महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-22

श्येन उवाच ।
उशीनर कपोते ते यदि स्नेहो नराधिप ।
आत्मनो मांसमुत्कृत्य कपोततुलया धृतम् ॥२२॥

22. śyena uvāca ,
uśīnara kapote te yadi sneho narādhipa ,
ātmano māṁsamutkṛtya kapotatulayā dhṛtam.

22. śyenaḥ uvāca uśīnara kapote te yadi snehaḥ
narādhipa ātmanaḥ māṃsam utkṛtya kapotatulayā dhṛtam

22. The hawk said: 'O Uśīnara, O King of men, if you truly have affection (sneha) for that pigeon, then (you must provide) your own flesh, cut out and weighed on a balance to be equal to the pigeon.'

22. הנץ אמר, הו אוּשִׁינַרַה, הו שליט בני האדם, אם יש לך חיבה ליונה, חתוך בשר מגופך ושקול אותו מול היונה בכף המאזניים,

Words meanings summery:

• श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - hawk

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उशीनर (uśīnara) - O Uśīnara (a king's name)

• कपोते (kapote) - in the pigeon, for the pigeon

• ते (te) - your, for you

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (sneha) (affection, love, tenderness)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself, of the self (ātman) (of oneself, of the self)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

• उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut out, having carved out

• कपोततुलया (kapotatulayā) - with the weight of the pigeon, by means of a balance (equal to) the pigeon

• धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, weighed, placed

Words meanings and morphology

श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - hawk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyena

śyena - hawk, falcon

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

उशीनर (uśīnara) - O Uśīnara (a king's name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uśīnara

uśīnara - name of an ancient king (Uśīnara)

कपोते (kapote) - in the pigeon, for the pigeon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Locative singular, implying 'concerning' or 'for the sake of' the pigeon.

ते (te) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (sneha) (affection, love, tenderness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness, fat (sneha)

Root: snih (class 4)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler).

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself, of the self (ātman) (of oneself, of the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut out, having carved out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with suffix '-tya' with upasarga 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Formed from root 'kṛ' (to cut) with prefix 'ut'.

कपोततुलया (kapotatulayā) - with the weight of the pigeon, by means of a balance (equal to) the pigeon

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kapotatulā

kapotatulā - a balance (equal to) the pigeon, pigeon's weight (on a scale)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kapota+tulā)

• kapota – pigeon, dove
  noun (masculine)
• tulā – balance, scale, equality, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compound meaning 'by a balance corresponding to the pigeon' or 'by means of a pigeon-scale'.

धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, weighed, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, weighed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'dhṛ' with '-ta' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle of root 'dhṛ', agreeing with 'māṃsam'.

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