महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-4

स तेन पतगेन्द्रेण पक्षतुण्डनखैः क्षतः ।
मुहूर्तमतुलं युद्धं कृत्वा विनिहतो युधि ॥४॥

4. sa tena patagendreṇa pakṣatuṇḍanakhaiḥ kṣataḥ ,
muhūrtamatulaṁ yuddhaṁ kṛtvā vinihato yudhi.

4. saḥ tena patagendreṇa pakṣatuṇḍanakaiḥ kṣataḥ
muhūrtam atulam yuddham kṛtvā vinihataḥ yudhi

4. He (Bhauvana), wounded by that lord of birds (Garuda) with his wings, beak, and claws, fought an immense battle for a moment and was then slain in that fight.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Bhauvana) (he, that)

• तेन (tena) - by that (Garuda) (by him, by that)

• पतगेन्द्रेण (patagendreṇa) - by the lord of birds (Garuda) (by the lord of birds)

• पक्षतुण्डनकैः (pakṣatuṇḍanakaiḥ) - by his wings, beak, and claws (by wings, beak, and claws)

• क्षतः (kṣataḥ) - wounded (wounded, injured)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for a short time)

• अतुलम् (atulam) - immense (incomparable, immense)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having fought (having done, having made)

• विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - slain (struck down, killed)

• युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Bhauvana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेन (tena) - by that (Garuda) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पतगेन्द्रेण (patagendreṇa) - by the lord of birds (Garuda) (by the lord of birds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of patagendra

patagendra - lord of birds, king of birds (epithet for Garuda)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pataga+indra)

• pataga – bird, flying creature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
  Root: pat (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, king (Indra, the god)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

पक्षतुण्डनकैः (pakṣatuṇḍanakaiḥ) - by his wings, beak, and claws (by wings, beak, and claws)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pakṣatuṇḍanakha

pakṣatuṇḍanakha - wing, beak, and claw

Compound type : dvandva (pakṣa+tuṇḍa+nakha)

• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• tuṇḍa – beak, snout
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix:
• nakha – claw, nail
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

क्षतः (kṣataḥ) - wounded (wounded, injured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣata

kṣata - wounded, injured, destroyed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root kṣaṇ (to injure)

Prefix:

Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for a short time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time; a period of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

अतुलम् (atulam) - immense (incomparable, immense)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, unequalled, immense

Derived from prefix 'a-' (negation) and 'tula' (balance, comparison)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

action noun

Past passive participle of yudh used as a noun

Prefix:

Root: yudh (class 4)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having fought (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Prefix:

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - slain (struck down, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinihata

vinihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root han (to strike/kill) with prefixes vi- and ni-

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war