महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-27

प्रसार्य बाहू पततः प्रसार्य चरणावपि ।
रूपं पितुरपश्यं तच्छकुनेः पततो यथा ॥२७॥

27. prasārya bāhū patataḥ prasārya caraṇāvapi ,
rūpaṁ piturapaśyaṁ tacchakuneḥ patato yathā.

27. prasārya bāhū patataḥ prasārya caraṇau api
rūpam pituḥ apaśyam tat śakuneḥ patataḥ yathā

27. I saw the form of my falling father, with his arms stretched out and also his feet, just like that of a falling bird (śakuni).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having stretched out, having extended

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

• पततः (patataḥ) - Of the falling father (Bhishma) (of the falling one, falling)

• प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having stretched out, having extended

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

• पितुः (pituḥ) - Of Bhishma, who is like a father to Sanjaya (of the father)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the form of the father (that, that form)

• शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of a bird

• पततः (patataḥ) - Of the falling bird (of the falling one, falling)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having stretched out, having extended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pra-√sṛ (to stretch out, to spread)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

पततः (patataḥ) - Of the falling father (Bhishma) (of the falling one, falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, alighting

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having stretched out, having extended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pra-√sṛ (to stretch out, to spread)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, movement

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

पितुः (pituḥ) - Of Bhishma, who is like a father to Sanjaya (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect

From √dṛś (to see), with 'a' augment for past tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Root √dṛś is conjugated as paśyati in present tense.

तत् (tat) - Referring to the form of the father (that, that form)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of a bird

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - bird, large bird of prey

पततः (patataḥ) - Of the falling bird (of the falling one, falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, alighting

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)