from cold, safeguard against snow/frost

Compound of hima (cold, snow) + trāṇa (protection).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+trāṇa)

• hima – cold, frost, snow
  noun (masculine)
• trāṇa – protection, defense, refuge
  noun (neuter)
  From root trā (to protect).
  Root: trā (class 2)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be provided, let it be arranged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dhā

Passive imperative form with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)