महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-162, verse-37

तथा तु वसतस्तस्य दस्युग्रामे सुखं तदा ।
अगच्छन्बहवो मासा निघ्नतः पक्षिणो बहून् ॥३७॥

37. tathā tu vasatastasya dasyugrāme sukhaṁ tadā ,
agacchanbahavo māsā nighnataḥ pakṣiṇo bahūn.

37. tathā tu vasataḥ tasya dasyugrāme sukhaṃ tadā
agacchan bahavaḥ māsāḥ nighnataḥ pakṣiṇaḥ bahūn

37. tathā tu tasya dasyugrāme sukham vasataḥ tadā
bahavaḥ māsāḥ agacchan nighnataḥ bahūn pakṣiṇaḥ

37. Thus, as he was happily residing in the dacoit village, many months passed for him then, while he killed many birds.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus (so, thus, in that manner)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - as he was living (of him living, while living)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Gautama) (of him, his, of that)

• दस्युग्रामे (dasyugrāme) - in the dacoit village

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, easily)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• अगच्छन् (agacchan) - they (months) passed (they went, they passed)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

• मासाः (māsāḥ) - months

• निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - as he killed (of one who is killing, while killing)

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds (birds, winged creatures (plural))

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous (accusative plural))

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

वसतः (vasataḥ) - as he was living (of him living, while living)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - living, residing, dwelling

Present Active Participle

From root 'vas' (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of the subject.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Gautama) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Gautama.

दस्युग्रामे (dasyugrāme) - in the dacoit village

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dasyugrāma

dasyugrāma - dacoit village, village of robbers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dasyu+grāma)

• dasyu – dacoit, robber, enemy, barbarian
  noun (masculine)
• grāma – village, hamlet, community
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grabh

Note: Denotes location.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, easily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix.

अगच्छन् (agacchan) - they (months) passed (they went, they passed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect 3rd plural.

Root: gam (class 1)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'māsāḥ'.

मासाः (māsāḥ) - months

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month, moon

Note: Subject of 'agacchan'.

निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - as he killed (of one who is killing, while killing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nighnat

nighnat - killing, striking, destroying

Present Active Participle

From prefix 'ni-' and root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes an action performed by Gautama.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds (birds, winged creatures (plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

From 'pakṣa' (wing).

Note: Object of 'nighnataḥ'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous (accusative plural))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'pakṣiṇaḥ'.