महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-63, verse-22

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य गेहे गोमायुरुच्चैर्व्याहरदग्निहोत्रे ।
तं रासभाः प्रत्यभाषन्त राजन्समन्ततः पक्षिणश्चैव रौद्राः ॥२२॥

22. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya gehe; gomāyuruccairvyāharadagnihotre ,
taṁ rāsabhāḥ pratyabhāṣanta rāja;nsamantataḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva raudrāḥ.

22. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ rājñaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya gehe gomāyuḥ uccaiḥ vyāharat
agnihotre tam rāsabhāḥ pratyabhāṣanta
rājan samantataḥ pakṣiṇaḥ ca eva raudrāḥ

22. Vaiśampāyana said: Then, in the house of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a jackal howled loudly at the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice) altar. O King, donkeys and fierce birds responded to it from all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of the king)

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• गेहे (gehe) - in King Dhṛtarāṣṭra's house (in the house, in the home)

• गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

• व्याहरत् (vyāharat) - the jackal howled (howled, uttered, spoke)

• अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - at the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice) altar (in the fire sacrifice, at the altar)

• तम् (tam) - that (jackal) (that, him, it)

• रासभाः (rāsabhāḥ) - donkeys

• प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - responded, spoke in return

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)! (O king!)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, dreadful, terrible

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect (lit)

root vac, 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of the Kurus)

गेहे (gehe) - in King Dhṛtarāṣṭra's house (in the house, in the home)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, home

गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gomāyu

gomāyu - jackal, fox

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

(indeclinable)

व्याहरत् (vyāharat) - the jackal howled (howled, uttered, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hṛ

Imperfect (laṅ)

root hṛ with upasargas vi-ā, 3rd singular

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - at the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice) altar (in the fire sacrifice, at the altar)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - fire sacrifice, Vedic ritual involving fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – sacrifice, oblation, calling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)

तम् (tam) - that (jackal) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रासभाः (rāsabhāḥ) - donkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāsabha

rāsabha - donkey, ass

प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - responded, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect (laṅ)

root bhāṣ with upasarga prati-ā, 3rd plural

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)! (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raudra

raudra - fierce, dreadful, terrible, belonging to Rudra