महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-182, verse-4

चरमाणस्तु सोऽरण्ये तृणवीरुत्समावृते ।
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गं ददर्श मुनिमन्तिके ।
स तेन निहतोऽरण्ये मन्यमानेन वै मृगम् ॥४॥

4. caramāṇastu so'raṇye tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛte ,
kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgaṁ dadarśa munimantike ,
sa tena nihato'raṇye manyamānena vai mṛgam.

4. caramāṇaḥ tu saḥ araṇye tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛte
| kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgam
dadarśa munim antike | sa tena
nihataḥ araṇye manyamānena vai mṛgam

4. While he (the prince) was moving about in the forest, which was covered with grass and creepers, he saw a sage nearby who wore an upper garment of black deer skin. The sage was indeed killed in the forest by him (the prince), who mistook him for a deer.

Words meanings summery:

• चरमाणः (caramāṇaḥ) - while he (the prince) was moving about (wandering, moving about, while moving)

• तु (tu) - while (but, indeed, however)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the prince) (that, he)

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• तृणवीरुत्समावृते (tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛte) - (the forest) covered with grass and creepers (covered with grass and creepers)

• कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गम् (kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgam) - (wearing) an upper garment of black deer skin

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

• अन्तिके (antike) - nearby, in the vicinity

• स (sa) - he (the sage) (he, that)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the prince) (by him)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• मन्यमानेन (manyamānena) - by the prince who mistook (him for a deer) (by him who was thinking, by him who mistook)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, verily

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal, game

Words meanings and morphology

चरमाणः (caramāṇaḥ) - while he (the prince) was moving about (wandering, moving about, while moving)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of car

car - to move, to wander, to roam

Present Middle Participle

root 'car' (1st class) + śānac suffix

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (the king/prince).

तु (tu) - while (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सः (saḥ) - he (the prince) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the prince from the previous verse.

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

तृणवीरुत्समावृते (tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛte) - (the forest) covered with grass and creepers (covered with grass and creepers)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛta

tṛṇavīrutsamāvṛta - covered with grass and creepers

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+vīrut+samāvṛta)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• vīrut – creeper, plant
  noun (feminine)
• samāvṛta – covered, surrounded, encompassed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root 'vṛ' with 'sam' and 'ā' prefixes
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `araṇye`.

कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गम् (kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgam) - (wearing) an upper garment of black deer skin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅga

kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅga - upper garment of black antelope skin

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛṣṇa+ajina+uttarāsaṅga)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective
• ajina – skin, hide (especially of an antelope)
  noun (neuter)
• uttarāsaṅga – upper garment, mantle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa', referring to the garment worn by the sage.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Active

root 'dṛś' (1st class), perfect third person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Object of `dadarśa`.

अन्तिके (antike) - nearby, in the vicinity

(indeclinable)

locative singular used as an adverb

Note: Adverbial usage of locative.

स (sa) - he (the sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the sage.

तेन (tena) - by him (the prince) (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the king/prince.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill

Past Passive Participle

root 'han' with 'ni' prefix + kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (the sage).

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

मन्यमानेन (manyamānena) - by the prince who mistook (him for a deer) (by him who was thinking, by him who mistook)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of man

man - to think, to suppose, to consider

Present Middle Participle

root 'man' (4th class) + śānac suffix, instrumental singular

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tena' (the prince).

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal, game

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Note: Object of `manyamānena`.