महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-142, verse-29

एवमुक्तस्ततः पक्षी पर्णान्यास्तीर्य भूतले ।
यथाशुष्काणि यत्नेन ज्वलनार्थं द्रुतं ययौ ॥२९॥

29. evamuktastataḥ pakṣī parṇānyāstīrya bhūtale ,
yathāśuṣkāṇi yatnena jvalanārthaṁ drutaṁ yayau.

29. evam uktaḥ tataḥ pakṣī parṇāni āstīrya bhūtale
yathā śuṣkāṇi yatnena jvalanārtham drutam yayau

29. pakṣī evam uktaḥ tataḥ bhūtale yathā śuṣkāṇi
parṇāni jvalanārtham yatnena āstīrya drutam yayau

29. Having thus been addressed, the bird then swiftly went to collect dry leaves, which it carefully spread on the ground for a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

• पर्णानि (parṇāni) - leaves

• आस्तीर्य (āstīrya) - having spread, having scattered

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• शुष्काणि (śuṣkāṇi) - dry (ones)

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

• ज्वलनार्थम् (jvalanārtham) - for the purpose of burning, for a fire

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly

• ययौ (yayau) - went

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

(indeclinable)

पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

पर्णानि (parṇāni) - leaves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of parṇa

parṇa - leaf, feather

आस्तीर्य (āstīrya) - having spread, having scattered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix ā + root stṛ (to spread) + suffix lyaP

Prefix: ā

Root: stṛ (class 5)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, earth's surface

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta+tala)

• bhūta – earth, being, element
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

शुष्काणि (śuṣkāṇi) - dry (ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, dried

Past Passive Participle

From root śuṣ (to dry)

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, care

ज्वलनार्थम् (jvalanārtham) - for the purpose of burning, for a fire

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jvalana+artha)

• jvalana – burning, blazing, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially as an accusative of purpose.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially as an accusative.

ययौ (yayau) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)