महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-36

कश्यपस्य मुनेः पुत्रो विनतायाश्च खेचरः ।
हर्तुं सोममनुप्राप्तो बलवान्कामरूपवान् ॥३६॥

36. kaśyapasya muneḥ putro vinatāyāśca khecaraḥ ,
hartuṁ somamanuprāpto balavānkāmarūpavān.

36. kaśyapasya muneḥ putraḥ vinatāyāḥ ca khecaraḥ
| hartum somam anuprāptaḥ balavān kāmarūpavān

36. He is the son of the sage Kaśyapa and of Vinatā, a sky-dweller. He has arrived, mighty and capable of assuming any form, to seize the Soma.

36. הוא בנו של הקדוש קַשְׁיַפַּה ושל וִינַטָה, עוף השמיים, והגיע כדי לקחת את סוֹמַה. הוא חזק ומשנה צורה כרצונו.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of the sage Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa)

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - belonging to the sage (of the sage, hermit)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son)

• विनतायाः (vinatāyāḥ) - of Vinatā (name of a mother of birds, wife of Kaśyapa) (of Vinatā)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - an inhabitant of the sky, referring to a bird (sky-dweller, bird)

• हर्तुम् (hartum) - for the purpose of stealing (to seize, to take away)

• सोमम् (somam) - the divine nectar, Soma (Soma, the moon)

• अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - he has reached, he has come (arrived, obtained)

• बलवान् (balavān) - very powerful (strong, mighty, powerful)

• कामरूपवान् (kāmarūpavān) - capable of changing his form as he wishes (assuming any form at will, endowed with desired forms)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of the sage Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven great sages)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - belonging to the sage (of the sage, hermit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, saint

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

विनतायाः (vinatāyāḥ) - of Vinatā (name of a mother of birds, wife of Kaśyapa) (of Vinatā)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vinatā

vinatā - Vinatā (name of the mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa, wife of Kaśyapa)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - an inhabitant of the sky, referring to a bird (sky-dweller, bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - moving in the air, a bird, a god, a planet

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, air, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling in; an animal, spy
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

हर्तुम् (hartum) - for the purpose of stealing (to seize, to take away)

(verb)

infinitive of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सोमम् (somam) - the divine nectar, Soma (Soma, the moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (a Vedic ritual drink), the moon, moon-god

अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - he has reached, he has come (arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, obtained, arrived at

past passive participle

Derived from root āp with prefixes anu and pra

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

बलवान् (balavān) - very powerful (strong, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

Possessive suffix -vat

कामरूपवान् (kāmarūpavān) - capable of changing his form as he wishes (assuming any form at will, endowed with desired forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmarūpavat

kāmarūpavat - assuming any shape at will, endowed with the desired form

Possessive suffix -vat, compound base

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

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