महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-11

कीट उवाच ।
इदं तदतुलं स्थानमीप्सितं दशभिर्गुणैः ।
यदहं प्राप्य कीटत्वमागतो राजपुत्रताम् ॥११॥

11. kīṭa uvāca ,
idaṁ tadatulaṁ sthānamīpsitaṁ daśabhirguṇaiḥ ,
yadahaṁ prāpya kīṭatvamāgato rājaputratām.

11. kīṭa uvāca idam tat atulam sthānam īpsitam daśabhiḥ
guṇaiḥ yat aham prāpya kīṭatvam āgataḥ rājaputratām

11. kīṭaḥ uvāca idam tat atulam sthānam daśabhiḥ guṇaiḥ
īpsitam yat aham prāpya kīṭatvam rājaputratām āgataḥ

11. The insect said: 'This is that incomparable status, desirable through ten virtues, which I have attained, having transitioned from an insect's existence to princely status.'

Words meanings summery:

• कीट (kīṭa) - The insect (as the speaker) (insect, worm)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तत् (tat) - that

• अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequaled

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, position, status, state

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• यत् (yat) - which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• कीटत्वम् (kīṭatvam) - insect-state, condition of an insect

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

• राजपुत्रताम् (rājaputratām) - princely status, state of being a prince

Words meanings and morphology

कीट (kīṭa) - The insect (as the speaker) (insect, worm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, vermin

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac, reduplicated perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the current princely status.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'idam' and 'sthānam'.

अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequaled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, unequaled, peerless

Compound: a (negation) + tula (balance, comparison)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tula – balance, comparison, equal
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `sthānam`.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, position, status, state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, stand, state, status

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, aimed at

Past Passive Participle

From desiderative of root āp (to obtain), with reduplication and suffix -ta

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `sthānam`.

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `guṇaiḥ`.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

Note: Instrumental case indicating the means or cause for the state of being desired.

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to `sthānam`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the clause.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, ending in -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कीटत्वम् (kīṭatvam) - insect-state, condition of an insect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kīṭatva

kīṭatva - insect-ness, the state of being an insect

Derived from kīṭa with the suffix -tva (abstract noun former)

Note: Accusative of destination/result, implicitly from which.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards), suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

राजपुत्रताम् (rājaputratām) - princely status, state of being a prince

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājaputratā

rājaputratā - the state of being a prince, princely status

Derived from rājaputra (prince) with the suffix -tā (abstract noun former)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra+tā)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

Note: Accusative of destination/result.