महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-2

कश्यपस्य द्विजातेश्च कथं वै पक्षिराट्सुतः ।
अधृष्यः सर्वभूतानामवध्यश्चाभवत्कथम् ॥२॥

2. kaśyapasya dvijāteśca kathaṁ vai pakṣirāṭsutaḥ ,
adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūtānāmavadhyaścābhavatkatham.

2. kaśyapasya dvijāteḥ ca katham vai pakṣirāṭsutaḥ
adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūtānām avadhyaḥ ca abhavat katham

2. And how indeed did the son of Kaśyapa, the Brahmin, become the king of birds, unassailable by all beings, and unslayable?

Words meanings summery:

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• द्विजातेः (dvijāteḥ) - of the Brahmin (of the twice-born, of a Brahmin)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• पक्षिराट्सुतः (pakṣirāṭsutaḥ) - the son, the king of birds (son who is the king of birds)

• अधृष्यः (adhṛṣyaḥ) - unassailable (unassailable, invincible, not to be touched)

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - by all beings (genitive of agent/reference with participle) (of all beings)

• अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - unslayable (unslayable, invulnerable, not to be killed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of an ancient sage, progenitor of gods, demons, etc.)

Note: Possessive, related to sutaḥ.

द्विजातेः (dvijāteḥ) - of the Brahmin (of the twice-born, of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with kaśyapasya.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पक्षिराट्सुतः (pakṣirāṭsutaḥ) - the son, the king of birds (son who is the king of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣirāṭsuta

pakṣirāṭsuta - son who is the king of birds (Garuda)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣirāj+suta)

• pakṣirāj – king of birds (an epithet of Garuda)
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle used as noun
  from root sū (to bear, to bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject.

अधृष्यः (adhṛṣyaḥ) - unassailable (unassailable, invincible, not to be touched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhṛṣya

adhṛṣya - unassailable, unconquerable, inviolable

gerundive/potential passive participle (negated)

negative prefix 'a' + dhṛṣya (to be dared, assailed), from root dhṛṣ (to dare, attack)

Prefix: a

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with pakṣirāṭsutaḥ.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - by all beings (genitive of agent/reference with participle) (of all beings)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, past
  noun/participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often used with passive participles or adjectives ending in -ya to indicate the agent.

अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - unslayable (unslayable, invulnerable, not to be killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - unslayable, not to be killed, invulnerable

gerundive/potential passive participle (negated)

negative prefix 'a' + vadhya (to be killed), from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Prefix: a

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pakṣirāṭsutaḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.