महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-4

अस्ति खलु हिमवति प्राकारकर्णो नामोलूकः ।
स भवन्तं यदि जानीयात् ।
प्रकृष्टे चाध्वनि हिमवान् ।
तत्रासौ प्रतिवसतीति ॥४॥

4. asti khalu himavati prākārakarṇo nāmolūkaḥ ,
sa bhavantaṁ yadi jānīyāt ,
prakṛṣṭe cādhvani himavān ,
tatrāsau prativasatīti.

4. asti khalu himavati prākārakarṇaḥ
nāma ulūkaḥ sa bhavantam yadi
jānīyāt prakṛṣṭe ca adhvani
himavān tatra asau prativasati iti

4. Indeed, there is an owl named Prākārakarṇa in the Himalayas. If he were to know you... (consider that) the Himalayas are very far away; he dwells there.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas (in the Himalayas, on the snowy mountain)

• प्राकारकर्णः (prākārakarṇaḥ) - Prākārakarṇa (proper name of the owl) (wall-eared (owl))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - owl

• स (sa) - he (the owl) (he, that)

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (respectful)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know, might know, were to know

• प्रकृष्टे (prakṛṣṭe) - in a very distant (place/distance) (in a distant, in a great, in an excellent)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अध्वनि (adhvani) - at a distance (on the path, in the way, at a distance)

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (the Himalayas, the snowy mountain)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• असौ (asau) - he (the owl) (that one, he, she)

• प्रतिवसति (prativasati) - dwells, resides, lives

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas (in the Himalayas, on the snowy mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalayas, snowy mountain, possessing snow

Possessive suffix -vat applied to hima (snow).

प्राकारकर्णः (prākārakarṇaḥ) - Prākārakarṇa (proper name of the owl) (wall-eared (owl))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākārakarṇa

prākārakarṇa - wall-eared

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prākāra+karṇa)

• prākāra – wall, enclosure, rampart
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - owl

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ulūka

ulūka - owl

स (sa) - he (the owl) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of saḥ.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), sir, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be). Used here as a respectful pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know, might know, were to know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रकृष्टे (prakṛṣṭe) - in a very distant (place/distance) (in a distant, in a great, in an excellent)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - distant, far, excellent, eminent, drawn forth

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-√kṛṣ (to pull forth, to drag).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `adhvani`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अध्वनि (adhvani) - at a distance (on the path, in the way, at a distance)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, distance, time

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (the Himalayas, the snowy mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalayas, snowy mountain, possessing snow

Possessive suffix -vat applied to hima (snow).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (the owl) (that one, he, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (referring to something distant or pointed out)

Note: Sandhi form of adaḥ.

प्रतिवसति (prativasati) - dwells, resides, lives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Root 'vas' (to dwell) with upasarga 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: vas (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)