महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-350, verse-2

नाग उवाच ।
यस्य रश्मिसहस्रेषु शाखास्विव विहंगमाः ।
वसन्त्याश्रित्य मुनयः संसिद्धा दैवतैः सह ॥२॥

2. nāga uvāca ,
yasya raśmisahasreṣu śākhāsviva vihaṁgamāḥ ,
vasantyāśritya munayaḥ saṁsiddhā daivataiḥ saha.

2. nāgaḥ uvāca yasya raśmisahasreṣu śākhāsu iva vihaṅgamāḥ
vasanti āśritya munayaḥ saṃsiddhāḥ daivataiḥ saha

2. The Naga said, "In whose thousands of rays, perfected sages (muni) dwell, taking refuge there, just like birds on branches, accompanied by the gods."

Words meanings summery:

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - a snake, a serpent-demon, a Nāga

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यस्य (yasya) - of the Sun god (from previous verse's context) (whose, of which)

• रश्मिसहस्रेषु (raśmisahasreṣu) - in thousands of rays

• शाखासु (śākhāsu) - on branches

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell, reside

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• संसिद्धाः (saṁsiddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished

• दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by gods, with gods

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

नागः (nāgaḥ) - a snake, a serpent-demon, a Nāga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent-demon

Root: nag

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Irregular perfect of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्य (yasya) - of the Sun god (from previous verse's context) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the Sun god, implied subject of the preceding verse.

रश्मिसहस्रेषु (raśmisahasreṣu) - in thousands of rays

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of raśmisahasra

raśmisahasra - a thousand rays

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raśmi+sahasra)

• raśmi – ray, beam, rein
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Locative of place where sages reside.

शाखासु (śākhāsu) - on branches

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough

Root: śakh

Note: Part of the simile śākhāsu iva (like on branches).

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird (lit. 'going in the sky')

From vi-han-gam, more precisely vi-kham-gama (kham=sky)

Prefix: vi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell, reside

(verb)

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

Present active

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Verb for munayaḥ saṃsiddhāḥ.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix ā and root śri

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of resorting with dwelling.

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Root: man

Note: Subject of vasanti.

संसिद्धाः (saṁsiddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsiddha

saṁsiddha - perfectly accomplished, perfected

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of saṃ-sidh (to be accomplished)

Prefix: sam

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying munayaḥ.

दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by gods, with gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivata

daivata - a deity, god

From deva + -ta (collective/abstract suffix)

Note: Used with saha to mean 'with gods'.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)