महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-23

यदा समं कपोतेन तव मांसं भवेन्नृप ।
तदा प्रदेयं तन्मह्यं सा मे तुष्टिर्भविष्यति ॥२३॥

23. yadā samaṁ kapotena tava māṁsaṁ bhavennṛpa ,
tadā pradeyaṁ tanmahyaṁ sā me tuṣṭirbhaviṣyati.

23. yadā samam kapotena tava māṃsam bhavet nṛpa tadā
pradeyam tat mahyam sā me tuṣṭiḥ bhaviṣyati

23. O King, when your flesh is equal in weight to the pigeon's, then that (flesh) is to be given to me. That will be my satisfaction (tuṣṭi).

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• समम् (samam) - equal, similar, alike

• कपोतेन (kapotena) - by the pigeon, with the pigeon

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - to be given, ought to be given

• तत् (tat) - that (flesh) (that, that (flesh))

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - satisfaction (tuṣṭi) (satisfaction, contentment)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, similar, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even

Note: Agrees with 'māṃsam'.

कपोतेन (kapotena) - by the pigeon, with the pigeon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Used here in the sense of 'equal to' or 'compared with' the pigeon.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative, Active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - to be given, ought to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradeya

pradeya - to be given, due, to be offered

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

Gerundive formed from root 'dā' with suffix '-ya' and upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (that flesh).

तत् (tat) - that (flesh) (that, that (flesh))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'māṃsam'.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'tuṣṭiḥ'.

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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

तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - satisfaction (tuṣṭi) (satisfaction, contentment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment, gratification (tuṣṭi)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)