महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-7

स काकं पञ्जरे बद्ध्वा विषयं क्षेमदर्शिनः ।
पूर्वं पर्यचरद्युक्तः प्रवृत्त्यर्थी पुनः पुनः ॥७॥

7. sa kākaṁ pañjare baddhvā viṣayaṁ kṣemadarśinaḥ ,
pūrvaṁ paryacaradyuktaḥ pravṛttyarthī punaḥ punaḥ.

7. saḥ kākam pañjare baddhvā viṣayam kṣemadarśinaḥ
pūrvam paryacarat yuktaḥ pravṛttyarthī punaḥ punaḥ

7. saḥ pūrvam kākam pañjare baddhvā yuktaḥ pravṛttyarthī
kṣemadarśinaḥ viṣayam punaḥ punaḥ paryacarat

7. He, seeking information, bound a crow in a cage and diligently wandered again and again through the territory of Kṣemadarśin.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• काकम् (kākam) - crow

• पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage, in a birdcage

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having tied

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory, domain, region, sphere

• क्षेमदर्शिनः (kṣemadarśinaḥ) - of Kṣemadarśin

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, first

• पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - wandered about, roamed around, traversed

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - diligent, engaged, concentrated, prepared

• प्रवृत्त्यर्थी (pravṛttyarthī) - seeking news, desiring information, seeking intelligence or activity

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

काकम् (kākam) - crow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage, in a birdcage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, skeleton, enclosure

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having tied

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with -tvā suffix from the root bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: gerund / absolutive

विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory, domain, region, sphere

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - territory, realm, object of senses, subject

क्षेमदर्शिनः (kṣemadarśinaḥ) - of Kṣemadarśin

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣemadarśin

kṣemadarśin - Kṣemadarśin (proper name)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, first

(adverb)

Note: used adverbially

पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - wandered about, roamed around, traversed

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - diligent, engaged, concentrated, prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - engaged, joined, intent on, diligent

Past Passive Participle

from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

प्रवृत्त्यर्थी (pravṛttyarthī) - seeking news, desiring information, seeking intelligence or activity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛttyarthin

pravṛttyarthin - seeking news or intelligence

Compound of pravṛtti (news, occurrence, activity) and arthin (seeking, desiring)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravṛtti+arthin)

• pravṛtti – activity, occurrence, news, information
  noun (feminine)
  pra + vṛt
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• arthin – seeking, desiring, asking for
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

Note: repeated for emphasis

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