महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-56

कांश्चिच्छकुनजातांश्च विटपेषूत्कटानपि ।
कलापरचिताटोपान्विचित्रमुकुटानिव ।
विवरेषु तरूणां च मुदितान्ददृशुश्च ते ॥५६॥

56. kāṁścicchakunajātāṁśca viṭapeṣūtkaṭānapi ,
kalāparacitāṭopānvicitramukuṭāniva ,
vivareṣu tarūṇāṁ ca muditāndadṛśuśca te.

56. kān cit śakunajātān ca viṭapeṣu
utkaṭān api kalāparacitāṭopān
vicitramukuṭān iva vivareṣu
tarūṇām ca muditān dadṛśuḥ ca te

56. They also saw certain kinds of birds, prominent among the branches, who had arranged their plumage into magnificent displays, appearing as if adorned with splendid crowns. And they saw others (birds) joyful within the hollows of the trees.

Words meanings summery:

• कान् (kān) - some (referring to birds) (whom, what, some)

• चित् (cit) - some, any, even

• शकुनजातान् (śakunajātān) - kinds of birds, bird species

• च (ca) - and

• विटपेषु (viṭapeṣu) - in the branches

• उत्कटान् (utkaṭān) - prominent, formidable, intense

• अपि (api) - also, even

• कलापरचिताटोपान् (kalāparacitāṭopān) - with their plumage arranged in a grand display

• विचित्रमुकुटान् (vicitramukuṭān) - having wonderful crowns

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• विवरेषु (vivareṣu) - in the hollows, in the holes, in the cavities

• तरूणाम् (tarūṇām) - of trees

• च (ca) - and

• मुदितान् (muditān) - joyful, delighted

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

कान् (kān) - some (referring to birds) (whom, what, some)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)

चित् (cit) - some, any, even

(indeclinable)

शकुनजातान् (śakunajātān) - kinds of birds, bird species

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śakunajāta

śakunajāta - bird species, born of birds

Compound type : tatpurusha (śakuna+jāta)

• śakuna – bird, omen
  noun (masculine)
• jāta – born, produced, kind, species (as noun)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विटपेषु (viṭapeṣu) - in the branches

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṭapa

viṭapa - tree branch, shoot, foliage

उत्कटान् (utkaṭān) - prominent, formidable, intense

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utkaṭa

utkaṭa - prominent, formidable, excellent, intense, abundant

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

कलापरचिताटोपान् (kalāparacitāṭopān) - with their plumage arranged in a grand display

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kalāparacitāṭopa

kalāparacitāṭopa - having a display of arranged plumage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalāpa+racita+āṭopa)

• kalāpa – plumage, tail (of a peacock), bundle
  noun (masculine)
• racita – arranged, composed, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: rac (class 10)
• āṭopa – display, pomp, show, swelling
  noun (masculine)

विचित्रमुकुटान् (vicitramukuṭān) - having wonderful crowns

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vicitramukuṭa

vicitramukuṭa - having a wonderful crown, splendidly crowned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+mukuṭa)

• vicitra – variegated, wonderful, diverse
  adjective
• mukuṭa – crown, diadem, crest
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

विवरेषु (vivareṣu) - in the hollows, in the holes, in the cavities

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vivara

vivara - hole, cavity, hollow, opening

तरूणाम् (tarūṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुदितान् (muditān) - joyful, delighted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - joyful, delighted, happy

Past Passive Participle

Root: mud (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they