महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-12

यथा हि भगवान्रुद्रो विद्ध्वा यज्ञमृगं दिवि ।
अन्वगच्छद्धनुष्पाणिः पर्यन्वेषंस्ततस्ततः ॥१२॥

12. yathā hi bhagavānrudro viddhvā yajñamṛgaṁ divi ,
anvagacchaddhanuṣpāṇiḥ paryanveṣaṁstatastataḥ.

12. yathā hi bhagavān rudraḥ viddhvā yajñamṛgam divi
anvagacchat dhanuṣpāṇiḥ paryanveṣan tatastataḥ

12. Just as indeed the divine Lord Rudra, having pierced the sacrificial deer in the heavens, pursued it bow in hand, searching everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic, supporting the comparison) (indeed, for, because)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine Lord (illustrious, divine, glorious, Lord)

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (Rudra (proper name of a deity))

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having struck)

• यज्ञमृगम् (yajñamṛgam) - the sacrificial deer (sacrificial deer (often refers to Prajapati in myth))

• दिवि (divi) - in the heavens (in the sky, in heaven)

• अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - pursued (followed, pursued)

• धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - bow in hand (bow in hand, having a bow in hand)

• पर्यन्वेषन् (paryanveṣan) - searching around (for the deer) (searching around, pursuing, investigating)

• ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - everywhere, in all directions (from there to there, hither and thither, everywhere)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic, supporting the comparison) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine Lord (illustrious, divine, glorious, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - illustrious, divine, glorious, blessed, Lord

Note: Agrees with Rudraḥ.

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (Rudra (proper name of a deity))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva)

Note: Subject of the clause.

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having struck)

(verb)

active, past (ktvā) of viddhvā

absolutive

absolutive of root vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Action completed before anvagacchat.

यज्ञमृगम् (yajñamṛgam) - the sacrificial deer (sacrificial deer (often refers to Prajapati in myth))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñamṛga

yajñamṛga - sacrifice-deer (a mythical deer, identified with Prajapati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+mṛga)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  root yaj + ña
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of viddhvā.

दिवि (divi) - in the heavens (in the sky, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Location of the mythical event.

अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - pursued (followed, pursued)

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the comparison clause.

धनुष्पाणिः (dhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - bow in hand (bow in hand, having a bow in hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - having a bow in hand, armed with a bow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Rudraḥ.

पर्यन्वेषन् (paryanveṣan) - searching around (for the deer) (searching around, pursuing, investigating)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryanveṣant

paryanveṣant - searching around, pursuing, investigating

present participle

root iṣ + prefix pari + anu + śatṛ suffix

Prefixes: pari+anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Rudraḥ.

ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - everywhere, in all directions (from there to there, hither and thither, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies paryanveṣan.