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

ततस्तस्य गिरेः शृङ्गमास्थाय स खगोत्तमः ।
भक्षयामास गरुडस्तावुभौ गजकच्छपौ ॥२६॥

26. tatastasya gireḥ śṛṅgamāsthāya sa khagottamaḥ ,
bhakṣayāmāsa garuḍastāvubhau gajakacchapau.

26. tataḥ tasya gireḥ śṛṅgam āsthāya sa khagottamaḥ
bhakṣayāmāsa garuḍaḥ tau ubhau gajakacchapau

26. Then, having ascended the peak of that mountain, Garuda, the best of birds, consumed both the elephant and the tortoise.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that, his)

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - the peak (peak, horn, summit)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having ascended (having stood on, having taken, having ascended)

• स (sa) - he (Garuda) (he, that)

• खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - the best of birds (best of birds)

• भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - he consumed (he ate, consumed)

• गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (Garuda (mythical eagle-like bird))

• तौ (tau) - those two (elephant and tortoise) (those two)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

• गजकच्छपौ (gajakacchapau) - the elephant and the tortoise (elephant and tortoise)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the mountain

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - the peak (peak, horn, summit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, top

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having ascended (having stood on, having taken, having ascended)

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indeclinable participle

स (sa) - he (Garuda) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Sandhi form of saḥ before soft consonants, refers to Garuḍa

खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - the best of birds (best of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khagottama

khagottama - best of birds, excellent bird

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaga+uttama)

• khaga – bird (lit. moving in the air)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, chief
  adjective (masculine)

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - he consumed (he ate, consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhakṣay

causative

from root bhakṣ

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Periphrastic perfect form

गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (Garuda (mythical eagle-like bird))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuda, the king of birds, vehicle of Viṣṇu

तौ (tau) - those two (elephant and tortoise) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the elephant and tortoise

उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

गजकच्छपौ (gajakacchapau) - the elephant and the tortoise (elephant and tortoise)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of gajakacchapa

gajakacchapa - elephant and tortoise

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+kacchapa)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kacchapa – tortoise, turtle
  noun (masculine)