महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-8

स्तोककाः शिखिनश्चैव पुंस्कोकिलगणैः सह ।
मत्ताः परिपतन्ति स्म दर्दुराश्चैव दर्पिताः ॥८॥

8. stokakāḥ śikhinaścaiva puṁskokilagaṇaiḥ saha ,
mattāḥ paripatanti sma dardurāścaiva darpitāḥ.

8. stokakāḥ śikhinaḥ ca eva puṃskokilagaṇaiḥ saha
mattāḥ paripatatanti sma dardurāḥ ca eva darpitāḥ

8. The rain-birds and peacocks, together with groups of male cuckoos, flew around excitedly; and the frogs too were exultant.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तोककाः (stokakāḥ) - rain-birds, cuckoos (a specific type)

• शिखिनः (śikhinaḥ) - peacocks

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also, only

• पुंस्कोकिलगणैः (puṁskokilagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of male cuckoos

• सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

• मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - excited, intoxicated, exhilarated, joyous

• परिपतन्ति (paripatanti) - Referring to birds flying around (they fly around, they flutter about, they fall down)

• स्म (sma) - Indicates past tense when used with a present tense verb (indeed, certainly, (past tense indicator))

• दर्दुराः (dardurāḥ) - frogs

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also, only

• दर्पिताः (darpitāḥ) - Frogs become boisterous and 'proud' in monsoon, croaking loudly. (proud, arrogant, excited, exultant)

Words meanings and morphology

स्तोककाः (stokakāḥ) - rain-birds, cuckoos (a specific type)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stokaka

stokaka - rain-bird, cuckoo, a small bird

शिखिनः (śikhinaḥ) - peacocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śikhin

śikhin - peacock, crested, horned

Possessive suffix -in added to śikhā (crest)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also, only

(indeclinable)

पुंस्कोकिलगणैः (puṁskokilagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of male cuckoos

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṃskokilagaṇa

puṁskokilagaṇa - a group of male cuckoos

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṃs+kokila+gaṇa)

• puṃs – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)
• kokila – cuckoo, Indian cuckoo
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

(indeclinable)

मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - excited, intoxicated, exhilarated, joyous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, excited, exhilarated, joyous, ardent, proud

Past Passive Participle

From root mad (to be glad, rejoice, be excited)

Root: mad (class 4)

परिपतन्ति (paripatanti) - Referring to birds flying around (they fly around, they flutter about, they fall down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paripat

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

स्म (sma) - Indicates past tense when used with a present tense verb (indeed, certainly, (past tense indicator))

(indeclinable)

दर्दुराः (dardurāḥ) - frogs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dardura

dardura - frog

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also, only

(indeclinable)

दर्पिताः (darpitāḥ) - Frogs become boisterous and 'proud' in monsoon, croaking loudly. (proud, arrogant, excited, exultant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darpita

darpita - made proud, arrogant, excited, confident, swollen

Past Passive Participle

From the causative stem darpaya of root dṛp (to be proud, to exult)

Root: dṛp (class 4)