महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-3

स तद्विनाशसंत्रासादनुपत्य खगाधिपः ।
शाखामास्येन जग्राह तेषामेवान्ववेक्षया ।
शनैः पर्यपतत्पक्षी पर्वतान्प्रविशातयन् ॥३॥

3. sa tadvināśasaṁtrāsādanupatya khagādhipaḥ ,
śākhāmāsyena jagrāha teṣāmevānvavekṣayā ,
śanaiḥ paryapatatpakṣī parvatānpraviśātayan.

3. saḥ tat vināśasaṃtrāsāt anupatya
khagādhipaḥ śākhām āsyena jagrāha
teṣām eva anvavekṣayā śanaiḥ
paryapatat pakṣī parvatān praviśātayan

3. Out of fear for their destruction, the lord of birds, moving swiftly, grasped the branch with his beak, purely out of concern for them. The bird then descended slowly, shattering mountains as he went.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Garuda) (he, that (masculine nominative))

• तत् (tat) - their (referring to the Vālakhilyas') (that (neuter singular))

• विनाशसंत्रासात् (vināśasaṁtrāsāt) - out of fear for (their) destruction (from the fear of destruction (ablative singular))

• अनुपत्य (anupatya) - moving swiftly (towards them/the branch) (having followed, having reached, having approached)

• खगाधिपः (khagādhipaḥ) - the lord of birds (Garuda) (lord of birds)

• शाखाम् (śākhām) - the branch (branch (accusative feminine))

• आस्येन (āsyena) - with his beak/mouth (by the mouth, with the face (instrumental singular))

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped (he seized, he grasped, he took)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for their (sake) (of them (genitive plural))

• एव (eva) - purely, solely (indeed, only, just)

• अन्ववेक्षया (anvavekṣayā) - out of concern for (them) (by means of consideration, with regard for (instrumental singular))

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

• पर्यपतत् (paryapatat) - he descended (he flew around, he descended, he fell)

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - the bird (bird)

• पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains (mountains (accusative plural))

• प्रविशातयन् (praviśātayan) - shattering (mountains) (shattering, causing to break (present participle, active))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Garuda) (he, that (masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तत् (tat) - their (referring to the Vālakhilyas') (that (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: First part of the compound `tadvināśasaṃtrāsāt`.

विनाशसंत्रासात् (vināśasaṁtrāsāt) - out of fear for (their) destruction (from the fear of destruction (ablative singular))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vināśasaṃtrāsa

vināśasaṁtrāsa - fear of destruction

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vināśa+saṃtrāsa)

• vināśa – destruction, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From prefix `vi` + root `√naś` (to perish) + `ghañ` suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)
• saṃtrāsa – fear, terror, alarm
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From prefix `sam` + root `√tras` (to tremble) + `ghañ` suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Denotes reason/cause.

अनुपत्य (anupatya) - moving swiftly (towards them/the branch) (having followed, having reached, having approached)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From prefix `anu` + root `√pat` (to fly/fall/go) + `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: pat (class 1)

खगाधिपः (khagādhipaḥ) - the lord of birds (Garuda) (lord of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khagādhipa

khagādhipa - lord of birds

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaga+adhipa)

• khaga – bird (sky-goer)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: kha (sky) + ga (goer)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `adhi` + root `√pā` (to protect/govern)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Nominative subject.

शाखाम् (śākhām) - the branch (branch (accusative feminine))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough, arm

Note: Object of `jagrāha`.

आस्येन (āsyena) - with his beak/mouth (by the mouth, with the face (instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

From `āsa` (mouth) + suffix `ya`.

Note: Means by which he held the branch.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped (he seized, he grasped, he took)

(verb)

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

perfect tense (lit)

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Main verb of the first sentence.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for their (sake) (of them (genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: In relation to `anvavekṣayā`.

एव (eva) - purely, solely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अन्ववेक्षया (anvavekṣayā) - out of concern for (them) (by means of consideration, with regard for (instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anvavekṣā

anvavekṣā - consideration, regard, observation

action noun

From prefixes `anu` + `ava` + root `√īkṣ` (to see/look) + `a` suffix.

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Explains the reason for his action.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies `paryapatat`.

पर्यपतत् (paryapatat) - he descended (he flew around, he descended, he fell)

(verb)

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

imperfect tense (laṅ)

Imperfect of `√pat` with `pari` prefix.

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence.

पक्षी (pakṣī) - the bird (bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Formed from `pakṣa` (wing) + `in` suffix (possessive).

Note: Subject of `paryapatat`.

पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains (mountains (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

प्रविशातयन् (praviśātayan) - shattering (mountains) (shattering, causing to break (present participle, active))

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviśātayat

praviśātayat - shattering, breaking, causing to fall apart

present participle, causative

From prefixes `pra` + `vi` + root `√śat` (to fall/break) + causative suffix (-i) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: śat (class 10)

Note: Modifies `pakṣī`.