महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-3

स वल्मीकोऽभवदृषिर्लताभिरभिसंवृतः ।
कालेन महता राजन्समाकीर्णः पिपीलिकैः ॥३॥

3. sa valmīko'bhavadṛṣirlatābhirabhisaṁvṛtaḥ ,
kālena mahatā rājansamākīrṇaḥ pipīlikaiḥ.

3. sa valmīkaḥ abhavat ṛṣiḥ latābhiḥ abhisaṃvṛtaḥ
kālena mahatā rājan samākīrṇaḥ pipīlikaiḥ

3. The sage became a termite mound, completely covered by creepers. After a long time, O king, he was swarmed by ants.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - termite mound, anthill

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

• अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, completely surrounded

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by long

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• समाकीर्णः (samākīrṇaḥ) - swarmed, filled, covered, overrun

• पिपीलिकैः (pipīlikaiḥ) - by ants

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - termite mound, anthill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valmīka

valmīka - termite mound, anthill

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

लताभिः (latābhiḥ) - by creepers, by vines

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, climbing plant

अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, completely surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃvṛta

abhisaṁvṛta - covered, enveloped, completely surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `vṛ` (to cover, enclose) with prefixes `abhi-` (towards, completely) and `sam-` (together, thoroughly).

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

महता (mahatā) - by great, by long

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive

Note: Agrees with `kālena`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

समाकीर्णः (samākīrṇaḥ) - swarmed, filled, covered, overrun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samākīrṇa

samākīrṇa - swarmed, filled, covered, overrun

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `kīr` (to scatter, spread) with prefixes `sam-` (together) and `ā-` (towards, completely).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kīr (class 6)

पिपीलिकैः (pipīlikaiḥ) - by ants

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant