महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-66, verse-9

श्रुतं हि ते महाबाहो लोमशस्यापि तद्वचः ।
प्राणान्दत्त्वा कपोताय यत्प्राप्तं शिबिना पुरा ॥९॥

9. śrutaṁ hi te mahābāho lomaśasyāpi tadvacaḥ ,
prāṇāndattvā kapotāya yatprāptaṁ śibinā purā.

9. śrutam hi te mahābāho lomaśasya api tat vacaḥ |
prāṇān dattvā kapotāya yat prāptam śibinā purā

9. mahābāho,
lomaśasya api tat vacaḥ te hi śrutam purā śibinā kapotāya prāṇān dattvā yat prāptam

9. O mighty-armed one, you have surely heard that very account from Lomasa: what Śibi attained long ago by giving his own vital breaths (prāṇa) for a pigeon.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (referring to an account or story) (heard, listened, revealed)

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• ते (te) - by you (by you (dative of agent), to you, for you, your)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• लोमशस्य (lomaśasya) - of the sage Lomasa (of Lomasa)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• वचः (vacaḥ) - account, story (word, speech, saying, account)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - one's own life/vital breaths (lives, vital breaths)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• कपोताय (kapotāya) - to a pigeon, for a pigeon

• यत् (yat) - what, that which, which

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, reached

• शिबिना (śibinā) - by King Śibi (by Śibi)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (referring to an account or story) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed, famous, learned

Past Passive Participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used as the predicate; 'it is heard'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, 'surely'.

ते (te) - by you (by you (dative of agent), to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Functions as the agent of the passive participle 'śrutam'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  from mahat (great)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

लोमशस्य (lomaśasya) - of the sage Lomasa (of Lomasa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - hairy; name of a sage

Note: Indicates possession or source of the 'vacaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis: 'even from Lomasa'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'vacaḥ' (account).

वचः (vacaḥ) - account, story (word, speech, saying, account)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, discourse

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'śrutam'.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - one's own life/vital breaths (lives, vital breaths)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of the gerund 'dattvā'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The implicit agent is King Śibi.

कपोताय (kapotāya) - to a pigeon, for a pigeon

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Recipient of the offering.

यत् (yat) - what, that which, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate of 'yat'.

शिबिना (śibinā) - by King Śibi (by Śibi)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śibi

śibi - name of a king famous for his generosity and self-sacrifice

Note: Agent of the action 'prāptam'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)