महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-34

अष्टपादूर्ध्वचरणः शरभो वनगोचरः ।
तं सिंहं हन्तुमागच्छन्मुनेस्तस्य निवेशनम् ॥३४॥

34. aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇaḥ śarabho vanagocaraḥ ,
taṁ siṁhaṁ hantumāgacchanmunestasya niveśanam.

34. aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇaḥ śarabhaḥ vanagocaraḥ tam
siṃham hantum āgacchan muneḥ tasya niveśanam

34. aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇaḥ vanagocaraḥ śarabhaḥ tam
siṃham hantum tasya muneḥ niveśanam āgacchan

34. Then a Sharabha, an eight-footed creature with upraised limbs, a forest-dweller, came to that sage's dwelling to kill that lion.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टपादूर्ध्वचरणः (aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇaḥ) - having eight upward-pointing feet/limbs

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - a Sharabha (mythical eight-legged beast)

• वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest-dweller, moving in the forest

• तम् (tam) - that lion (him, that)

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming, approaching

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, from the sage

• तस्य (tasya) - of that sage (of that, his)

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling, residence, hermitage

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टपादूर्ध्वचरणः (aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇaḥ) - having eight upward-pointing feet/limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇa

aṣṭapādūrdhvacaraṇa - eight-footed and having upward limbs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭapād+ūrdhva+caraṇa)

• aṣṭapād – eight-footed
  adjective (masculine)
• ūrdhva – upward, raised, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
• caraṇa – foot, limb, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - a Sharabha (mythical eight-legged beast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast, often depicted as a lion-killer

वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest-dweller, moving in the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanagocara

vanagocara - moving or dwelling in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – moving in, frequenting, range, sphere
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: go
  Root: car (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that lion (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'han'

Root: han (class 2)

आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming, approaching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgacchat

gacch - to go, move

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, from the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

तस्य (tasya) - of that sage (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling, residence, hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, house, abode, entering

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)