महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-166, verse-5

ततोऽन्यस्मिन्गते चाह्नि विरूपाक्षोऽब्रवीत्सुतम् ।
न प्रेक्षे राजधर्माणमद्य पुत्र खगोत्तमम् ॥५॥

5. tato'nyasmingate cāhni virūpākṣo'bravītsutam ,
na prekṣe rājadharmāṇamadya putra khagottamam.

5. tataḥ anyasmin gate ca ahni virūpākṣaḥ abravīt
sutam na prekṣe rājadharmāṇam adya putra khagottamam

5. tataḥ anyasmin ahni gate ca virūpākṣaḥ sutam abravīt
putra adya rājadharmāṇam khagottamam na prekṣe

5. Then, on the following day, Virūpākṣa spoke to his son: 'My son, today I do not see that best among birds who embodies the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a king.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another, on another, in a different

• गते (gate) - having gone, passed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

• विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virūpākṣa

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• सुतम् (sutam) - to the son

• न (na) - not

• प्रेक्षे (prekṣe) - I see, I observe

• राजधर्माणम् (rājadharmāṇam) - one who embodies the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a king, one who follows royal duty

• अद्य (adya) - today

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• खगोत्तमम् (khagottamam) - the best among birds

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another, on another, in a different

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

गते (gate) - having gone, passed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - Virūpākṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - one with deformed eyes (a name of Śiva or an asura); Virūpākṣa (proper name)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (virūpa+akṣa)

• virūpa – deformed, ugly, ill-formed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

सुतम् (sutam) - to the son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (from sū)

Root: sū (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षे (prekṣe) - I see, I observe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राजधर्माणम् (rājadharmāṇam) - one who embodies the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a king, one who follows royal duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājadharman

rājadharman - royal duty, royal law, intrinsic nature of a king

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+dharma)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

खगोत्तमम् (khagottamam) - the best among birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khagottama

khagottama - best among birds

Compound type : Tatpurusha (khaga+uttama)

• khaga – bird, sky-goer
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'kha' (sky) + 'ga' (goer)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)