महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-20

नैव निम्नं स्थलं वापि सोऽविन्दत विहंगहा ।
पूरितो हि जलौघेन मार्गस्तस्य वनस्य वै ॥२०॥

20. naiva nimnaṁ sthalaṁ vāpi so'vindata vihaṁgahā ,
pūrito hi jalaughena mārgastasya vanasya vai.

20. na eva nimnam sthalam vā api saḥ avindata vihaṅgahā
pūritaḥ hi jalaughena mārgaḥ tasya vanasya vai

20. saḥ vihaṅgahā na eva nimnam sthalam vā api avindata
hi tasya vanasya mārgaḥ jalaughena pūritaḥ vai

20. The bird-hunter (vihaṅgahā) found neither low-lying ground nor high ground, for the path of that forest was completely filled with a flood of water.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• निम्नम् (nimnam) - low, depressed, low ground

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

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, he obtained

• विहङ्गहा (vihaṅgahā) - bird-killer, fowler

• पूरितः (pūritaḥ) - filled, full

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• जलौघेन (jalaughena) - by a flood of water

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, road

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• वनस्य (vanasya) - of the forest

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

निम्नम् (nimnam) - low, depressed, low ground

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimna

nimna - low, depressed, deep; low ground, hollow

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, high ground, firm land; a place, spot, site

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vid

root 'vid' (7th class, Atmanepada)

Root: vid (class 7)

Note: Atmanepada form

विहङ्गहा (vihaṅgahā) - bird-killer, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihaṅgahā

vihaṅgahā - bird-killer, fowler

Compound type : tatpurusha (vihaṅga+han)

• vihaṅga – bird
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, striker
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root han 'to strike/kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

पूरितः (pūritaḥ) - filled, full

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrita

pūrita - filled, full, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root pṛ/pūr 'to fill'

Root: pṛ (class 9)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

जलौघेन (jalaughena) - by a flood of water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jalaugha

jalaugha - flood of water, torrent

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+ogha)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – stream, flood, torrent, mass
  noun (masculine)

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, street

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वनस्य (vanasya) - of the forest

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)