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12,136

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-32

शाखागतमरिं चान्यदपश्यत्कोटरालयम् ।
उलूकं चन्द्रकं नाम तीक्ष्णतुण्डं क्षपाचरम् ॥३२॥
32. śākhāgatamariṁ cānyadapaśyatkoṭarālayam ,
ulūkaṁ candrakaṁ nāma tīkṣṇatuṇḍaṁ kṣapācaram.
32. śākhāgatam arim ca anyat apaśyat koṭarālayam
ulūkam candrakam nāma tīkṣṇatuṇḍam kṣapācaram
32. ca (sa) anyat śākhāgatam koṭarālayam tīkṣṇatuṇḍam
kṣapācaram candrakam nāma ulūkam arim apaśyat
32. And he also saw another enemy, an owl named Chandrak, sharp-beaked and nocturnal, perched on a branch and dwelling in a tree-hollow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शाखागतम् (śākhāgatam) - perched on a branch (gone to a branch, perched on a branch)
  • अरिम् (arim) - enemy (enemy, foe)
  • (ca) - and also (and, also)
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another (entity) (another, different, other)
  • अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
  • कोटरालयम् (koṭarālayam) - dwelling in a tree-hollow (dwelling in a tree-hollow, residing in a hollow)
  • उलूकम् (ulūkam) - an owl (owl)
  • चन्द्रकम् (candrakam) - Chandrak (Chandrak (proper name))
  • नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)
  • तीक्ष्णतुण्डम् (tīkṣṇatuṇḍam) - sharp-beaked (sharp-beaked, having a sharp beak)
  • क्षपाचरम् (kṣapācaram) - nocturnal (night-roaming, nocturnal)

Words meanings and morphology

शाखागतम् (śākhāgatam) - perched on a branch (gone to a branch, perched on a branch)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śākhāgata
śākhāgata - gone to a branch, situated on a branch
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+āgata)
  • śākhā – branch, limb
    noun (feminine)
  • āgata – come, arrived, gone to
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √gam with prefix ā-
    Prefix: ā
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies arim (enemy, owl).
अरिम् (arim) - enemy (enemy, foe)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ari
ari - enemy, foe, adversary
Note: Refers to the owl.
(ca) - and also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another (entity) (another, different, other)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Describes 'another entity/thing' which is then identified as the enemy owl. Neuter form is used as a general referent.
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś
Imperfect
3rd person singular imperfect active of √dṛś (class 1, paśyati)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: This is the main verb of the sentence, implied for the mouse.
कोटरालयम् (koṭarālayam) - dwelling in a tree-hollow (dwelling in a tree-hollow, residing in a hollow)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of koṭarālaya
koṭarālaya - dwelling in a tree-hollow, residing in a hollow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (koṭara+ālaya)
  • koṭara – hollow, cavity (especially of a tree)
    noun (neuter)
  • ālaya – dwelling, abode, house
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies ulūkam (owl).
उलूकम् (ulūkam) - an owl (owl)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ulūka
ulūka - owl
चन्द्रकम् (candrakam) - Chandrak (Chandrak (proper name))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of candraka
candraka - Chandrak (a proper name)
नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)
(indeclinable)
तीक्ष्णतुण्डम् (tīkṣṇatuṇḍam) - sharp-beaked (sharp-beaked, having a sharp beak)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇatuṇḍa
tīkṣṇatuṇḍa - sharp-beaked
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+tuṇḍa)
  • tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, strong
    adjective (neuter)
  • tuṇḍa – beak, snout, mouth
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies ulūkam (owl).
क्षपाचरम् (kṣapācaram) - nocturnal (night-roaming, nocturnal)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣapācara
kṣapācara - night-roaming, nocturnal, a goblin or demon
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣapā+cara)
  • kṣapā – night
    noun (feminine)
  • cara – moving, going, roaming
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective from √car
    Derived from root √car 'to move'
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Modifies ulūkam (owl).