महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-7

मनःकर्णसुखा नित्यं शृण्वन्नुच्चावचा गिरः ।
मुदितानामरण्येषु वसतां मृगपक्षिणाम् ॥७॥

7. manaḥkarṇasukhā nityaṁ śṛṇvannuccāvacā giraḥ ,
muditānāmaraṇyeṣu vasatāṁ mṛgapakṣiṇām.

7. manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ nityam śṛṇvan uccāvacāḥ
giraḥ muditānām araṇyeṣu vasatām mṛgapakṣiṇām

7. nityam araṇyeṣu vasatām muditānām mṛgapakṣiṇām
manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ uccāvacāḥ giraḥ śṛṇvan

7. Constantly listening to the various sounds, pleasing to the mind and ear, of the joyful deer and birds dwelling in the forests.

Words meanings summery:

• मनःकर्णसुखाः (manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ) - pleasing to the mind and ear

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing, listening

• उच्चावचाः (uccāvacāḥ) - various, high and low, diverse

• गिरः (giraḥ) - sounds (of animals) (sounds, voices, words, speeches)

• मुदितानाम् (muditānām) - of the joyful ones, of the happy ones

• अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in the forests, in the wildernesses

• वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, of those living

• मृगपक्षिणाम् (mṛgapakṣiṇām) - of deer and birds

Words meanings and morphology

मनःकर्णसुखाः (manaḥkarṇasukhāḥ) - pleasing to the mind and ear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manaḥkarṇasukha

manaḥkarṇasukha - pleasing to the mind and ear, agreeable to mind and ear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+karṇa+sukha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, agreeable
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'giraḥ'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śṛṇvan'.

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing, listening

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

present active participle

from root √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)

उच्चावचाः (uccāvacāḥ) - various, high and low, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of uccāvaca

uccāvaca - high and low, various, diverse

Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca)

• ucca – high, loud, exalted
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
• avaca – low, soft (as in sound), inferior
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'giraḥ'.

गिरः (giraḥ) - sounds (of animals) (sounds, voices, words, speeches)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gir

gir - voice, word, sound, speech

Root: √gṛ (class 6)

मुदितानाम् (muditānām) - of the joyful ones, of the happy ones

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - joyful, happy, delighted

past passive participle

from root √mud (to rejoice)

Root: √mud (class 1)

अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in the forests, in the wildernesses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

Note: Indicates the location of dwelling.

वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, of those living

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living, residing

present active participle

from root √vas (to dwell, live)

Root: √vas (class 1)

मृगपक्षिणाम् (mṛgapakṣiṇām) - of deer and birds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣin

mṛgapakṣin - deer and birds, wild animals and birds

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+pakṣin)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates possession or source of the sounds ('giraḥ').