महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-55, verse-9

काकेनेमांश्चित्रबर्हाञ्शार्दूलान्क्रोष्टुकेन च ।
क्रीणीष्व पाण्डवान्राजन्मा मज्जीः शोकसागरे ॥९॥

9. kākenemāṁścitrabarhāñśārdūlānkroṣṭukena ca ,
krīṇīṣva pāṇḍavānrājanmā majjīḥ śokasāgare.

9. kākena imān citrabarhān śārdūlān kroṣṭukena ca
krīṇīṣva pāṇḍavān rājan mā majjīḥ śokasāgare

9. O King, do not try to purchase these beautifully feathered peacocks (citrabarhān) and tigers (śārdūlān) with a crow and a jackal. Do not abandon the Pandavas and thereby plunge into an ocean of sorrow (śokasāgare).

Words meanings summery:

• काकेन (kākena) - by a crow

• इमान् (imān) - these (Pandavas, metaphorically) (these)

• चित्रबर्हान् (citrabarhān) - peacocks (metaphor for Pandavas) (having colorful tails, beautifully feathered)

• शार्दूलान् (śārdūlān) - tigers (metaphor for Pandavas) (tigers)

• क्रोष्टुकेन (kroṣṭukena) - by a jackal

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्रीणीष्व (krīṇīṣva) - exchange for, trade for (in the sense of making a bad bargain) (buy, purchase, acquire (for oneself))

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas (the descendants of Pāṇḍu)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• मा (mā) - do not

• मज्जीः (majjīḥ) - do not plunge (into sorrow) (do not sink, do not be submerged)

• शोकसागरे (śokasāgare) - in the ocean of sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

काकेन (kākena) - by a crow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

इमान् (imān) - these (Pandavas, metaphorically) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

चित्रबर्हान् (citrabarhān) - peacocks (metaphor for Pandavas) (having colorful tails, beautifully feathered)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of citrabarha

citrabarha - having variegated feathers/tail

Compound of 'citra' (variegated, brilliant) and 'barha' (tail feather). Often used to describe peacocks.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+barha)

• citra – variegated, colorful, brilliant
  adjective
• barha – tail-feather, peacock's tail
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a noun referring to peacocks.

शार्दूलान् (śārdūlān) - tigers (metaphor for Pandavas) (tigers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger

क्रोष्टुकेन (kroṣṭukena) - by a jackal

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kroṣṭuka

kroṣṭuka - jackal

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्रीणीष्व (krīṇīṣva) - exchange for, trade for (in the sense of making a bad bargain) (buy, purchase, acquire (for oneself))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of krī

Imperative, second person singular

From root 'krī' (class 9, suffix 'nā'). Middle voice.

Root: krī (class 9)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas (the descendants of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu

From Pāṇḍu + a (descendant suffix).

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

मज्जीः (majjīḥ) - do not plunge (into sorrow) (do not sink, do not be submerged)

(verb)

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

Aorist subjunctive/injunctive, second person singular

From root 'majj' (class 6). Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Often takes an injunctive sense with 'mā'.

शोकसागरे (śokasāgare) - in the ocean of sorrow

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śokasāgara

śokasāgara - ocean of sorrow, sea of grief

Compound of 'śoka' (sorrow) and 'sāgara' (ocean).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+sāgara)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)