महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-16

ततः कदाचित्तस्याथ वनस्थस्य समुद्गतः ।
पातयन्निव वृक्षांस्तान्सुमहान्वातसंभ्रमः ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ kadācittasyātha vanasthasya samudgataḥ ,
pātayanniva vṛkṣāṁstānsumahānvātasaṁbhramaḥ.

16. tataḥ kadācit tasya atha vanasthasya samudgataḥ
pātayan iva vṛkṣān tān sumahān vātasaṃbhramaḥ

16. tataḥ kadācit vanasthasya tasya atha sumahān
vātasaṃbhramaḥ samudgataḥ vṛkṣān tān pātayan iva

16. Then, one day, a very great windstorm (vātasambhramaḥ) arose for him who was dwelling in the forest, as if felling those trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• अथ (atha) - then, and, now

• वनस्थस्य (vanasthasya) - of the forest-dweller, of him dwelling in the forest

• समुद्गतः (samudgataḥ) - arisen, appeared

• पातयन् (pātayan) - felling, causing to fall

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• तान् (tān) - those

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

• वातसंभ्रमः (vātasaṁbhramaḥ) - great gust of wind, windstorm

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अथ (atha) - then, and, now

(indeclinable)

वनस्थस्य (vanasthasya) - of the forest-dweller, of him dwelling in the forest

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vanastha

vanastha - dwelling in a forest, hermit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+stha)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

समुद्गतः (samudgataḥ) - arisen, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudgata

samudgata - risen, appeared, sprung up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ud-gam (to rise up)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: gam (class 1)

पातयन् (pātayan) - felling, causing to fall

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pātayat

pātayat - felling, causing to fall

Present Active Participle

Derived from the causal of pat (to fall) -> pātayati

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

वातसंभ्रमः (vātasaṁbhramaḥ) - great gust of wind, windstorm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātasaṃbhrama

vātasaṁbhrama - commotion of wind, hurricane, whirlwind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+saṃbhrama)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, commotion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)