महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-62, verse-12

शाकुनिक उवाच ।
पाशमेकमुभावेतौ सहितौ हरतो मम ।
यत्र वै विवदिष्येते तत्र मे वशमेष्यतः ॥१२॥

12. śākunika uvāca ,
pāśamekamubhāvetau sahitau harato mama ,
yatra vai vivadiṣyete tatra me vaśameṣyataḥ.

12. śākunikaḥ uvāca pāśam ekam ubhau etau sahitau harataḥ
mama yatra vai vivadiṣyete tatra me vaśam eṣyataḥ

12. The fowler said, 'Both of these together are carrying away one snare of mine. Indeed, wherever they quarrel, there they will fall into my power.'

Words meanings summery:

• शाकुनिकः (śākunikaḥ) - the fowler (fowler, bird-catcher)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

• पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, trap (snare, trap, noose, bond)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (one, a single)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (of them) (both)

• एतौ (etau) - these two (birds) (these two)

• सहितौ (sahitau) - together (accompanied, joined, together)

• हरतः (harataḥ) - they carry away (they (two) take, carry away)

• मम (mama) - of mine (my, of me)

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, wherever)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• विवदिष्येते (vivadiṣyete) - they will quarrel (they (two) will quarrel, dispute)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• मे (me) - to me (for my benefit) (to me, for me, my)

• वशम् (vaśam) - power, control (power, control, sway)

• एष्यतः (eṣyataḥ) - they will come, attain (they (two) will go, attain, come)

Words meanings and morphology

शाकुनिकः (śākunikaḥ) - the fowler (fowler, bird-catcher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākunika

śākunika - fowler, bird-catcher, relating to birds

From śakuni (bird) + ika (suffix)

Note: Subject of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, trap (snare, trap, noose, bond)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - snare, trap, noose, bond, tie

Note: Object of harataḥ

एकम् (ekam) - one (one, a single)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, sole

Note: Agrees with pāśam

उभौ (ubhau) - both (of them) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Always used in dual.

Note: Agrees with etau and sahitau

एतौ (etau) - these two (birds) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the two birds

सहितौ (sahitau) - together (accompanied, joined, together)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, together with

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa- (with) + root dhā (to place) -> dhita, or simply from a nominal stem sahita. Often used as an adjective meaning 'accompanied'.

Note: Adjectival use

हरतः (harataḥ) - they carry away (they (two) take, carry away)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is ubhau etau

मम (mama) - of mine (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to the fowler

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, wherever)

(indeclinable)

Locative of relative pronoun ya.

Note: Locative adverb

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Expletive particle

विवदिष्येते (vivadiṣyete) - they will quarrel (they (two) will quarrel, dispute)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vivad

Future middle

From prefix vi + root vad (to speak). Future tense with middle voice ending.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject is ubhau etau (implied)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative of demonstrative pronoun ta.

Note: Locative adverb

मे (me) - to me (for my benefit) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to the fowler

वशम् (vaśam) - power, control (power, control, sway)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, power, control, authority

Root: vaś (class 1)

Note: Part of the idiom vaśam eṣyataḥ

एष्यतः (eṣyataḥ) - they will come, attain (they (two) will go, attain, come)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of i

Future active

Future form of root i (to go).

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is ubhau etau (implied)