महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-163, verse-9

समन्ततो द्विजश्रेष्ठा वल्गु कूजन्ति तत्र वै ।
मनुष्यवदनास्त्वन्ये भारुण्डा इति विश्रुताः ।
भूलिङ्गशकुनाश्चान्ये समुद्रं सर्वतोऽभवन् ॥९॥

9. samantato dvijaśreṣṭhā valgu kūjanti tatra vai ,
manuṣyavadanāstvanye bhāruṇḍā iti viśrutāḥ ,
bhūliṅgaśakunāścānye samudraṁ sarvato'bhavan.

9. samantataḥ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ valgu kūjanti
tatra vai manuṣyavadanāḥ tu anye
bhāruṇḍāḥ iti viśrutāḥ bhūliṅgaśakunāḥ
ca anye samudram sarvataḥ abhavan

9. tatra vai samantataḥ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ
valgu kūjanti anye tu manuṣyavadanāḥ
bhāruṇḍāḥ iti viśrutāḥ ca anye
bhūliṅgaśakunāḥ samudram sarvataḥ abhavan

9. All around that place, excellent birds cooed sweetly. Others, known as Bhāruṇḍa birds, had human faces. And still others, Bhūliṅga birds, were present all around the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः (dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent birds (best of the twice-born, excellent birds)

• वल्गु (valgu) - sweetly (charmingly, sweetly, beautifully)

• कूजन्ति (kūjanti) - they coo (they coo, they chirp)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• मनुष्यवदनाः (manuṣyavadanāḥ) - human-faced

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

• अन्ये (anye) - others (birds) (others)

• भारुण्डाः (bhāruṇḍāḥ) - Bhāruṇḍa birds (Bhāruṇḍa birds (a mythical bird))

• इति (iti) - so-called (thus, so, so-called)

• विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known (famous, well-known, renowned)

• भूलिङ्गशकुनाः (bhūliṅgaśakunāḥ) - Bhūliṅga birds (Bhūliṅga birds (a mythical bird))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (birds) (others)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (the ocean, the sea)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, everywhere)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they were present (they were, they became, they existed)

Words meanings and morphology

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

from samanta (entire, complete) + -tas suffix (indicating 'from all sides' or 'everywhere')

द्विजश्रेष्ठाः (dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent birds (best of the twice-born, excellent birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born, best of birds

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  from dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Refers to birds in this context.

वल्गु (valgu) - sweetly (charmingly, sweetly, beautifully)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

कूजन्ति (kūjanti) - they coo (they coo, they chirp)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kūj

Root: kūj (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

मनुष्यवदनाः (manuṣyavadanāḥ) - human-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣyavadana

manuṣyavadana - human-faced, having the face of a man

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manuṣya+vadana)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  from vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'anye'.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others (birds) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

भारुण्डाः (bhāruṇḍāḥ) - Bhāruṇḍa birds (Bhāruṇḍa birds (a mythical bird))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāruṇḍa

bhāruṇḍa - a kind of mythical bird, said to have a human face

इति (iti) - so-called (thus, so, so-called)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known (famous, well-known, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśruta

viśruta - heard, widely known, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

from vi-śru (to hear)

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'anye' and 'bhāruṇḍāḥ'.

भूलिङ्गशकुनाः (bhūliṅgaśakunāḥ) - Bhūliṅga birds (Bhūliṅga birds (a mythical bird))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūliṅgaśakuna

bhūliṅgaśakuna - a kind of mythical bird, Bhūliṅga bird

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūliṅga+śakuna)

• bhūliṅga – a kind of bird
  noun (masculine)
• śakuna – bird, omen
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific type of mythical bird.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others (birds) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (the ocean, the sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'abhavan' (they were/became all around the ocean).

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

from sarva (all) + -tas suffix

अभवन् (abhavan) - they were present (they were, they became, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)