महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-3

उपरिष्टाच्च वृक्षस्य बलाका संन्यलीयत ।
तया पुरीषमुत्सृष्टं ब्राह्मणस्य तदोपरि ॥३॥

3. upariṣṭācca vṛkṣasya balākā saṁnyalīyata ,
tayā purīṣamutsṛṣṭaṁ brāhmaṇasya tadopari.

3. upariṣṭāt ca vṛkṣasya balākā saṃnyalīyata |
tayā purīṣam utsṛṣṭam brāhmaṇasya tadā upari

3. And above the tree, a crane (balākā) had settled. Then, by her, droppings were released upon the Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above (above, on top, from above)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

• बलाका (balākā) - a crane (balākā) (a crane)

• संन्यलीयत (saṁnyalīyata) - had settled (took shelter, settled, perched)

• तया (tayā) - by her (the crane) (by her, with her)

• पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - droppings (excrement, feces, droppings)

• उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - were released (released, discharged, dropped)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - upon the Brahmin (of the Brahmin)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• उपरि (upari) - upon (above, on, upon)

Words meanings and morphology

उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above (above, on top, from above)

(indeclinable)

From upari (above) with suffix -ṣṭāt.

Note: Base form of upariṣṭāc due to sandhi before 'ca'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Genitive singular masculine of vṛkṣa.

बलाका (balākā) - a crane (balākā) (a crane)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balākā

balākā - a crane (bird)

Nominative singular feminine of balākā.

संन्यलीयत (saṁnyalīyata) - had settled (took shelter, settled, perched)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of saṃ-ni-lī

Imperfect Middle

Imperfect 3rd person singular middle (ātmanepada) of root lī (to cling, dissolve) with prefixes saṃ and ni.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: lī (class 4)

तया (tayā) - by her (the crane) (by her, with her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Instrumental singular feminine of the pronoun tad.

Note: Refers to the balākā (crane).

पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - droppings (excrement, feces, droppings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purīṣa

purīṣa - excrement, feces, ordure

Nominative singular neuter of purīṣa.

उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - were released (released, discharged, dropped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utsṛṣṭa

utsṛṣṭa - thrown up, cast off, released, emitted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle (nominative singular neuter) of root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Functions as the main verb here.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - upon the Brahmin (of the Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class)

Genitive singular masculine of brāhmaṇa. Here used with 'upari' to indicate 'on/upon the Brahmin'.

Note: Syntactically connected with 'upari'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

उपरि (upari) - upon (above, on, upon)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/Adverb. Governs the genitive case (brāhmaṇasya).