महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-52

तानौदकान्पक्षिगणान्निरीक्ष्य भरतर्षभः ।
तानेवानुसरन्रम्यं ददर्श सुमहत्सरः ॥५२॥

52. tānaudakānpakṣigaṇānnirīkṣya bharatarṣabhaḥ ,
tānevānusaranramyaṁ dadarśa sumahatsaraḥ.

52. tān audakān pakṣigaṇān nirīkṣya bharatarṣabhaḥ
tān eva anusaran ramyam dadarśa sumahat saraḥ

52. Having seen those aquatic flocks of birds, the best of the Bharatas, following those (birds), then saw a very great and beautiful lake.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (flocks) (those, them)

• औदकान् (audakān) - aquatic (birds) (aquatic, watery)

• पक्षिगणान् (pakṣigaṇān) - the flocks of birds (flocks of birds, multitude of birds)

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas (referring to the hero, likely Bhimasena) (best of Bharatas, bull of Bharatas)

• तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those, them)

• एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, just, only)

• अनुसरन् (anusaran) - following (them) (following, going after)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (delightful, beautiful, charming)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - a very great (very great, very large)

• सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, large body of water)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (flocks) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

औदकान् (audakān) - aquatic (birds) (aquatic, watery)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of audaka

audaka - aquatic, watery, relating to water

Derived from udaka (water)

Note: Agrees with pakṣigaṇān

पक्षिगणान् (pakṣigaṇān) - the flocks of birds (flocks of birds, multitude of birds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pakṣigaṇa

pakṣigaṇa - flock of birds, multitude of birds

Compound type : tatpurusha (pakṣin+gaṇa)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – flock, multitude, group
  noun (masculine)

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root √īkṣ with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas (referring to the hero, likely Bhimasena) (best of Bharatas, bull of Bharatas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, chief among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, a specific clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the 'aquatic flocks of birds'.

एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

अनुसरन् (anusaran) - following (them) (following, going after)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛ

sṛ - to go, to move, to flow

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root √sṛ with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bharatarṣabhaḥ

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (delightful, beautiful, charming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, beautiful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

Gerundive form from root √ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saraḥ

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - a very great (very great, very large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Compound type : pradi (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with saraḥ

सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, large body of water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool, water