महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-22

तं ततोऽन्वेषमाणास्ते वने वननिवासिनम् ।
ददृशुः पाण्डवा राजन्नस्यन्तमनिशं शरान् ॥२२॥

22. taṁ tato'nveṣamāṇāste vane vananivāsinam ,
dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavā rājannasyantamaniśaṁ śarān.

22. tam tataḥ anveṣamāṇāḥ te vane vananivāsinam
dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ rājan asyantam aniśam śarān

22. O King, as the Pāṇḍavas were searching for him in the forest, they saw that forest-dweller ceaselessly shooting arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

• अन्वेषमाणाः (anveṣamāṇāḥ) - searching, seeking

• ते (te) - they, those

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• वननिवासिनम् (vananivāsinam) - the forest-dweller, Ekalavya (forest-dweller)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - shooting, throwing

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas

अन्वेषमाणाः (anveṣamāṇāḥ) - searching, seeking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anveṣamāṇa

anveṣamāṇa - searching, seeking, investigating

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

√iṣ with anu prefix, śānac suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

वननिवासिनम् (vananivāsinam) - the forest-dweller, Ekalavya (forest-dweller)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vananivāsin

vananivāsin - forest-dweller, inhabitant of a forest

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vana+nivāsin)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• nivāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from √vas
  From √vas (to dwell) with ni-prefix and -in suffix
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - shooting, throwing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asyant

asyant - throwing, casting, shooting

Present Active Participle

From √as (to throw, shoot) with śatṛ suffix

Root: as (class 4)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly

(indeclinable)

Negation of niśa (cessation); often used adverbially

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+niśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• niśa – cessation, end, rest
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, shaft