महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-244, verse-5

वयं मृगा द्वैतवने हतशिष्टाः स्म भारत ।
नोत्सीदेम महाराज क्रियतां वासपर्ययः ॥५॥

5. vayaṁ mṛgā dvaitavane hataśiṣṭāḥ sma bhārata ,
notsīdema mahārāja kriyatāṁ vāsaparyayaḥ.

5. vayam mṛgāḥ dvaitavane hataśiṣṭāḥ sma bhārata
na utsīdemahi mahārāja kriyatām vāsaparyayaḥ

5. O descendant of Bhārata, O great king, we are the surviving deer in the Dvaita forest. May we not be destroyed! Please arrange for a change of residence.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

• द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Dvaita forest

• हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being killed, surviving

• स्म (sma) - are (particle indicating present state, though often for past)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्सीदेमहि (utsīdemahi) - may we not perish, may we not be destroyed

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, great king (O great king, O emperor)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be arranged

• वासपर्ययः (vāsaparyayaḥ) - change of residence

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Dvaita forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvaitavana

dvaitavana - the Dvaita forest (name of a specific forest)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvaita+vana)

• dvaita – Dvaita (name)
  proper noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being killed, surviving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hataśiṣṭa

hataśiṣṭa - remaining after having been killed; survivors

Compound type : tatpurusha (hata+śiṣṭa)

• hata – killed, struck, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• śiṣṭa – remaining, left over, residue
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to leave, remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

स्म (sma) - are (particle indicating present state, though often for past)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here, it indicates 'we are' rather than 'we were'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, name of Yudhiṣṭhira

Derived from 'Bharata' with patronymic suffix

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्सीदेमहि (utsīdemahi) - may we not perish, may we not be destroyed

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, optative (liṅ) of ut-sad

Optative Middle

Root 'sad' (1st conjugation) with prefix 'ut', optative mood, middle voice

Prefix: ut

Root: sad (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, great king (O great king, O emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be arranged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kriyatām

Imperative Passive

Root 'kṛ' (8th conjugation), imperative mood, passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वासपर्ययः (vāsaparyayaḥ) - change of residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsaparyaya

vāsaparyaya - change of dwelling, alteration of residence

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsa+paryaya)

• vāsa – residence, dwelling, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• paryaya – change, alteration, succession, turn
  noun (masculine)