महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-143, verse-4

नृशंसस्य ममाद्यायं प्रत्यादेशो न संशयः ।
दत्तः स्वमांसं ददता कपोतेन महात्मना ॥४॥

4. nṛśaṁsasya mamādyāyaṁ pratyādeśo na saṁśayaḥ ,
dattaḥ svamāṁsaṁ dadatā kapotena mahātmanā.

4. nṛśaṃsasya mama adya ayam pratyādeśaḥ na saṃśayaḥ
| dattaḥ svamāṃsam dadatā kapotena mahātmanā

4. na saṃśayaḥ (asti) adya ayam pratyādeśaḥ nṛśaṃsasya mama
(ayam pratyādeśaḥ) svamāṃsam dadatā mahātmanā kapotena dattaḥ

4. This, today, is undoubtedly a reprimand (pratyādeśa) for me, the cruel one, given by the great-souled (mahātman) pigeon which offered its own flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of the cruel one, of the wicked one

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• प्रत्यादेशः (pratyādeśaḥ) - reprimand, reproof (rejection, reprimand, discouragement, prohibition)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

• स्वमांसम् (svamāṁsam) - own flesh

• ददता (dadatā) - by the pigeon who gave (by the giving one, by the one who gives)

• कपोतेन (kapotena) - by the pigeon, by the dove

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled pigeon (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

नृशंसस्य (nṛśaṁsasya) - of the cruel one, of the wicked one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, atrocious; a cruel person

Note: Qualifies 'mama'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive or dative of interest here 'for me'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine form of 'idam', pointing to 'pratyādeśaḥ'.

प्रत्यादेशः (pratyādeśaḥ) - reprimand, reproof (rejection, reprimand, discouragement, prohibition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyādeśa

pratyādeśa - rejection, reprimand, refutation, discouragement, prohibition

Derived from root 'diś' (to point out, show) with prefixes 'prati' and 'ā'

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'asti' (is).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Derived from root 'śī' (to lie) with prefix 'sam' (together), or root 'śi' (to bind) with 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: 'na saṃśayaḥ' means 'there is no doubt'.

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'pratyādeśaḥ'.

स्वमांसम् (svamāṁsam) - own flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svamāṃsa

svamāṁsa - one's own flesh

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+māṃsa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'dadatā'.

ददता (dadatā) - by the pigeon who gave (by the giving one, by the one who gives)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dadat

dadat - giving, granting, offering

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'kapotena'.

कपोतेन (kapotena) - by the pigeon, by the dove

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Agent of 'dattaḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled pigeon (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great soul, noble person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Contracted form of 'mahat'
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kapotena'.