महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-26

त्रीणि पूर्वाण्यपत्यानि मम तानि न संशयः ।
इति जानीत खगमा मम यज्ञफलं हि तत् ॥२६॥

26. trīṇi pūrvāṇyapatyāni mama tāni na saṁśayaḥ ,
iti jānīta khagamā mama yajñaphalaṁ hi tat.

26. trīṇi pūrvāṇi apatyāni mama tāni na saṁśayaḥ
iti jānīta khagamā mama yajñaphalam hi tat

26. mama trīṇi pūrvāṇi apatyāni tāni na saṁśayaḥ.
he khagamā,
tat mama yajñaphalam hi iti jānīta.

26. Those three former offspring are undoubtedly mine. Therefore, O birds (khagamā), know that this is indeed the fruit of my Vedic ritual.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three. (three)

• पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - former. (former, earlier, previous)

• अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - offspring. (offspring, children, progeny)

• मम (mama) - my. (my, mine)

• तानि (tāni) - those. (those, them)

• न (na) - not. (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt. (doubt, uncertainty)

• इति (iti) - thus, therefore. (thus, so, in this manner)

• जानीत (jānīta) - know. (know (you plural))

• खगमा (khagamā) - O birds (khagamā). (O birds, O those who move in the sky)

• मम (mama) - my. (my, mine)

• यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - the fruit of my Vedic ritual. (fruit of the Vedic ritual, reward of sacrifice)

• हि (hi) - indeed. (indeed, for, because)

• तत् (tat) - that. (that, he, she, it)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three. (three)

(numeral)

पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - former. (former, earlier, previous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, eastern

अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - offspring. (offspring, children, progeny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, progeny

From a + √pat (to fall) or √pā (to protect).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मम (mama) - my. (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Possessive adjective modifying `apatyāni`.

तानि (tāni) - those. (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative/accusative plural neuter of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the offspring.

न (na) - not. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates `saṁśayaḥ`.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt. (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṁśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From sam-√śī (to lie down, hesitate).

Prefix: sam

Root: √śī (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied 'there is'.

इति (iti) - thus, therefore. (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

जानीत (jānīta) - know. (know (you plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of √jñā

Imperative mood, 2nd person plural, active voice.

Root: √jñā (class 9)

खगमा (khagamā) - O birds (khagamā). (O birds, O those who move in the sky)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of khagama

khagama - bird, one who moves in the sky (kha + gama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+gama)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• gama – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Address.

मम (mama) - my. (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Possessive adjective modifying `yajñaphalam`.

यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - the fruit of my Vedic ritual. (fruit of the Vedic ritual, reward of sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñaphala

yajñaphala - fruit/result of a Vedic ritual, reward of a sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+phala)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, oblation, worship
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `jānīta`.

हि (hi) - indeed. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or causation.

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

तत् (tat) - that. (that, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'tad'.

Note: Predicate nominative for "yajñaphalam".