महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-48, verse-13

पततां चैव नागानां धिष्ठितानां तथाम्बरे ।
अश्रूयतानिशं शब्दः पच्यतां चाग्निना भृशम् ॥१३॥

13. patatāṁ caiva nāgānāṁ dhiṣṭhitānāṁ tathāmbare ,
aśrūyatāniśaṁ śabdaḥ pacyatāṁ cāgninā bhṛśam.

13. patatām ca eva nāgānām dhiṣṭhitānām tathā ambare
aśrūyata aniśam śabdaḥ pacyatām ca agninā bhṛśam

13. And indeed, a constant sound was heard from the serpents that were falling and those stationed in the sky, as they were being fiercely cooked by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling (serpents) (of the falling ones)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

• नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the serpents (of serpents, of elephants)

• धिष्ठितानाम् (dhiṣṭhitānām) - of those stationed (in the sky) (of those stationed, placed)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly)

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• अश्रूयत (aśrūyata) - was heard

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constant (constantly, incessantly)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, noise)

• पच्यताम् (pacyatām) - of them being cooked (of those being cooked)

• च (ca) - and

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - fiercely (greatly, fiercely, vehemently)

Words meanings and morphology

पतताम् (patatām) - of the falling (serpents) (of the falling ones)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, flying

present active participle

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies nāgānām.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the serpents (of serpents, of elephants)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant

धिष्ठितानाम् (dhiṣṭhitānām) - of those stationed (in the sky) (of those stationed, placed)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhiṣṭhita

dhiṣṭhita - stationed, placed, standing, established

past passive participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies nāgānām (implied).

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses/phrases.

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing, garment

अश्रूयत (aśrūyata) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constant (constantly, incessantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śabdaḥ'.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, noise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise, voice

Note: Subject of passive verb aśrūyata.

पच्यताम् (pacyatām) - of them being cooked (of those being cooked)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pacyat

pacyat - being cooked, being ripened

present passive participle

From root pac (to cook, ripen) in passive voice.

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, referring to the serpents (implied from nāgānām).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire (Agni)

Note: Agent of the passive action 'pacyatām'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - fiercely (greatly, fiercely, vehemently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'pacyatām'.