महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-11

यथा ह्यनुदके मत्स्या निराक्रन्दे विहंगमाः ।
विहरेयुर्यथाकाममभिसृत्य पुनः पुनः ॥११॥

11. yathā hyanudake matsyā nirākrande vihaṁgamāḥ ,
vihareyuryathākāmamabhisṛtya punaḥ punaḥ.

11. yathā hi anudake matsyāḥ nirākrande vihaṅgamāḥ
vihareyuḥ yathākāmam abhisṛtya punar punar

11. yathā hi anudake matsyāḥ nirākrande vihaṅgamāḥ
yathākāmam punar punar abhisṛtya vihareyuḥ

11. Just as indeed, fish in waterless places and birds in desolate, cry-less regions would act as they please, repeatedly preying upon each other...

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• अनुदके (anudake) - in waterless places (in a waterless place, without water)

• मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

• निराक्रन्दे (nirākrande) - in desolate, cry-less regions (in a place without cry/noise, desolate)

• विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds (birds (lit. 'sky-goers'))

• विहरेयुः (vihareyuḥ) - they would act (they would roam, they would sport, they would enjoy)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as they please (as desired, according to wish, freely)

• अभिसृत्य (abhisṛtya) - having repeatedly preying upon each other (lit. having approached to attack) (having approached, having attacked, having come together)

• पुनर् (punar) - repeatedly (again, once more)

• पुनर् (punar) - repeatedly (again, once more)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

अनुदके (anudake) - in waterless places (in a waterless place, without water)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anudaka

anudaka - waterless, without water

Compound: an (negation) + udaka (water)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+udaka)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: locative singular, qualifying an implied 'deśe' (place)

मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish

निराक्रन्दे (nirākrande) - in desolate, cry-less regions (in a place without cry/noise, desolate)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirākranda

nirākranda - without cry, without noise, desolate

Compound: nir (without) + ākranda (cry, lament)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ākranda)

• nir – without, out of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ākranda – cry, lamentation, battle cry
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-krand
  Prefix: ā
  Root: krand (class 1)

Note: locative singular, qualifying an implied 'deśe' (place)

विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds (birds (lit. 'sky-goers'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṅgama

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

Compound: vihas (sky) + gama (going)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vihas+gama)

• vihas – sky, air
  noun (neuter)
• gama – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

विहरेयुः (vihareyuḥ) - they would act (they would roam, they would sport, they would enjoy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of vihar

Derived from √hṛ (to take, carry) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: potential mood, implying 'would' or 'should'

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as they please (as desired, according to wish, freely)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound (avyayībhāva)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – wish, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

अभिसृत्य (abhisṛtya) - having repeatedly preying upon each other (lit. having approached to attack) (having approached, having attacked, having come together)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive of √sṛ (to go) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: From abhi- + sṛ, 'to go towards, approach, attack'.

पुनर् (punar) - repeatedly (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition for emphasis.

पुनर् (punar) - repeatedly (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition for emphasis.