महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-142, verse-22

तं वै शाकुनिकं दृष्ट्वा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ।
पूजयामास यत्नेन स पक्षी पक्षिजीविनम् ॥२२॥

22. taṁ vai śākunikaṁ dṛṣṭvā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā ,
pūjayāmāsa yatnena sa pakṣī pakṣijīvinam.

22. tam vai śākunikam dṛṣṭvā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
pūjayāmāsa yatnena sa pakṣī pakṣijīvinam

22. vai sa pakṣī tam śākunikam dṛṣṭvā vidhidṛṣṭena
karmaṇā yatnena pakṣijīvinam pūjayāmāsa

22. Indeed, upon seeing that fowler, the bird honored the bird-catcher carefully, through an act prescribed by scriptural injunction.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the fowler) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily (particle))

• शाकुनिकम् (śākunikam) - the fowler (fowler, bird-catcher)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by an act prescribed by scriptural injunction (by what is seen/sanctioned by sacred texts, by prescribed rule)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through an act (by an action, by a deed, by fate)

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored (he honored, worshipped)

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with great care (with effort, carefully, diligently)

• स (sa) - that (bird) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - the bird (bird)

• पक्षिजीविनम् (pakṣijīvinam) - the bird-catcher (bird-catcher, fowler)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the fowler) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily (particle))

(indeclinable)

शाकुनिकम् (śākunikam) - the fowler (fowler, bird-catcher)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śākunika

śākunika - fowler, bird-catcher

Derived from śakuna (bird).

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by an act prescribed by scriptural injunction (by what is seen/sanctioned by sacred texts, by prescribed rule)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - seen by injunction, prescribed by sacred rule

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, injunction, method, ordinance, sacred text
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed, visible, known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' with suffix -ta.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through an act (by an action, by a deed, by fate)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - honored (he honored, worshipped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pūj

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed with the auxiliary 'ās' and the stem 'pūjayā-'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with great care (with effort, carefully, diligently)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, attempt, care, diligence

From root 'yat' (to be glad).

Root: yat (class 1)

स (sa) - that (bird) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पक्षी (pakṣī) - the bird (bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

पक्षिजीविनम् (pakṣijīvinam) - the bird-catcher (bird-catcher, fowler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣijīvin

pakṣijīvin - one who lives by birds, fowler, bird-catcher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣi+jīvin)

• pakṣi – bird
  noun (masculine)
• jīvin – living, alive, one who lives by/on
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jīv' (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pūjayāmāsa'.