महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-55

छिन्नपक्षतया तस्य गमनं नोपपद्यते ।
तथाहमपि संप्राप्तो लूनपक्ष इव द्विजः ॥५५॥

55. chinnapakṣatayā tasya gamanaṁ nopapadyate ,
tathāhamapi saṁprāpto lūnapakṣa iva dvijaḥ.

55. chinna-pakṣatayā tasya gamanam na upapadyate
tathā aham api saṃprāptaḥ lūna-pakṣaḥ iva dvijaḥ

55. tasya chinna-pakṣatayā gamanam na upapadyate.
tathā aham api dvijaḥ iva lūna-pakṣaḥ saṃprāptaḥ.

55. Because its wings are clipped, it is unable to fly. Similarly, I too have become like a bird (dvija) with clipped wings.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्न-पक्षतया (chinna-pakṣatayā) - by reason of having clipped wings, due to clipped wings

• तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

• गमनम् (gamanam) - going, movement, flying

• न (na) - not

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is possible, comes to pass, is suited

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - reached, attained, become

• लून-पक्षः (lūna-pakṣaḥ) - whose wings are cut/clipped

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - bird (bird, twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्न-पक्षतया (chinna-pakṣatayā) - by reason of having clipped wings, due to clipped wings

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of chinna-pakṣatā

chinna-pakṣatā - the state of having clipped wings

Derived from chinna-pakṣa with -tā suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (chinna-pakṣa+tā)

• chinna – cut, clipped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chid (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• pakṣa – wing
  noun (masculine)
• tā – state, condition (suffix)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Denotes cause.

तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the bird (dvija) from the previous verse.

गमनम् (gamanam) - going, movement, flying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, movement, walking, flying

Action noun

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ana

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of "upapadyate".

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is possible, comes to pass, is suited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upapad

Derived from root pad (to go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The main verb for the first half.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second part of the comparison.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of "saṃprāptaḥ".

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle emphasizing similarity.

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - reached, attained, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - reached, attained, arrived at, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for "aham".

लून-पक्षः (lūna-pakṣaḥ) - whose wings are cut/clipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lūna-pakṣa

lūna-pakṣa - one whose wings are cut/clipped

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lūna+pakṣa)

• lūna – cut, clipped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lū (to cut)
  Root: lū (class 9)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "dvijaḥ" (implied, or directly "aham" by comparison).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - bird (bird, twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - bird, twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), tooth

Derived from dvi (two) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The object of comparison for "aham".