महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-29

ततस्तु कालसमये बभूवुस्तेऽथ पक्षिणः ।
बुबुधे तांश्च स मुनिर्जातपक्षाञ्शकुन्तकान् ॥२९॥

29. tatastu kālasamaye babhūvuste'tha pakṣiṇaḥ ,
bubudhe tāṁśca sa munirjātapakṣāñśakuntakān.

29. tataḥ tu kālasamaye babhūvuḥ te atha pakṣiṇaḥ
bubudhe tān ca saḥ muniḥ jātapakṣān śakuntakān

29. tataḥ tu kālasamaye atha te pakṣiṇaḥ babhūvuḥ
ca saḥ muniḥ tān jātapakṣān śakuntakān bubudhe

29. Then, in due course, they became fully developed birds. That sage understood them as fledgling birds, having grown their wings.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• कालसमये (kālasamaye) - in due course (at the proper time) (at the time, at the proper time, at the season)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they came into being)

• ते (te) - they (the birds) (they, those)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

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

• बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he understood (he/she/it knew, understood)

• तान् (tān) - them (the birds) (them, those)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (Jājali) (sage, ascetic)

• जातपक्षान् (jātapakṣān) - fledgling birds, having grown their wings (having grown wings, fledged)

• शकुन्तकान् (śakuntakān) - little birds (little birds, young birds)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' (suffix for origin/cause)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

कालसमये (kālasamaye) - in due course (at the proper time) (at the time, at the proper time, at the season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kālasamaya

kālasamaya - time, proper season, occasion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+samaya)

• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• samaya – time, season, proper moment, agreement, convention
  noun (masculine)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they came into being)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - they (the birds) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Derived from 'pakṣa' (wing)

बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he understood (he/she/it knew, understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of budh

Root: budh (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them (the birds) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (Jājali) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired person

जातपक्षान् (jātapakṣān) - fledgling birds, having grown their wings (having grown wings, fledged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jātapakṣa

jātapakṣa - having developed wings, fledged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+pakṣa)

• jāta – born, produced, grown, happened
  verbal adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pakṣa – wing, feather, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śakuntakān'

शकुन्तकान् (śakuntakān) - little birds (little birds, young birds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śakuntaka

śakuntaka - little bird, young bird

Diminutive of śakunta (bird)

Note: Object of 'bubudhe'