महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-39

संनिपत्य तु शाखायां न्यग्रोधस्य विहंगमः ।
सुप्ताञ्जघान सुबहून्वायसान्वायसान्तकः ॥३९॥

39. saṁnipatya tu śākhāyāṁ nyagrodhasya vihaṁgamaḥ ,
suptāñjaghāna subahūnvāyasānvāyasāntakaḥ.

39. संनिपत्य तु शाखायाम् न्यग्रोधस्य विहंगमः
सुप्तान् जघान सुबहून् वायसान् वायसान्तकः

39. तु न्यग्रोधस्य शाखायाम् संनिपत्य विहंगमः
वायसान्तकः सुबहून् सुप्तान् वायसान् जघान

39. Having settled on the banyan tree's branch, the bird – the killer of crows – then killed many sleeping crows.

Words meanings summery:

• संनिपत्य (संनिपत्य) - having settled down, having swooped down, having alighted

• तु (तु) - but, indeed, and, moreover

• शाखायाम् (शाखायाम्) - on the branch

• न्यग्रोधस्य (न्यग्रोधस्य) - of the banyan tree

• विहंगमः (विहंगमः) - bird, sky-goer

• सुप्तान् (सुप्तान्) - sleeping, asleep

• जघान (जघान) - he killed, he struck

• सुबहून् (सुबहून्) - very many, exceedingly numerous

• वायसान् (वायसान्) - crows

• वायसान्तकः (वायसान्तकः) - killer of crows, ender of crows

Words meanings and morphology

संनिपत्य (संनिपत्य) - having settled down, having swooped down, having alighted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root pat with prefixes sam and ni, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: सम्+नि

Root: पत् (class 1)

तु (तु) - but, indeed, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

शाखायाम् (शाखायाम्) - on the branch

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of शाखा

शाखा - branch, limb, division

न्यग्रोधस्य (न्यग्रोधस्य) - of the banyan tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of न्यग्रोध

न्यग्रोध - banyan tree, Ficus indica

विहंगमः (विहंगमः) - bird, sky-goer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of विहंगम

विहंगम - bird (literally 'sky-goer')

Compound type : tatpurusha (विहम्+गम)

• विहम् – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• गम – going, motion, goer
  adjective
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: गम् (class 1)

सुप्तान् (सुप्तान्) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of सुप्त

सुप्त - slept, sleeping, asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep) with suffix -ta.

Root: स्वप् (class 2)

जघान (जघान) - he killed, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of हन्

Perfect

Root han (to kill) in perfect tense (Lit lakara).

Root: हन् (class 2)

सुबहून् (सुबहून्) - very many, exceedingly numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of सुबहू

सुबहू - very many, exceedingly numerous

Compound type : karmadharaya (सु+बहु)

• सु – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• बहु – many, much, numerous
  adjective

वायसान् (वायसान्) - crows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of वायस

वायस - crow

वायसान्तकः (वायसान्तकः) - killer of crows, ender of crows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of वायसान्तक

वायसान्तक - killer of crows, ender of crows

Compound type : tatpurusha (वायस+अन्तक)

• वायस – crow
  noun (masculine)
• अन्तक – ender, killer, destroyer, death
  noun (masculine)
  From root ant (to end) with suffix -aka.
  Root: अन्त् (class 1)