महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-35

ततः प्रक्षीयमाणेषु तेष्वण्डेष्वण्डजोऽपरः ।
अशङ्कत महाप्राज्ञस्तं कदाचिद्ददर्श ह ॥३५॥

35. tataḥ prakṣīyamāṇeṣu teṣvaṇḍeṣvaṇḍajo'paraḥ ,
aśaṅkata mahāprājñastaṁ kadāciddadarśa ha.

35. tataḥ prakṣīyamāṇeṣu teṣu aṇḍeṣu aṇḍajaḥ aparaḥ
aśaṅkata mahāprājñaḥ tam kadācit dadarśa ha

35. Then, as those eggs were perishing, another very wise bird (aṇḍaja) became suspicious, and indeed, he saw him (the wicked swan) one day.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्रक्षीयमाणेषु (prakṣīyamāṇeṣu) - when being destroyed, perishing, diminishing

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those (eggs) (in those, among those)

• अण्डेषु (aṇḍeṣu) - in the eggs

• अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - egg-born, a bird

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

• अशङ्कत (aśaṅkata) - he suspected, doubted, feared

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise, greatly intelligent

• तम् (tam) - him (the wicked swan) (him, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रक्षीयमाणेषु (prakṣīyamāṇeṣu) - when being destroyed, perishing, diminishing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of prakṣīyamāṇa

prakṣīyamāṇa - being destroyed, perishing, diminishing

Present Passive Participle

from pra + √kṣi (to destroy, diminish) + śyān (passive participle suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

तेषु (teṣu) - in those (eggs) (in those, among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

अण्डेषु (aṇḍeṣu) - in the eggs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṇḍa

aṇḍa - egg

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - egg-born, a bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born, bird, snake, fish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  suffix indicating origin
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

अशङ्कत (aśaṅkata) - he suspected, doubted, feared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śaṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise, greatly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra + √jñā (to know)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तम् (tam) - him (the wicked swan) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)