महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-40

तामन्विच्छन्स नृपतिः परिचक्राम तत्तदा ।
वनं वनजपत्राक्षीं भ्रमन्नुन्मत्तवत्तदा ॥४०॥

40. tāmanvicchansa nṛpatiḥ paricakrāma tattadā ,
vanaṁ vanajapatrākṣīṁ bhramannunmattavattadā.

40. tām anvicchan sa nṛpatiḥ paricakrāma tat tadā
vanam vanaja-patra-akṣīm bhraman unmattavat tadā

40. Then, that king, searching for her—the one with eyes like lotus petals—wandered through that forest like a madman at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - the king searching for the woman (searching, seeking, pursuing)

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - he wandered around, roamed

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

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• वनज-पत्र-अक्षीम् (vanaja-patra-akṣīm) - the woman whom the king was searching for (her whose eyes are like lotus petals)

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - the king wandering (wandering, roaming)

• उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, as if mad

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - the king searching for the woman (searching, seeking, pursuing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvicchat

anvicchat - searching, seeking, pursuing

Present Active Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to seek) with prefix 'anu' and 'vi'

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - he wandered around, roamed

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the forest (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वनज-पत्र-अक्षीम् (vanaja-patra-akṣīm) - the woman whom the king was searching for (her whose eyes are like lotus petals)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanaja-patra-akṣī

vanaja-patra-akṣī - having eyes like lotus petals (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vanaja+patra+akṣi)

• vanaja – lotus (born in water)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: vana (water) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - the king wandering (wandering, roaming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, as if mad

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating 'like'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)