महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-27

न विद्यते यदा मांसं कपोतेन समं धृतम् ।
तत उत्कृत्तमांसोऽसावारुरोह स्वयं तुलाम् ॥२७॥

27. na vidyate yadā māṁsaṁ kapotena samaṁ dhṛtam ,
tata utkṛttamāṁso'sāvāruroha svayaṁ tulām.

27. na vidyate yadā māṃsam kapotena samam dhṛtam |
tataḥ utkṛtta-māṃsaḥ asau āruroha svayam tulām

27. When the amount of flesh placed on the scale was still not found to be equal to the pigeon's weight, then the king, having had so much of his flesh cut off, himself ascended the scale.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - was found, existed (is found, exists, is)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh

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

• समम् (samam) - equal (in weight) (equal, similar, even)

• धृतम् (dhṛtam) - placed (on the scale) (held, borne, placed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• उत्कृत्त-मांसः (utkṛtta-māṁsaḥ) - whose flesh had been cut off (having cut-off flesh, whose flesh is cut)

• असौ (asau) - that one (the king) (that one (masculine))

• आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended (ascended, climbed, mounted)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

• तुलाम् (tulām) - the scale (scale, balance)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidyate'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - was found, existed (is found, exists, is)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present middle (ātmanepada), from root vid (to be)

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: The sense here is 'is found' or 'is present'.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

Note: Used with 'samam'.

समम् (samam) - equal (in weight) (equal, similar, even)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even

Note: Qualifies 'māṃsam'.

धृतम् (dhṛtam) - placed (on the scale) (held, borne, placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, placed, supported

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates consequence.

उत्कृत्त-मांसः (utkṛtta-māṁsaḥ) - whose flesh had been cut off (having cut-off flesh, whose flesh is cut)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utkṛtta-māṃsa

utkṛtta-māṁsa - one whose flesh has been cut off

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utkṛtta+māṃsa)

• utkṛtta – cut off, torn off
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root kṛt with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.

असौ (asau) - that one (the king) (that one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (far away)

Note: Refers to the king.

आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended (ascended, climbed, mounted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āruh

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active, from root ruh with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent.

तुलाम् (tulām) - the scale (scale, balance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - scale, balance

Note: Object of 'āruroha'.