महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-20

महायोगगतिं त्वग्र्यां व्यासोत्थाय महातपाः ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण शुकाभिपतनं ययौ ॥२०॥

20. mahāyogagatiṁ tvagryāṁ vyāsotthāya mahātapāḥ ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa śukābhipatanaṁ yayau.

20. mahāyogagatim tu agryām vyāsaḥ utthāya mahātapaḥ
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa śukābhipatanam yayau

20. tu mahātapaḥ vyāsaḥ utthāya agryām mahāyogagatim
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa śukābhipatanam yayau

20. But the great ascetic (tapas) Vyasa, having risen, went with supreme great yogic (yoga) speed, reaching the place where Shuka had gone in just the twinkling of an eye.

Words meanings summery:

• महायोगगतिम् (mahāyogagatim) - supreme great yogic (yoga) speed (great yogic movement/speed)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• अग्र्याम् (agryām) - supreme (foremost, excellent, best)

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - the sage Vyasa, father of Shuka (an arranger, an author, the sage Vyasa)

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen (having risen, having stood up)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - the great ascetic (having great asceticism, great ascetic)

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the twinkling of an eye (in the space of a moment, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye)

• शुकाभिपतनम् (śukābhipatanam) - the place where Shuka had gone (Shuka's descent, Shuka's going down, the place where Shuka went)

• ययौ (yayau) - he went

Words meanings and morphology

महायोगगतिम् (mahāyogagatim) - supreme great yogic (yoga) speed (great yogic movement/speed)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāyogagati

mahāyogagati - great yogic movement, speed of a great yogi

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+yoga+gati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, abstract meditation, system of philosophy
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj- (to join, to concentrate).
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• gati – going, motion, movement, course
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam- (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yayau'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

अग्र्याम् (agryām) - supreme (foremost, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, principal, best, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'mahāyogagatim'.

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - the sage Vyasa, father of Shuka (an arranger, an author, the sage Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - an arranger, compiler, author; the celebrated sage, son of Parāśara, traditionally credited with compiling the Vedas and authoring the Mahabharata

Note: Subject of the sentence.

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen (having risen, having stood up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root sthā- (to stand) with upasarga ut- + suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - the great ascetic (having great asceticism, great ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - having great asceticism or penance, a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tapas – heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Vyasa.

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the twinkling of an eye (in the space of a moment, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - mere interval of a twinkling, in an instant

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – twinkling of the eye, a moment
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- + miṣ- (to close eyes).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• antara – interval, space, difference, inner
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere
  adjective (neuter)
  From root mā- (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the time taken.

शुकाभिपतनम् (śukābhipatanam) - the place where Shuka had gone (Shuka's descent, Shuka's going down, the place where Shuka went)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śukābhipatana

śukābhipatana - Shuka's descent, Shuka's fall, the place where Shuka went

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuka+abhipatana)

• śuka – a parrot, a sage (son of Vyasa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhipatana – flying or falling down, descent, approach
  noun (neuter)
  From abhi- + pat- (to fall, fly).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yayau'.

ययौ (yayau) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)