महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-13

पपात कूपे सा वीटा तेषां वै क्रीडतां तदा ।
न च ते प्रत्यपद्यन्त कर्म वीटोपलब्धये ॥१३॥

13. papāta kūpe sā vīṭā teṣāṁ vai krīḍatāṁ tadā ,
na ca te pratyapadyanta karma vīṭopalabdhaye.

13. papāta kūpe sā vīṭā teṣām vai krīḍatām tadā
na ca te pratyapadyanta karma vīṭāupalabdhaye

13. Then, as they were playing, their ball (vīṭā) indeed fell into a well. And they were unable to devise a way (karma) to retrieve that ball.

Words meanings summery:

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• कूपे (kūpe) - into the well, in the well

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• वीटा (vīṭā) - ball

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the princes (of them, their)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• क्रीडताम् (krīḍatām) - of those playing, while they were playing

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - the princes (they)

• प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - they were able to devise (they were able to get, they could find/devise, they obtained)

• कर्म (karma) - a method or way (action, deed, effort, means, method)

• वीटाउपलब्धये (vīṭāupalabdhaye) - for the retrieval of the ball, for obtaining the ball

Words meanings and morphology

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

कूपे (kūpe) - into the well, in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

Note: Denotes the place where the action occurs.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject.

वीटा (vīṭā) - ball

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīṭā

vīṭā - a ball (for play)

Note: Subject.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the princes (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vīṭā'.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

क्रीडताम् (krīḍatām) - of those playing, while they were playing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, frolicking

Present Active Participle

from krīḍ + śatṛ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Genitive absolute construction, or simply modifying 'teṣām'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

adverb of time, from tad + dā

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

ते (te) - the princes (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'pratyapadyanta'.

प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - they were able to devise (they were able to get, they could find/devise, they obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of prati-pad

Prefixes: prati+apa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Verb 'pad' with prefixes 'prati' and 'apa', in the middle voice.

कर्म (karma) - a method or way (action, deed, effort, means, method)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma), method

from kṛ + manin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'pratyapadyanta'.

वीटाउपलब्धये (vīṭāupalabdhaye) - for the retrieval of the ball, for obtaining the ball

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of vīṭāupalabdhi

vīṭāupalabdhi - retrieval of the ball, obtaining the ball

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīṭā+upalabdhi)

• vīṭā – ball
  noun (feminine)
• upalabdhi – obtaining, acquisition, retrieval
  noun (feminine)
  from upa + labh + ktin
  Prefix: upa
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.