महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
ततस्तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठ समुदीर्णे तथाविधे ।
गरुत्मान्पक्षिराट्तूर्णं संप्राप्तो विबुधान्प्रति ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
tatastasmindvijaśreṣṭha samudīrṇe tathāvidhe ,
garutmānpakṣirāṭtūrṇaṁ saṁprāpto vibudhānprati.

1. sūtaḥ uvāca tataḥ tasmin dvijaśreṣṭha samudīrṇe tathāvidhe
garutmān pakṣirāṭ tūrṇam samprāptaḥ vibudhān prati

1. Suta said: Then, O best among the twice-born, when such a situation had arisen, Garutman, the king of birds, quickly approached the gods.

1. סוּטַה אמר, הו הבְּרַהְמִין המעולה, כאשר התעורר מצב כזה, גַרוּטְמָאן, מלך העופות, הגיע במהירות אל האלים.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Suta (Suta (charioteer, bard))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, thence)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (situation) (in that, on that)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (O best of twice-born)

• समुदीर्णे (samudīrṇe) - when arisen (arisen, manifested, stirred up)

• तथाविधे (tathāvidhe) - of such a kind (situation) (of such a kind, such)

• गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garutman (Garutman (Garuḍa))

• पक्षिराट् (pakṣirāṭ) - the king of birds (king of birds)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - approached (reached, arrived, obtained)

• विबुधान् (vibudhān) - the gods (gods, deities)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Suta (Suta (charioteer, bard))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, a class of mixed caste

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, thence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun tad (that).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (situation) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (O best of twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born (Brahmins), chief of birds

Tatpuruṣa compound: dvija (twice-born) + śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dvi (two) + jan (to be born).
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

समुदीर्णे (samudīrṇe) - when arisen (arisen, manifested, stirred up)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudīrṇa

samudīrṇa - arisen, manifested, appeared, stirred up

past participle

Past participle of the verb sam-ud-īr (to rise up, appear).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īr (class 2)

तथाविधे (tathāvidhe) - of such a kind (situation) (of such a kind, such)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, such, similar

Compound of tathā (thus) and vidha (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadharaya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, arrange) with prefix vi.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garutman (Garutman (Garuḍa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garutmat

garutmat - Garutman (a name for Garuḍa), having wings

Derived from garut (wing) with suffix -mat (possessing).

पक्षिराट् (pakṣirāṭ) - the king of birds (king of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣirāj

pakṣirāj - king of birds (a title for Garuḍa)

Compound of pakṣin (bird) and rājan (king). The final 'n' of rājan drops and 'j' becomes 'ṭ' in word-final position.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pakṣin+rājan)

• pakṣin – bird, winged (creature)
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

past participle

Derived from root tvar (to hasten). Often used as an adverb.

Root: tvar (class 1)

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - approached (reached, arrived, obtained)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - reached, arrived, attained, obtained

past participle

Past participle of sam-pra-āp (to reach, obtain completely).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

विबुधान् (vibudhān) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - a god, deity, learned man

Compound of vi (excellent) + budha (wise, intelligent).

Compound type : karmadharaya (vi+budha)

• vi – excellent, special
  indeclinable
• budha – wise, intelligent, a learned man
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against)

(indeclinable)

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