महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-125, verse-11

ततो निम्नं स्थलं चैव स मृगोऽद्रवदाशुगः ।
मुहूर्तमेव राजेन्द्र समेन स पथागमत् ॥११॥

11. tato nimnaṁ sthalaṁ caiva sa mṛgo'dravadāśugaḥ ,
muhūrtameva rājendra samena sa pathāgamat.

11. tataḥ nimnam sthalam ca eva sa mṛgaḥ adravat āśugaḥ
muhūrtam eva rājendra samena sa pathā agamat

11. tataḥ sa āśugaḥ mṛgaḥ nimnam sthalam ca eva adravat
rājendra sa samena pathā muhūrtam eva agamat

11. Then, that swift deer ran across both low and high ground. For just a moment, O best of kings, it went along a level path.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• निम्नम् (nimnam) - low ground (low, deep; low ground)

• स्थलम् (sthalam) - high ground (high ground, dry land, place)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - both (together with ca) (even, only, indeed)

• स (sa) - that (deer) (he, that)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - the deer (deer, wild animal)

• अद्रवत् (adravat) - ran (he ran, he flowed)

• आशुगः (āśugaḥ) - swift (describing the deer) (swift-moving, arrow (that moves swiftly))

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for just a moment (a moment, a short time)

• एव (eva) - just (emphasizing duration) (even, only, indeed)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings (O best of kings, O king of kings)

• समेना (samenā) - by a level (path) (by a level, by an even)

• स (sa) - it (the deer) (he, that)

• पथा (pathā) - by a path (by a path, by a road)

• अगमत् (agamat) - it went (he went, he approached)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to tad, used as adverb.

निम्नम् (nimnam) - low ground (low, deep; low ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimna

nimna - low, deep, submerged; low ground, a hollow

Note: Functions as object of movement.

स्थलम् (sthalam) - high ground (high ground, dry land, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, high ground, place, spot

Root: sthal

Note: Functions as object of movement.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - both (together with ca) (even, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स (sa) - that (deer) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the deer.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - the deer (deer, wild animal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal, game

Root: mṛg

Note: Subject of adravat.

अद्रवत् (adravat) - ran (he ran, he flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √dru

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Augment 'a' + root √dru + -at suffix.

Root: dru (class 1)

आशुगः (āśugaḥ) - swift (describing the deer) (swift-moving, arrow (that moves swiftly))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśuga

āśuga - swift-going, quick; an arrow (swift-goer)

From āśu (swift) + √gam (to go) + -a suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśu+ga)

• āśu – swift, quick; quickly
  adjective
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mṛgaḥ.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for just a moment (a moment, a short time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a short space of time (often a division of time, e.g., 48 minutes)

एव (eva) - just (emphasizing duration) (even, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings (O best of kings, O king of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - best of kings, king of kings (Indra among kings)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj
• indra – Indra (name of a deity); chief, best, excellent (as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address to the listener/reader.

समेना (samenā) - by a level (path) (by a level, by an even)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, even, level, similar

Note: Agrees with pathā.

स (sa) - it (the deer) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the deer.

पथा (pathā) - by a path (by a path, by a road)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Masculine noun, irregular declension.

अगमत् (agamat) - it went (he went, he approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √gam

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Augment 'a' + root √gam + -at suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)