महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
सुपर्णेनोह्यमानास्ते जग्मुस्तं देशमाशु वै ।
सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तं पक्षिसंघनिनादितम् ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
suparṇenohyamānāste jagmustaṁ deśamāśu vai ,
sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṁ pakṣisaṁghanināditam.

1. sūtaḥ uvāca | suparṇena ūhyamānāḥ te jagmuḥ tam deśam
āśu vai | sāgarāmbu parikṣiptam pakṣisaṃgha nināditam

1. Sūta said: Carried by Suparṇa (Garuda), they quickly went to that region, which was surrounded by ocean water and resonated with the cries of bird flocks.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the epic) (charioteer, bard, narrator)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa (Garuda) (by Suparṇa (Garuda, a mythical bird with beautiful wings))

• ऊह्यमानाः (ūhyamānāḥ) - being carried (being carried, being borne)

• ते (te) - they

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - region (region, country, place)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, truly)

• सागराम्बु (sāgarāmbu) - ocean water

• परिक्षिप्तम् (parikṣiptam) - surrounded (surrounded, encircled, thrown around)

• पक्षिसंघ (pakṣisaṁgha) - flocks of birds (flock of birds)

• निनादितम् (nināditam) - resonated with cries (resounded, sounded, echoed)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the epic) (charioteer, bard, narrator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator, a mixed caste

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa (Garuda) (by Suparṇa (Garuda, a mythical bird with beautiful wings))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, a large bird, Garuda (the king of birds)

Compound of su (good, beautiful) and parṇa (wing, feather).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent by which te (they) are being carried.

ऊह्यमानाः (ūhyamānāḥ) - being carried (being carried, being borne)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūhyamāna

ūhyamāna - being carried, being borne, being conveyed

present passive participle

From root vah (to carry, bear) in passive voice, śānac suffix.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of "they" (te).

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

pronominal stem

Note: Subject of jagmuḥ.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense form of gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

pronominal stem

Note: Agrees with deśam.

देशम् (deśam) - region (region, country, place)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Note: Object of jagmuḥ.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying jagmuḥ.

वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

सागराम्बु (sāgarāmbu) - ocean water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāgarāmbu

sāgarāmbu - ocean water

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and ambu (water).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+ambu)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: First part of an adjectival phrase modifying deśam.

परिक्षिप्तम् (parikṣiptam) - surrounded (surrounded, encircled, thrown around)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parikṣipta

parikṣipta - surrounded, encircled, thrown around, encompassed

past passive participle

From root kṣip with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Modifies deśam. The agent is sāgarāmbu (implied instrumental, "by ocean water").

पक्षिसंघ (pakṣisaṁgha) - flocks of birds (flock of birds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣisaṃgha

pakṣisaṁgha - flock of birds, multitude of birds

Compound of pakṣi (bird) and saṃgha (multitude, flock).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣi+saṃgha)

• pakṣi – bird
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – multitude, collection, flock, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root han with sam prefix, or ghā with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: This is an agent of nināditam, effectively acting as an instrumental.

निनादितम् (nināditam) - resonated with cries (resounded, sounded, echoed)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ninādita

ninādita - sounded, echoed, resounded with, filled with cries

past passive participle

From root nad (to roar, sound) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Modifies deśam.