महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-42

एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा वर्तिका घोरदर्शना ।
रुधिरं वमन्ती ददृशे प्रत्यादित्यमपस्वरा ॥४२॥

42. ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā vartikā ghoradarśanā ,
rudhiraṁ vamantī dadṛśe pratyādityamapasvarā.

42. ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā vartikā ghoradarśanā |
rudhiram vamantī dadṛśe prati ādityam apasvarā

42. A quail (vartikā) with only one wing, one eye, and one leg, dreadful to behold, was seen vomiting blood towards the sun (pratyādityam), making an inauspicious sound (apasvarā).

Words meanings summery:

• एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा (ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā) - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

• वर्तिका (vartikā) - quail, a bird

• घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• वमन्ती (vamantī) - vomiting, discharging

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

• अपस्वरा (apasvarā) - making an inauspicious sound, ill-omened

Words meanings and morphology

एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा (ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā) - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekapakṣākṣicaraṇa

ekapakṣākṣicaraṇa - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pakṣa+akṣi+caraṇa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• caraṇa – foot, leg, quarter (of a verse)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

वर्तिका (vartikā) - quail, a bird

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vartikā

vartikā - quail, a small bird, wick

घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

वमन्ती (vamantī) - vomiting, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vamant

vamant - vomiting, ejecting

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'vam' (to vomit)

Root: vam (class 1)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, passive/middle form (ātmanepada)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity (son of Aditi)

अपस्वरा (apasvarā) - making an inauspicious sound, ill-omened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apasvara

apasvara - discordant, inauspicious sound, ill-omened, unharmonious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apa+svara)

• apa – away, off, bad, contrary
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• svara – sound, tone, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svar (class 1)