महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-121, verse-13

स जातमात्रो व्यनदद्यथैवोच्चैःश्रवा हयः ।
तच्छ्रुत्वान्तर्हितं भूतमन्तरिक्षस्थमब्रवीत् ॥१३॥

13. sa jātamātro vyanadadyathaivoccaiḥśravā hayaḥ ,
tacchrutvāntarhitaṁ bhūtamantarikṣasthamabravīt.

13. saḥ jātamātraḥ vyanadat yathā eva uccaiḥśravāḥ hayaḥ
tat śrutvā antarhitam bhūtam antarikṣastham abravīt

13. As soon as he was born, he roared just like Uccaiḥśravas, the celestial horse. Hearing that, an invisible being in the sky spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he, that)

• जातमात्रः (jātamātraḥ) - as soon as born, merely born

• व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - roared, sounded, cried out

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the comparison, 'just like'. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

• उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - The famous white horse of Indra, born from the churning of the ocean. (Uccaiḥśravas (name of a celestial horse))

• हयः (hayaḥ) - horse, steed

• तत् (tat) - referring to the roaring sound (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, invisible, disappeared

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - a spiritual being or entity (being, creature, element)

• अन्तरिक्षस्थम् (antarikṣastham) - situated in the sky, sky-dwelling

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जातमात्रः (jātamātraḥ) - as soon as born, merely born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - born just now, just born

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan- to be born
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – measure, extent, mere, only
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Ashvatthama).

व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - roared, sounded, cried out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nad

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, root nad (1st class)

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: `vi + anadat` = `vyanadat`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the comparison, 'just like'. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - The famous white horse of Indra, born from the churning of the ocean. (Uccaiḥśravas (name of a celestial horse))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccaiḥśravas

uccaiḥśravas - name of a divine horse, loud-neighing

Compound: 'uccaiḥ' (loudly, high) + 'śravas' (sound, ear). Refers to its loud neigh.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uccais+śravas)

• uccais – high, loudly
  indeclinable
• śravas – sound, fame, glory
  noun (neuter)
  From root śru- to hear
  Root: śru (class 5)

हयः (hayaḥ) - horse, steed

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse, steed

From root hi- to urge, go

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'uccaiḥśravāḥ'.

तत् (tat) - referring to the roaring sound (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Serves as the object for 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru- (5th class) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden, invisible, disappeared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antarhita

antarhita - hidden, disappeared, invisible

Past Passive Participle

from antar (prefix) + root dhā (to place) -> hita (placed)

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - a spiritual being or entity (being, creature, element)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū- to be, become

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अन्तरिक्षस्थम् (antarikṣastham) - situated in the sky, sky-dwelling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antarikṣastha

antarikṣastha - situated in the air/sky

Compound 'antarikṣa' (sky) + 'stha' (standing/situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+stha)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, existing, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root sthā- to stand
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, root brū (2nd class)

Root: brū (class 2)