महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-26

ध्रियमाणस्तु तुलया कपोतो व्यतिरिच्यते ।
पुनश्चोत्कृत्य मांसानि राजा प्रादादुशीनरः ॥२६॥

26. dhriyamāṇastu tulayā kapoto vyatiricyate ,
punaścotkṛtya māṁsāni rājā prādāduśīnaraḥ.

26. dhriyamāṇaḥ tu tulayā kapotaḥ vyatiricyate |
punaḥ ca utkṛtya māṃsāni rājā prādāt uśīnaraḥ

26. However, even as it was being weighed on the scale, the pigeon's weight remained greater. So, King Ushīnara again cut off more flesh and offered it.

Words meanings summery:

• ध्रियमाणः (dhriyamāṇaḥ) - being weighed (being held, being borne, being weighed)

• तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तुलया (tulayā) - by the scale (by the scale, with the scale)

• कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - the pigeon (pigeon, dove)

• व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - exceeds (in weight), remains heavier (exceeds, is superior, remains over)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut off (having cut off, having torn off)

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - (more) flesh (flesh)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, offered

• उशीनरः (uśīnaraḥ) - King Ushīnara (Ushīnara (name of a king/country))

Words meanings and morphology

ध्रियमाणः (dhriyamāṇaḥ) - being weighed (being held, being borne, being weighed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhriyamāṇa

dhriyamāṇa - being held, being borne, being weighed

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of root dhṛ (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the pigeon.

तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तुलया (tulayā) - by the scale (by the scale, with the scale)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - scale, balance

कपोतः (kapotaḥ) - the pigeon (pigeon, dove)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Subject of 'vyatiricyate'.

व्यतिरिच्यते (vyatiricyate) - exceeds (in weight), remains heavier (exceeds, is superior, remains over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vyatiric

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present middle, from root ric with prefixes vy-ati-

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: The passive form, "is exceeded (by something)", implying the pigeon remains heavier.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut off (having cut off, having torn off)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

indeclinable participle (absolutive) from root kṛt with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛt (class 6)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - (more) flesh (flesh)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Note: Object of 'utkṛtya' and 'prādāt'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'prādāt'.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of dā

Aorist Active

3rd person singular, aorist active, from root dā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

उशीनरः (uśīnaraḥ) - King Ushīnara (Ushīnara (name of a king/country))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśīnara

uśīnara - name of a king or country

Note: In apposition to 'rājā'.