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.

1. סוּטַה אמר, הנחשים שנישאו על ידי סוּפַּרְנַה (גַרוּדַה) הגיעו במהירות לאותו מקום, שהיה מוקף במי האוקיינוס ומהדהד מקולות להקות ציפורים,

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.

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