महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-36

सुप्तेषु तेषु काकेषु विस्रब्धेषु समन्ततः ।
सोऽपश्यत्सहसायान्तमुलूकं घोरदर्शनम् ॥३६॥

36. supteṣu teṣu kākeṣu visrabdheṣu samantataḥ ,
so'paśyatsahasāyāntamulūkaṁ ghoradarśanam.

36. supteṣu teṣu kākeṣu visrabdheṣu samantataḥ saḥ
apaśyat sahasā āyāntam ulūkam ghora darśanam

36. teṣu kākeṣu supteṣu visrabdheṣu samantataḥ saḥ
sahasā ghora darśanam āyāntam ulūkam apaśyat

36. While those crows were sleeping soundly and confidently all around, he suddenly saw an owl (ulūka) of terrifying appearance approaching.

Words meanings summery:

• सुप्तेषु (supteṣu) - sleeping, having slept

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those, among those

• काकेषु (kākeṣu) - among the crows

• विस्रब्धेषु (visrabdheṣu) - confident, trusting, at ease

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, he observed

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

• उलूकम् (ulūkam) - an owl

• घोर (ghora) - terrifying, dreadful

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - appearance, sight

Words meanings and morphology

सुप्तेषु (supteṣu) - sleeping, having slept

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - asleep, slept

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'svap' (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तेषु (teṣu) - in those, among those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies 'kākeṣu', part of locative absolute.

काकेषु (kākeṣu) - among the crows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāka

kāka - crow

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

विस्रब्धेषु (visrabdheṣu) - confident, trusting, at ease

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of visrabdha

visrabdha - confident, trusting, at ease, fearless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'srambh' (to trust) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: srambh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kākeṣu', part of locative absolute.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the 'mahābāhu' from the previous verse.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - 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)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

(indeclinable)

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ulūkam'.

उलूकम् (ulūkam) - an owl

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ulūka

ulūka - owl

Note: Direct object of 'apaśyat'.

घोर (ghora) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Note: First part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'ghoradarśanam'.

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - appearance, sight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, appearance, vision

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Second part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'ghoradarśanam', which qualifies 'ulūkam'.