महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-5

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
राजा पाण्डुर्महारण्ये मृगव्यालनिषेविते ।
वने मैथुनकालस्थं ददर्श मृगयूथपम् ॥५॥

5. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
rājā pāṇḍurmahāraṇye mṛgavyālaniṣevite ,
vane maithunakālasthaṁ dadarśa mṛgayūthapam.

5. vaiśampāyana uvāca rājā pāṇḍuḥ mahāraṇye mṛgavyālaniṣevite
vane maithunākālastham dadarśa mṛgayūthapam

5. Vaiśampāyana said: King Pāṇḍu, in a large forest frequented by deer and wild animals, saw a lord of a deer herd (mṛgayūthapa) engaged in the act of copulation (maithuna).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu

• महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in a great forest

• मृगव्यालनिषेविते (mṛgavyālaniṣevite) - frequented by deer and wild beasts

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• मैथुनाकालस्थम् (maithunākālastham) - situated in the time of copulation, engaged in mating

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

• मृगयूथपम् (mṛgayūthapam) - lord of a deer herd, stag

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - a proper noun, name of a sage, student of Vyasa

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Proper noun referring to King Pāṇḍu.

महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in a great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+araṇya)

• mahā – great, large
  indeclinable
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where Pāṇḍu was.

मृगव्यालनिषेविते (mṛgavyālaniṣevite) - frequented by deer and wild beasts

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛgavyālaniṣevita

mṛgavyālaniṣevita - inhabited by deer and wild animals

Past Passive Participle

from ni-sev

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgavyāla+niṣevita)

• mṛgavyāla – deer and wild beasts
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – inhabited, frequented, served
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-sev
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Refers to 'mahāraṇye'.

मैथुनाकालस्थम् (maithunākālastham) - situated in the time of copulation, engaged in mating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maithunākālastha

maithunākālastha - being in the act of copulation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maithuna+kālastha)

• maithuna – copulation, sexual intercourse (maithuna)
  noun (neuter)
• kālastha – situated in time, being at the time
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mṛgayūthapam'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मृगयूथपम् (mṛgayūthapam) - lord of a deer herd, stag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgayūthapa

mṛgayūthapa - leader of a herd of deer, stag

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yūthapa)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – herd-master, leader of a troop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.