महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-103, verse-17

सोऽहं पक्षैकदेशेन वहामि त्वां गतक्लमः ।
विमृश त्वं शनैस्तात को न्वत्र बलवानिति ॥१७॥

17. so'haṁ pakṣaikadeśena vahāmi tvāṁ gataklamaḥ ,
vimṛśa tvaṁ śanaistāta ko nvatra balavāniti.

17. saḥ aham pakṣa-eka-deśena vahāmi tvām gata-klamaḥ
vimṛśa tvam śanaiḥ tāta kaḥ nu atra balavān iti

17. I, being such a one, carry you, unfatigued, with just a part of one wing. Therefore, dear father, you should carefully consider who among us is truly powerful.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that, such a one

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पक्ष-एक-देशेन (pakṣa-eka-deśena) - with a part of one wing

• वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry, I bear

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• गत-क्लमः (gata-klamaḥ) - whose fatigue is gone, unfatigued, refreshed

• विमृश (vimṛśa) - consider, reflect, deliberate

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, carefully

• तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one (address for elders or superiors)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that, such a one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the speaker (Garuda) as being of a certain nature (i.e. mighty).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

पक्ष-एक-देशेन (pakṣa-eka-deśena) - with a part of one wing

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣaikadeśa

pakṣaikadeśa - a part of one wing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+eka+deśa)

• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  adjective (masculine)
• deśa – part, region, place
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry, I bear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present Active

Root: vah (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of 'vahāmi'.

गत-क्लमः (gata-klamaḥ) - whose fatigue is gone, unfatigued, refreshed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gataklama

gataklama - one whose fatigue is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+klama)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• klama – fatigue, weariness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: klam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

विमृश (vimṛśa) - consider, reflect, deliberate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vimṛś

Imperative Active

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'vimṛśa'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, carefully

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one (address for elders or superiors)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

Note: Garuda addresses Kaśyapa.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong

Possessive suffix 'matup' or 'vatup'

Note: Qualifies 'kaḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)