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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-19

न तां वध्रः परिणहेच्छतचर्मा महानणुः ।
शाखिनो महतीं शाखां यां प्रगृह्य ययौ खगः ॥१९॥
19. na tāṁ vadhraḥ pariṇahecchatacarmā mahānaṇuḥ ,
śākhino mahatīṁ śākhāṁ yāṁ pragṛhya yayau khagaḥ.
19. na tām vadhraḥ pariṇahet śatacarmā mahān aṇuḥ
śākhinaḥ mahatīm śākhām yām pragṛhya yayau khagaḥ
19. Not even a very large strap, made of a hundred hides, could encompass that enormous branch of the tree, which the bird (Garuda) had seized and flown away with.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • ताम् (tām) - that (branch) (that (fem. acc.))
  • वध्रः (vadhraḥ) - a strap (thong, strap, rope)
  • परिणहेत् (pariṇahet) - could encompass (would encompass, would measure, would surround)
  • शतचर्मा (śatacarmā) - made of a hundred hides (made of a hundred hides/skins)
  • महान् (mahān) - very large (great, large, mighty)
  • अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (an adjective emphasizing fineness or subtlety in the construction of the strap, despite its large size) (small, minute, subtle, atom)
  • शाखिनः (śākhinaḥ) - of the tree (of the tree, belonging to a tree)
  • महतीम् (mahatīm) - enormous, huge (great, large (fem. acc.))
  • शाखाम् (śākhām) - the branch (branch (acc.))
  • याम् (yām) - which (branch) (which (fem. acc.))
  • प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having taken hold of)
  • ययौ (yayau) - flew away (went, flew)
  • खगः (khagaḥ) - the bird (Garuda) (bird, one who moves in the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the verb 'pariṇahet'.
ताम् (tām) - that (branch) (that (fem. acc.))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of 'pariṇahet'. Refers to 'śākhām'.
वध्रः (vadhraḥ) - a strap (thong, strap, rope)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhra
vadhra - thong, strap, rope
Note: Subject of 'pariṇahet'.
परिणहेत् (pariṇahet) - could encompass (would encompass, would measure, would surround)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nah
Optative 3rd singular active
Prefix: pari
Root: nah (class 4)
Note: Expresses possibility or potential.
शतचर्मा (śatacarmā) - made of a hundred hides (made of a hundred hides/skins)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatacarma
śatacarma - made of a hundred hides, covered with a hundred skins
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+carman)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • carman – hide, skin, leather
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'vadhraḥ'.
महान् (mahān) - very large (great, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
Note: Modifies 'vadhraḥ'.
अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (an adjective emphasizing fineness or subtlety in the construction of the strap, despite its large size) (small, minute, subtle, atom)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - small, minute, subtle, an atom, a particle
Note: Modifies 'vadhraḥ'.
शाखिनः (śākhinaḥ) - of the tree (of the tree, belonging to a tree)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śākhin
śākhin - tree (one having branches), branch-possessing
Note: Possessive, referring to the tree from which the branch comes.
महतीम् (mahatīm) - enormous, huge (great, large (fem. acc.))
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
Note: Modifies 'śākhām'.
शाखाम् (śākhām) - the branch (branch (acc.))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śākhā
śākhā - branch, bough
Note: Object of 'pragṛhya'.
याम् (yām) - which (branch) (which (fem. acc.))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'śākhām'.
प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having taken hold of)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Derived from verb root 'grah' with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Connects to 'yayau'.
ययौ (yayau) - flew away (went, flew)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā
Perfect 3rd singular active
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the clause.
खगः (khagaḥ) - the bird (Garuda) (bird, one who moves in the sky)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga
khaga - bird, one who moves in the sky (referring to Garuda)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)
  • kha – sky, space
    noun (neuter)
  • ga – going, moving
    adjective
    agent noun
    Derived from verb root 'gam'.
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'yayau'.