महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-50

जातपक्षा यदा ते च गताश्चारीमितस्ततः ।
मन्यमानस्ततो धर्मं चटकप्रभवं द्विज ।
खे वाचं त्वमथाश्रौषीर्मां प्रति द्विजसत्तम ॥५०॥

50. jātapakṣā yadā te ca gatāścārīmitastataḥ ,
manyamānastato dharmaṁ caṭakaprabhavaṁ dvija ,
khe vācaṁ tvamathāśrauṣīrmāṁ prati dvijasattama.

50. jātapakṣāḥ yadā te ca gatāḥ cārīm itas
tataḥ | manyamānaḥ tataḥ dharmam
caṭaka-prabhavam dvija | khe vācam tvam
atha aśrauṣīḥ mām prati dvijasattama

50. yadā te ca jātapakṣāḥ itas tataḥ cārīm gatāḥ,
tataḥ dvija,
tvam caṭaka-prabhavam dharmam manyamānaḥ,
atha dvijasattama,
mām prati vācam khe aśrauṣīḥ

50. When they grew wings and began to fly here and there for foraging, then, O twice-born, you, considering natural law (dharma) to have originated from those sparrows, heard a voice in the sky, O best of the twice-born, which was directed towards me.

Words meanings summery:

• जातपक्षाः (jātapakṣāḥ) - having grown wings, winged, fledged

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• ते (te) - they

• च (ca) - and, also

• गताः (gatāḥ) - went, gone

• चारीम् (cārīm) - for foraging, for wandering

• इतस् (itas) - from here, hither

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, there

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness

• चटक-प्रभवम् (caṭaka-prabhavam) - originated from sparrows, sprung from sparrows

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• वाचम् (vācam) - voice, speech

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - you heard

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in regard to

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

जातपक्षाः (jātapakṣāḥ) - having grown wings, winged, fledged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātapakṣa

jātapakṣa - having produced wings, fledged, winged

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+pakṣa)

• jāta – born, produced, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born) + kta suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गताः (gatāḥ) - went, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

चारीम् (cārīm) - for foraging, for wandering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cārī

cārī - a wandering, a going, pasture, foraging ground

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose of movement.

इतस् (itas) - from here, hither

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, there

(indeclinable)

मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyamāna

manyamāna - thinking, considering, supposing

Present Participle (ātmanepada)

From root man (to think) + śānac suffix

Root: man (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चटक-प्रभवम् (caṭaka-prabhavam) - originated from sparrows, sprung from sparrows

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caṭakaprabhava

caṭakaprabhava - having sparrows as its origin, derived from sparrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (caṭaka+prabhava)

• caṭaka – sparrow
  noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, derived from
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + bhū (to be, arise)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

वाचम् (vācam) - voice, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - you heard

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in regard to

(indeclinable)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat (good)