महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-4

तस्यान्तरं स दृष्ट्वैव पर्यवर्तत खेचरः ।
अरान्तरेणाभ्यपतत्संक्षिप्याङ्गं क्षणेन ह ॥४॥

4. tasyāntaraṁ sa dṛṣṭvaiva paryavartata khecaraḥ ,
arāntareṇābhyapatatsaṁkṣipyāṅgaṁ kṣaṇena ha.

4. tasya antaram saḥ dṛṣṭvā eva paryavartata khecaraḥ
arāntareṇa abhyapatat saṃkṣipya aṅgam kṣaṇena ha

4. Just as he (Garuda) saw its interior, the sky-roaming (bird) turned back. He swiftly entered through the gap between the spokes, having shrunk his body in an instant.

4. העף התבונן ברווח שבגלגל, הסתובב, כיווץ את גופו ובן רגע צנח דרך הרווח שבין החישורים.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - the inner part/space of the machine (interior, space, gap)

• सः (saḥ) - Garuda (he)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• एव (eva) - just as, immediately after (indeed, just, only)

• पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - turned back, revolved

• खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - Garuda (a mythical bird) (sky-rover, moving in the air)

• अरान्तरेण (arāntareṇa) - through the space between the spokes (of a wheel)

• अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - flew towards, entered

• संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - having contracted, having shrunk

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body, limb

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular neuter, referring to the 'yantram' (machine) from the previous verse.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - the inner part/space of the machine (interior, space, gap)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, space, gap, interval, difference

Note: Accusative singular neuter, object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

सः (saḥ) - Garuda (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to Garuda.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indeclinable participle, indicates an action completed before the main verb 'paryavartata'.

एव (eva) - just as, immediately after (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, here indicating immediacy or 'just as'.

पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - turned back, revolved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of paryavart

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect middle verb.

खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - Garuda (a mythical bird) (sky-rover, moving in the air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - moving in the sky, a bird, a god, a cloud, a planet, an aerial being

agent noun

from kha (sky) + root car (to move)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kha+cara)

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

Note: Nominative singular masculine, subject of 'paryavartata'.

अरान्तरेण (arāntareṇa) - through the space between the spokes (of a wheel)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of arāntara

arāntara - space between spokes (of a wheel)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arā+antara)

• arā – spoke (of a wheel)
  noun (feminine)
• antara – space, interval, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental singular, indicating the means or path.

अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - flew towards, entered

(verb)

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

Prefixes: abhi+a

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect active verb.

संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - having contracted, having shrunk

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

from sam + root kṣip

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Indeclinable participle, indicating an action preceding the main verb.

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body, limb

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

Note: Accusative singular neuter, object of 'saṃkṣipya'.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time, leisure

Note: Instrumental singular, indicating time or means.

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

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