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.

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.