महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-222, verse-6

तं पतन्तमहं श्येनं त्वरिता पृष्ठतोऽन्वगाम् ।
आशिषोऽस्य प्रयुञ्जाना हरतो मूषकं बिलात् ॥६॥

6. taṁ patantamahaṁ śyenaṁ tvaritā pṛṣṭhato'nvagām ,
āśiṣo'sya prayuñjānā harato mūṣakaṁ bilāt.

6. tam patantam aham śyenam tvaritā pṛṣṭhataḥ anvagām
āśiṣaḥ asya prayuñjānā harataḥ mūṣakam bilāt

6. I swiftly followed that hawk from behind as it descended, uttering blessings upon it while it carried the mouse away from its hole.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling, descending

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्येनम् (śyenam) - hawk, eagle

• त्वरिता (tvaritā) - quickly, hastily, hurried

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back

• अन्वगाम् (anvagām) - I followed

• आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings, wishes

• अस्य (asya) - of him, to him, its

• प्रयुञ्जाना (prayuñjānā) - uttering, bestowing, applying

• हरतः (harataḥ) - carrying away, taking away

• मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat

• बिलात् (bilāt) - from the hole, from the burrow

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling, descending

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patant

patant - falling, descending, flying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (1st class) + śatṛ suffix

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śyenam'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

asmad - I, we

श्येनम् (śyenam) - hawk, eagle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śyena

śyena - hawk, eagle, falcon

त्वरिता (tvaritā) - quickly, hastily, hurried

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hurried, quick, swift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tvar (1st class) + kta suffix

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (implied feminine).

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas

अन्वगाम् (anvagām) - I followed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings, wishes

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of āśis

āśis - blessing, wish, prayer

अस्य (asya) - of him, to him, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the hawk.

प्रयुञ्जाना (prayuñjānā) - uttering, bestowing, applying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prayuñjāna

prayuñjāna - applying, uttering, bestowing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root yuj (7th class) with prefix pra, middle voice, śānac suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the speaker (implied feminine).

हरतः (harataḥ) - carrying away, taking away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harant

harant - taking, carrying, seizing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hṛ (1st class) + śatṛ suffix

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the hawk.

मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat, thief

बिलात् (bilāt) - from the hole, from the burrow

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, cave, burrow, opening