महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-15

ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु पितरं विनतात्मजः ।
शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः पर्यपृच्छत कश्यपम् ॥१५॥

15. tatasteṣvapayāteṣu pitaraṁ vinatātmajaḥ ,
śākhāvyākṣiptavadanaḥ paryapṛcchata kaśyapam.

15. tataḥ teṣu apayāteṣu pitaram vinatātmajaḥ
śākhāvyākṣiptavadanaḥ paryapṛcchat kaśyapam

15. Then, after they had gone away, Vinata's son (Garuda), whose face was obscured by the branch (he was carrying), asked his father, Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• तेषु (teṣu) - after they (the Kṣatapatas / Ṛṣis) (in them, among them)

• अपयातेषु (apayāteṣu) - having departed (having gone away, having departed)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (father (acc.))

• विनतात्मजः (vinatātmajaḥ) - Garuda, the son of Vinatā (son of Vinatā)

• शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः (śākhāvyākṣiptavadanaḥ) - whose face was obscured by the branch (he was carrying) (one whose face is covered/obscured by a branch)

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked (asked, inquired)

• कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (acc.))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - after they (the Kṣatapatas / Ṛṣis) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

अपयातेषु (apayāteṣu) - having departed (having gone away, having departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of apayāta

apayāta - departed, gone away

past participle passive

Derived from verb root 'yā' with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction, modifying 'teṣu'.

पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (father (acc.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'paryapṛcchat'.

विनतात्मजः (vinatātmajaḥ) - Garuda, the son of Vinatā (son of Vinatā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinatātmaja

vinatātmaja - son of Vinatā (Garuda)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinatā+ātmaja)

• vinatā – Vinatā (name of Garuda's mother)
  noun (feminine)
• ātmaja – self-born, son, daughter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'paryapṛcchat'.

शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः (śākhāvyākṣiptavadanaḥ) - whose face was obscured by the branch (he was carrying) (one whose face is covered/obscured by a branch)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhāvyākṣiptavadana

śākhāvyākṣiptavadana - one whose face is covered/obscured by a branch

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śākhā+vyākṣipta+vadana)

• śākhā – branch, bough
  noun (feminine)
• vyākṣipta – thrown, scattered, disturbed, covered
  adjective
  past participle passive
  Derived from verb root 'kṣip' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vinatātmajaḥ'.

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked (asked, inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pṛcch

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: pari

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (acc.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a sage, father of Garuda)

Note: Object of 'paryapṛcchat'.