महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-37

कथं नु कुसुमावाप्तिः स्याच्छीघ्रमिति चिन्तयन् ।
प्रतस्थे नरशार्दूलः पक्षिराडिव वेगितः ॥३७॥

37. kathaṁ nu kusumāvāptiḥ syācchīghramiti cintayan ,
pratasthe naraśārdūlaḥ pakṣirāḍiva vegitaḥ.

37. kathaṃ nu kusumāptiḥ syāt śīghram iti cintayan
pratasthe naraśārdūlaḥ pakṣirāṭ iva vegitaḥ

37. Thinking, "How indeed can I quickly obtain these flowers?", that tiger among men set out, swift as the king of birds.

Words meanings summery:

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

• कुसुमाप्तिः (kusumāptiḥ) - obtaining of flowers, acquisition of flowers

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of direct speech or thought)

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, reflecting, pondering

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, he departed

• नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Bhīma, who is referred to as 'tiger among men' (tiger among men, chief of men, eminent man)

• पक्षिराट् (pakṣirāṭ) - Garuda, the mythical eagle-king of birds (king of birds)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वेगितः (vegitaḥ) - swift, hastened, quickened

Words meanings and morphology

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

कुसुमाप्तिः (kusumāptiḥ) - obtaining of flowers, acquisition of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kusumāpti

kusumāpti - obtaining of flowers, acquisition of flowers

Compound type : tatpurusha (kusuma+āpti)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āpti – obtaining, acquisition, attainment, reaching
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root āp
  Derived from the root āp (to obtain, reach) with the suffix -ti
  Root: āp (class 5)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of syāt

Optative mood, third person singular, active voice

Optative form of the 2nd class root as

Root: as (class 2)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, reflecting, pondering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, reflecting, pondering

Present Active Participle

Derived from the 10th class root cint, present active participle

Root: cint (class 10)

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pratasthe

Perfect tense, third person singular, middle voice

Perfect tense (liṭ) form of the 1st class root sthā with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Bhīma, who is referred to as 'tiger among men' (tiger among men, chief of men, eminent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, chief of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, pre-eminent (used as the latter part of compounds)
  noun (masculine)

पक्षिराट् (pakṣirāṭ) - Garuda, the mythical eagle-king of birds (king of birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣirāj

pakṣirāj - king of birds

Compound type : tatpurusha (pakṣin+rājan)

• pakṣin – bird; winged being
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वेगितः (vegitaḥ) - swift, hastened, quickened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegita

vegita - swift, hastened, quickened, impelled

Derived from vega (speed, force)