महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-34

वीक्षमाणो वनोद्देशं नानासत्त्वैर्निषेवितम् ।
अपश्यत महाबाहुर्न्यग्रोधं वायसायुतम् ॥३४॥

34. vīkṣamāṇo vanoddeśaṁ nānāsattvairniṣevitam ,
apaśyata mahābāhurnyagrodhaṁ vāyasāyutam.

34. vīkṣamāṇaḥ vana uddeśam nānāsattvaiḥ niṣevitam
apaśyata mahābāhuḥ nyagrodham vāyasa āyutam

34. mahābāhuḥ nānāsattvaiḥ niṣevitam vana uddeśam
vīkṣamāṇaḥ vāyasa āyutam nyagrodham apaśyata

34. As he surveyed that forest region, which was frequented by various creatures, the mighty-armed hero (mahābāhu) spotted a banyan tree teeming with ten thousand crows.

Words meanings summery:

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at, surveying

• वन (vana) - forest, wood

• उद्देशम् (uddeśam) - region, area, part, direction

• नानासत्त्वैः (nānāsattvaiḥ) - by various creatures/beings

• निषेवितम् (niṣevitam) - inhabited, frequented, served

• अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he observed

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed hero

• न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - banyan tree

• वायस (vāyasa) - crow

• आयुतम् (āyutam) - ten thousand, multitude

Words meanings and morphology

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at, surveying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'vi', using the Śānac suffix (māna) in Ātmanepada.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the mighty-armed hero).

वन (vana) - forest, wood

(noun)

neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: First part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'vanoddeśam'.

उद्देशम् (uddeśam) - region, area, part, direction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uddeśa

uddeśa - region, place, part, section, indication

Derived from root 'diś' (to point) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Second part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'vanoddeśam', object of 'vīkṣamāṇaḥ'.

नानासत्त्वैः (nānāsattvaiḥ) - by various creatures/beings

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānāsattva

nānāsattva - various creatures

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nānā+sattva)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• sattva – being, creature, existence, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of 'niṣevitam'.

निषेवितम् (niṣevitam) - inhabited, frequented, served

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣevita

niṣevita - inhabited, frequented, served, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sev' (to serve) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanoddeśam', agreeing in gender, number, and case.

अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Imperfect form of the root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paśya' stem in present/imperfect).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed (an epithet of strong heroes or deities)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'apaśyata'.

न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - banyan tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyagrodha

nyagrodha - banyan tree, Ficus indica

Note: Object of the verb 'apaśyata'.

वायस (vāyasa) - crow

(noun)

masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: First part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'vāyasāyutam'.

आयुतम् (āyutam) - ten thousand, multitude

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyuta

āyuta - ten thousand, a myriad, multitude

Note: Second part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'vāyasāyutam', which acts as an adjective to 'nyagrodham'.