महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-18

यस्तु मे दैवविहितो भक्षः क्षत्रियपुंगव ।
तमुत्सृज महीपाल कपोतमिममेव मे ॥१८॥

18. yastu me daivavihito bhakṣaḥ kṣatriyapuṁgava ,
tamutsṛja mahīpāla kapotamimameva me.

18. yaḥ tu me daivavihitaḥ bhakṣaḥ kṣatriyapuṅgava
tam utsṛja mahīpāla kapotam imam eva me

18. But this very pigeon, O best of kṣatriyas, O protector of the earth, is my designated food, ordained by fate, so release it for me!

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• दैवविहितः (daivavihitaḥ) - ordained by fate, divinely appointed

• भक्षः (bhakṣaḥ) - food, prey, edible

• क्षत्रियपुङ्गव (kṣatriyapuṅgava) - O King Śibi, best of kṣatriyas (best of kṣatriyas)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• उत्सृज (utsṛja) - release, abandon, give up

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O King Śibi (king, protector of the earth)

• कपोतम् (kapotam) - pigeon, dove

• इमम् (imam) - this

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

enclitic form

दैवविहितः (daivavihitaḥ) - ordained by fate, divinely appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daivavihita

daivavihita - ordained by fate, divinely appointed

Compound type : tatpurusha (daiva+vihita)

• daiva – divine, celestial, relating to gods or destiny
  adjective
• vihita – ordained, appointed, performed, arranged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

भक्षः (bhakṣaḥ) - food, prey, edible

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, prey, anything edible

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

क्षत्रियपुङ्गव (kṣatriyapuṅgava) - O King Śibi, best of kṣatriyas (best of kṣatriyas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyapuṅgava

kṣatriyapuṅgava - best of kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+puṅgava)

• kṣatriya – member of the warrior class
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, eminent, best
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्सृज (utsṛja) - release, abandon, give up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sṛj

imperative active

root sṛj with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O King Śibi (king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 10)

कपोतम् (kapotam) - pigeon, dove

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

enclitic form