महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-248, verse-3

पाण्डवा मृगयाशीलाश्चरन्तस्तन्महावनम् ।
विजह्रुरिन्द्रप्रतिमाः कंचित्कालमरिंदमाः ॥३॥

3. pāṇḍavā mṛgayāśīlāścarantastanmahāvanam ,
vijahrurindrapratimāḥ kaṁcitkālamariṁdamāḥ.

3. pāṇḍavāḥ mṛgayāśīlāḥ carantaḥ tat mahāvanam
vijahruḥ indrapratimāḥ kaṃcit kālam ariṃdamāḥ

3. The Pāṇḍavas, who were fond of hunting, roamed that great forest. These subduers of enemies, resembling Indra, thus enjoyed themselves for some time.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• मृगयाशीलाः (mṛgayāśīlāḥ) - fond of hunting, given to hunting

• चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - roaming, wandering

• तत् (tat) - that (great forest) (that, that one)

• महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

• विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - sported, played, enjoyed

• इन्द्रप्रतिमाः (indrapratimāḥ) - resembling Indra, like Indra

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - for some (time) (some, any, a certain)

• कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period)

• अरिंदमाः (ariṁdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Taddhita derivative from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Refers to the five Pāṇḍava brothers.

मृगयाशीलाः (mṛgayāśīlāḥ) - fond of hunting, given to hunting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgayāśīla

mṛgayāśīla - accustomed to hunting, delighting in the chase

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛgayā+śīla)

• mṛgayā – hunting, chase
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mṛg (class 10)
• śīla – habit, nature, custom; having the nature of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies pāṇḍavāḥ.

चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - roaming, wandering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (to move, roam) with śatṛ suffix, used as an adjective.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies pāṇḍavāḥ.

तत् (tat) - that (great forest) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies mahāvanam.

महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large wood

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of carantaḥ.

विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - sported, played, enjoyed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of hṛ

Perfect active 3rd plural

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: From vi + √hṛ.

इन्द्रप्रतिमाः (indrapratimāḥ) - resembling Indra, like Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of indrapratima

indrapratima - like Indra, resembling Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+pratimā)

• indra – king of the gods, a deity
  proper noun (masculine)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies pāṇḍavāḥ (the implied subject of vijahruḥ).

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - for some (time) (some, any, a certain)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, some

Note: Qualifies kālam.

कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

अरिंदमाः (ariṁdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dam (to subdue, tame).
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Epithet for the Pāṇḍavas.