महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-16

वायसं तु विनिर्भिन्नं दृष्ट्वा बाणेन पञ्जरे ।
पूर्वाह्णे ब्राह्मणो वाक्यं क्षेमदर्शिनमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. vāyasaṁ tu vinirbhinnaṁ dṛṣṭvā bāṇena pañjare ,
pūrvāhṇe brāhmaṇo vākyaṁ kṣemadarśinamabravīt.

16. vāyasam tu vinirbhinnam dṛṣṭvā bāṇena pañjare
pūrvāhṇe brāhmaṇaḥ vākyam kṣemadarśinam abravīt

16. pūrvāhṇe brāhmaṇaḥ pañjare bāṇena vinirbhinnam
vāyasam tu dṛṣṭvā kṣemadarśinam vākyam abravīt

16. In the morning, seeing the crow pierced by an arrow inside the cage, the brahmin spoke these words to Kṣemadarśin.

Words meanings summery:

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (that was bound in the cage) (crow)

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• विनिर्भिन्नम् (vinirbhinnam) - pierced, split open, wounded

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - by arrow, with an arrow

• पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage

• पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the forenoon, in the morning

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin sage (Kālakavṛkṣīya) (brahmin)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

• क्षेमदर्शिनम् (kṣemadarśinam) - to King Kṣemadarśin (Kṣemadarśin)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वायसम् (vāyasam) - the crow (that was bound in the cage) (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

विनिर्भिन्नम् (vinirbhinnam) - pierced, split open, wounded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinirbhinna

vinirbhinna - pierced, split open, wounded

Past Passive Participle

vi + nis + bhid (to split, pierce)

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: bhid (class 7)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root dṛś with suffix tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - by arrow, with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, skeleton, ribcage

पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the forenoon, in the morning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvāhṇa

pūrvāhṇa - forenoon, morning

pūrva + ahṇa (day/part of day)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+ahṇa)

• pūrva – former, early
  adjective (masculine)
• ahṇa – day
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin sage (Kālakavṛkṣīya) (brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement

क्षेमदर्शिनम् (kṣemadarśinam) - to King Kṣemadarśin (Kṣemadarśin)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣemadarśin

kṣemadarśin - Kṣemadarśin (proper name)

kṣema + darśin

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣema+darśin)

• kṣema – well-being, security, peace
  noun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, beholding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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