महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-13

तमुवाचाव्ययो देवो वरदोऽस्मीति खेचरम् ।
स वव्रे तव तिष्ठेयमुपरीत्यन्तरिक्षगः ॥१३॥

13. tamuvācāvyayo devo varado'smīti khecaram ,
sa vavre tava tiṣṭheyamuparītyantarikṣagaḥ.

13. tam uvāca avyayaḥ devaḥ varadaḥ asmi iti khecaram
sa vavre tava tiṣṭheyam upari iti antarikṣagaḥ

13. The imperishable god (Vishnu) said to the sky-dweller (Garuḍa), "I am the giver of boons." The sky-goer (Garuḍa) then requested, "May I stand above you."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Garuḍa) (him)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing)

• देवः (devaḥ) - god (Vishnu) (god, deity)

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - giver of boons (boon-giver, bestower of boons)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so saying, quotation marker)

• खेचरम् (khecaram) - to the sky-dweller (Garuḍa) (sky-dweller, flying creature)

• स (sa) - he (Garuḍa) (he, that)

• वव्रे (vavre) - he requested (he chose, he requested)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Vishnu) (your)

• तिष्ठेयम् (tiṣṭheyam) - may I stand (may I stand, may I remain)

• उपरि (upari) - above (above, upon, over)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so saying, quotation marker)

• अन्तरिक्षगः (antarikṣagaḥ) - the sky-goer (Garuḍa) (sky-goer, one who moves in the atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Garuḍa) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, undiminishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indeclinable

negation of vyaya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from vi-i + ya
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

देवः (devaḥ) - god (Vishnu) (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to Vishnu.

वरदः (varadaḥ) - giver of boons (boon-giver, bestower of boons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - boon-giver, bestower of boons

agent noun

vara (boon) + da (giver)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so saying, quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

खेचरम् (khecaram) - to the sky-dweller (Garuḍa) (sky-dweller, flying creature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - moving in the sky, sky-dweller, bird

khe (in the sky) + cara (moving)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (khe+cara)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Garuḍa.

स (sa) - he (Garuḍa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वव्रे (vavre) - he requested (he chose, he requested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Forms vary for root vṛ (choice/cover), here it's 'to choose/request'.

तव (tava) - your (referring to Vishnu) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तिष्ठेयम् (tiṣṭheyam) - may I stand (may I stand, may I remain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

उपरि (upari) - above (above, upon, over)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so saying, quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षगः (antarikṣagaḥ) - the sky-goer (Garuḍa) (sky-goer, one who moves in the atmosphere)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarikṣaga

antarikṣaga - moving in the sky/atmosphere

agent noun

antarikṣa (atmosphere) + ga (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+ga)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, firmament
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Garuḍa.