महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-30, verse-3

तं पतन्तमभिद्रुत्य परिजग्राह वासवः ।
वराणामीश्वरो दाता सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥३॥

3. taṁ patantamabhidrutya parijagrāha vāsavaḥ ,
varāṇāmīśvaro dātā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ.

3. tam patantam abhidrutya parijagrāha vāsavaḥ
varāṇām īśvaraḥ dātā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

3. vāsavaḥ varāṇām īśvaraḥ dātā sarvabhūtahite
rataḥ tam patantam abhidrutya parijagrāha

3. Indra, the lord and bestower of boons, devoted to the well-being of all creatures, rushed towards him as he was falling and caught him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Matanga) (him, that)

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - him who was falling (falling, flying)

• अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - having rushed towards, having run to

• परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - he caught, grasped, took hold of

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

• वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons (of boons, of choices)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord (of boons) (lord, master, ruler)

• दाता (dātā) - bestower (of boons) (giver, bestower)

• सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - in the well-being of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings)

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted (to the welfare of all beings) (devoted, engrossed, delighted)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Matanga) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of parijagrāha.

पतन्तम् (patantam) - him who was falling (falling, flying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying

present active participle

Present active participle of root pat (to fall, fly).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tam.

अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - having rushed towards, having run to

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Gerund of root dru (to run) with abhi prefix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - he caught, grasped, took hold of

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice of root grah with pari prefix.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (epithet of Indra)

Descendant of Vasu (father of Indra in some traditions).

Note: Subject of parijagrāha.

वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons (of boons, of choices)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, choice, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ

Note: Connects to īśvaraḥ and dātā.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord (of boons) (lord, master, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller

From root īś (to rule, be master of).

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Epithet of Indra.

दाता (dātā) - bestower (of boons) (giver, bestower)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

agent noun

Agent noun from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Epithet of Indra.

सर्वभूतहिते (sarvabhūtahite) - in the well-being of all creatures (in the welfare of all beings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtahita

sarvabhūtahita - welfare of all beings, beneficial to all creatures

Compound: sarva (all) + bhūta (beings) + hita (welfare, beneficial).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+hita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root dhā (to place, set) with hi as a variant or related meaning.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Connects to rataḥ.

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted (to the welfare of all beings) (devoted, engrossed, delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, devoted, engrossed in

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root ram (to delight, rejoice).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāsavaḥ.