महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-37, verse-6

मा भैस्त्वं कुरुशार्दूल श्वा सिंहं हन्तुमर्हति ।
शिवः पन्थाः सुनीतोऽत्र मया पूर्वतरं वृतः ॥६॥

6. mā bhaistvaṁ kuruśārdūla śvā siṁhaṁ hantumarhati ,
śivaḥ panthāḥ sunīto'tra mayā pūrvataraṁ vṛtaḥ.

6. mā bhaiḥ tvam kuruśārdūla śvā siṃham hantum arhati
śivaḥ panthāḥ sunītaḥ atra mayā pūrvataram vṛtaḥ

6. O tiger among the Kurus, do not be afraid! A dog is not able to kill a lion. Indeed, an auspicious and well-guided path has already been chosen by me in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear, be afraid

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus

• श्वा (śvā) - a dog

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - a lion

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, is worthy, deserves

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, good

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

• सुनीतः (sunītaḥ) - well-led, well-guided, proper, well-conducted

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वतरम् (pūrvataram) - earlier, beforehand, previously

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected, adopted

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with the injunctive mood to express prohibition.

भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear, be afraid

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of bhī

Injunctive (luṅ)

Second person singular aorist injunctive (from root bhī, with aorist sign -s- omitted due to mā)

Root: bhī (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśārdūla

kuruśārdūla - tiger among the Kurus, best of the Kurus

Compound of Kuru and śārdūla (tiger)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+śārdūla)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

श्वा (śvā) - a dog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

सिंहम् (siṁham) - a lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions like a verbal noun.

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, is worthy, deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

Root: arh (class 1)

शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, good

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, good

Note: Agrees with 'panthāḥ'.

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

सुनीतः (sunītaḥ) - well-led, well-guided, proper, well-conducted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sunīta

sunīta - well-led, well-guided, proper, well-conducted

Past Passive Participle

prefix su- (well) + nīta (led, from root nī)

Prefix: su

Root: nī (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction (vṛtaḥ).

पूर्वतरम् (pūrvataram) - earlier, beforehand, previously

(indeclinable)

Comparative suffix -tara added to pūrva (former, earlier)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate 'long ago'.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected, adopted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛ (to choose, to cover)

Root: vṛ (class 5)