महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-127, verse-6

ततः पिपीलिका जन्तुं कदाचिददशत्स्फिजि ।
स दष्टो व्यनदद्राजंस्तेन दुःखेन बालकः ॥६॥

6. tataḥ pipīlikā jantuṁ kadācidadaśatsphiji ,
sa daṣṭo vyanadadrājaṁstena duḥkhena bālakaḥ.

6. tataḥ pipīlikā jantum kadācit adaśat sphiji sa
daṣṭaḥ vyanadat rājan tena duḥkhena bālakaḥ

6. Then, O king, an ant once bit Jantu on the buttocks. Bitten by it, the child cried out from that pain.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• पिपीलिका (pipīlikā) - an ant

• जन्तुम् (jantum) - Jantu (the child)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• अदशत् (adaśat) - it bit, he bit

• स्फिजि (sphiji) - on the buttocks, in the hip

• स (sa) - the child (Jantu) (he, that)

• दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - having been bitten (by the ant) (bitten)

• व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - he cried out, roared

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• तेन (tena) - due to that (by that, with that)

• दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by pain, with sorrow

• बालकः (bālakaḥ) - child, boy

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

पिपीलिका (pipīlikā) - an ant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - an ant

जन्तुम् (jantum) - Jantu (the child)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, child, Jantu (proper noun)

Root: jan (class 4)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

अदशत् (adaśat) - it bit, he bit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of daś

Imperfect

From √daś (to bite) in the active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: daś (class 1)

स्फिजि (sphiji) - on the buttocks, in the hip

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sphij

sphij - buttocks, hip, thigh

स (sa) - the child (Jantu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of tad

दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - having been bitten (by the ant) (bitten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṣṭa

daṣṭa - bitten, stung

Past Passive Participle

From √daś (to bite)

Root: daś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sa (the child)

व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - he cried out, roared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of nad

Imperfect

From √nad (to sound, roar) with upasarga vi (apart, distinctly) and a (towards).

Prefixes: vi+a

Root: nad (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तेन (tena) - due to that (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Instrumental singular neuter of tad, agrees with duḥkhena

दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by pain, with sorrow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, misery

बालकः (bālakaḥ) - child, boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālaka

bālaka - child, boy, young one