महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-4

गृध्रकङ्कवडाश्चैव वाचोऽमुञ्चन्सुदारुणाः ।
वृत्रस्योपरि संहृष्टाश्चक्रवत्परिबभ्रमुः ॥४॥

4. gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāścaiva vāco'muñcansudāruṇāḥ ,
vṛtrasyopari saṁhṛṣṭāścakravatparibabhramuḥ.

4. gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāḥ ca eva vācaḥ amuñcan sudāruṇāḥ
| vṛtrasya upari saṃhṛṣṭāḥ cakravat paribabhramuḥ

4. gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāḥ ca eva sudāruṇāḥ vācaḥ amuñcan.
saṃhṛṣṭāḥ te cakravat vṛtrasya upari paribabhramuḥ

4. Vultures, herons, and crows, uttering very dreadful cries, joyfully circled like a wheel above Vṛtra.

Words meanings summery:

• गृध्रकङ्कवडाः (gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāḥ) - vultures, herons, and crows

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - cries (cries, sounds, words)

• अमुञ्चन् (amuñcan) - they uttered (cries) (they uttered, they released, they let go)

• सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce

• वृत्रस्य (vṛtrasya) - of Vṛtra

• उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top of

• संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, thrilled

• चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, in a circle

• परिबभ्रमुः (paribabhramuḥ) - they circled around (they circled, they wandered around)

Words meanings and morphology

गृध्रकङ्कवडाः (gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍāḥ) - vultures, herons, and crows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍa

gṛdhrakaṅkavaḍa - vultures, herons, and crows

Dvandva compound of gṛdhra (vulture), kaṅka (heron/crane), and vaḍa (a kind of bird, often crow or raven)

Compound type : dvandva (gṛdhra+kaṅka+vaḍa)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛdh
• kaṅka – heron, crane
  noun (masculine)
• vaḍa – crow, raven, a species of bird
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

particle emphasizing the preceding word or idea

वाचः (vācaḥ) - cries (cries, sounds, words)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, sound

Root: vac

अमुञ्चन् (amuñcan) - they uttered (cries) (they uttered, they released, they let go)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural Imperfect active of √muc

Root: muc (class 6)

सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound of su (very) and dāruṇa (terrible)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective
  Root: dṝ

वृत्रस्य (vṛtrasya) - of Vṛtra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of an asura)

उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top of

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb

संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, thrilled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - delighted, highly pleased, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √hṛṣ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, in a circle

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat added to cakra (wheel)

परिबभ्रमुः (paribabhramuḥ) - they circled around (they circled, they wandered around)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhram

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active of √bhram with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: bhram (class 1)