महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-88, verse-5

द्वौ मासौ तु भवेत्तृप्तिर्मत्स्यैः पितृगणस्य ह ।
त्रीन्मासानाविकेनाहुश्चातुर्मास्यं शशेन तु ॥५॥

5. dvau māsau tu bhavettṛptirmatsyaiḥ pitṛgaṇasya ha ,
trīnmāsānāvikenāhuścāturmāsyaṁ śaśena tu.

5. dvau māsau tu bhavet tṛptiḥ matsyaiḥ pitṛgaṇasya
ha trīn māsān āvikena āhuḥ cāturmāsyam śaśena tu

5. pitṛgaṇasya matsyaiḥ dvau māsau tṛptiḥ tu bhavet
ha āvikena trīn māsān āhuḥ śaśena tu cāturmāsyam

5. Indeed, with fish, the ancestral assembly (pitṛgaṇa) experiences satisfaction for two months. With mutton, they say it is for three months, and with rabbit, for four months.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• मासौ (māsau) - two months (months)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be, it should be

• तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment

• मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - with fish

• पितृगणस्य (pitṛgaṇasya) - of the assembly of ancestors

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• मासान् (māsān) - months

• आविकेन (āvikena) - with mutton, with sheep's meat

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• चातुर्मास्यम् (cāturmāsyam) - a four-month period, lasting four months

• शशेन (śaśena) - with rabbit, with rabbit's meat

• तु (tu) - and, but, however

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

मासौ (māsau) - two months (months)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of māsa

māsa - month

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure

मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - with fish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish

पितृगणस्य (pitṛgaṇasya) - of the assembly of ancestors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛgaṇa

pitṛgaṇa - assembly of ancestors, host of fathers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+gaṇa)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, assembly, host
  noun (masculine)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

मासान् (māsān) - months

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month

आविकेन (āvikena) - with mutton, with sheep's meat

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āvika

āvika - pertaining to sheep, sheep's meat

Derived from 'avi' (sheep) with the suffix '-ika'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Irregular present form, related to root 'vac'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vac (class 2)

चातुर्मास्यम् (cāturmāsyam) - a four-month period, lasting four months

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāturmāsya

cāturmāsya - a four-month period, pertaining to four months

Derived from 'catur-māsa' (four months), implying duration.

Note: Used here adverbially to indicate duration.

शशेन (śaśena) - with rabbit, with rabbit's meat

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaśa

śaśa - rabbit, hare

Note: Implied 'māṃsena' (with meat) with 'śaśena'.

तु (tu) - and, but, however

(indeclinable)