महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-12

तस्योरुवाताभिहता ताम्रपल्लवबाहवः ।
विदूरजाताश्च लताः समाश्लिष्यन्त पादपान् ॥१२॥

12. tasyoruvātābhihatā tāmrapallavabāhavaḥ ,
vidūrajātāśca latāḥ samāśliṣyanta pādapān.

12. tasya uruvātābhihatā tāmrapallavabāhavaḥ
vidūrajātāḥ ca latāḥ samāśliṣyanta pādapān

12. Struck by his mighty wind, the creepers (latā), which had coppery sprouts for branches and grew extensively, clung tightly to the trees.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

• उरुवाताभिहता (uruvātābhihatā) - struck by a mighty wind, afflicted by a strong gust

• ताम्रपल्लवबाहवः (tāmrapallavabāhavaḥ) - having arms of coppery sprouts/leaves, with branches like coppery new leaves

• विदूरजाताः (vidūrajātāḥ) - grown extensively, produced from afar, widely grown

• च (ca) - and, also

• लताः (latāḥ) - creepers, vines, tendrils

• समाश्लिष्यन्त (samāśliṣyanta) - they clung closely, they embraced, they entwined themselves

• पादपान् (pādapān) - trees (those that drink with feet)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the source of the mighty wind (implied to be the demon/roar).

उरुवाताभिहता (uruvātābhihatā) - struck by a mighty wind, afflicted by a strong gust

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of uruvātābhihata

uruvātābhihata - struck by a mighty wind, afflicted by a strong gust

Compound: uru (mighty) + vāta (wind) + abhihata (struck)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uru+vāta+abhihata)

• uru – mighty, great, extensive
  adjective
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• abhihata – struck, afflicted, smitten
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix abhi-
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies latāḥ.

ताम्रपल्लवबाहवः (tāmrapallavabāhavaḥ) - having arms of coppery sprouts/leaves, with branches like coppery new leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tāmrapallavabāhu

tāmrapallavabāhu - having arms of coppery sprouts/leaves

Bahuvrīhi compound: tāmra (coppery) + pallava (sprout) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+pallava+bāhu)

• tāmra – coppery, red, bronze-colored
  adjective
• pallava – sprout, young leaf, shoot, tendril
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm, branch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies latāḥ, metaphorically describing their tendrils or young branches.

विदूरजाताः (vidūrajātāḥ) - grown extensively, produced from afar, widely grown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidūrajāta

vidūrajāta - grown extensively, produced from afar, widely grown

Compound: vi-dūra (very far/extensive) + jāta (born/grown)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidūra+jāta)

• vidūra – very far, distant, extensive
  adjective
  From vi- (intensive prefix) + dūra (far)
  Prefix: vi
• jāta – born, grown, produced
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √jan (to be born, to grow)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies latāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives qualifying latāḥ.

लताः (latāḥ) - creepers, vines, tendrils

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, tendril

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समाश्लिष्यन्त (samāśliṣyanta) - they clung closely, they embraced, they entwined themselves

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense 3rd person plural, middle voice, of verb root √śliṣ (to cling, embrace) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पादपान् (pādapān) - trees (those that drink with feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally 'foot-drinker', referring to roots)

Compound: pāda (foot, root) + pa (drinker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  agent noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of samāśliṣyanta.