महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-18

तमुवाचेन्द्रमाक्रन्दे गरुडः पततां वरः ।
प्रहसञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तथा वज्रसमाहतः ॥१८॥

18. tamuvācendramākrande garuḍaḥ patatāṁ varaḥ ,
prahasañślakṣṇayā vācā tathā vajrasamāhataḥ.

18. tam uvāca indram ākranden garuḍaḥ patatām varaḥ
prahasan ślakṣṇayā vācā tathā vajrasamāhataḥ

18. Garuḍa, the best among flying creatures, spoke to him (Indra), who was in distress, laughing with a gentle voice, even though he himself had been struck by the thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him (Indra) (him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - to Indra (Indra (accusative))

• आक्रन्देन् (ākranden) - in a state of distress (referring to Indra's state) (in lamentation, amidst cries, in distress)

• गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuḍa

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those that fly (i.e., birds) (of flying ones, of birds)

• वरः (varaḥ) - chief, best (best, excellent, choice)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft (gentle, soft, smooth)

• वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (with voice, by speech)

• तथा (tathā) - even though, nevertheless (thus, in that manner, nevertheless, even so)

• वज्रसमाहतः (vajrasamāhataḥ) - struck by the thunderbolt (of Indra) (struck by a thunderbolt)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (Indra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इन्द्रम् (indram) - to Indra (Indra (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the chief of gods)

Note: Object of uvāca.

आक्रन्देन् (ākranden) - in a state of distress (referring to Indra's state) (in lamentation, amidst cries, in distress)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākrandana

ākrandana - crying out, lamenting, distress

action noun

derived from root krand with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: krand (class 1)

Note: Refers to the situation Indra is in.

गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuḍa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical king of birds)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

पतताम् (patatām) - of those that fly (i.e., birds) (of flying ones, of birds)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of patat

patat - flying, a bird, an animal that flies

present participle

root pat + śatṛ

Root: pat (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - chief, best (best, excellent, choice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, a boon, a choice

Note: Adjective for Garuḍa.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

present participle

root has + śatṛ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Modifies Garuḍa.

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft (gentle, soft, smooth)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate

Note: Modifies vācā.

वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (with voice, by speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

तथा (tathā) - even though, nevertheless (thus, in that manner, nevertheless, even so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the laughing with the fact of being struck.

वज्रसमाहतः (vajrasamāhataḥ) - struck by the thunderbolt (of Indra) (struck by a thunderbolt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrasamāhata

vajrasamāhata - struck by a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+samāhata)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• samāhata – struck, hit, beaten
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  root han + kta with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies Garuḍa.