महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-253, verse-3

आदित्यदीप्तां दिशमभ्युपेत्य मृगद्विजाः क्रूरमिमे वदन्ति ।
आयासमुग्रं प्रतिवेदयन्तो महाहवं शत्रुभिर्वावमानम् ॥३॥

3. ādityadīptāṁ diśamabhyupetya; mṛgadvijāḥ krūramime vadanti ,
āyāsamugraṁ prativedayanto; mahāhavaṁ śatrubhirvāvamānam.

3. ādityadīptām diśam abhyupetya mṛgadvijāḥ krūram ime vadanti
āyāsam ugram prativedayantaḥ mahāhavam śatrubhiḥ vāvamanam

3. Approaching the sun-drenched direction, these deer and birds speak cruelly, announcing a terrible strain and a great battle instigated by enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• आदित्यदीप्ताम् (ādityadīptām) - sun-illuminated, shining with the sun

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction

• अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached, having gone towards

• मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - deer and birds

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruelly, fierce, harsh

• इमे (ime) - these

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they say

• आयासम् (āyāsam) - strain, fatigue, trouble

• उग्रम् (ugram) - terrible, fierce, violent

• प्रतिवेदयन्तः (prativedayantaḥ) - announcing, making known

• महाहवम् (mahāhavam) - great battle

• शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies

• वावमनम् (vāvamanam) - instigated, desired, caused

Words meanings and morphology

आदित्यदीप्ताम् (ādityadīptām) - sun-illuminated, shining with the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ādityadīpta

ādityadīpta - illuminated by the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āditya+dīpta)

• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• dīpta – shining, bright, radiant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies diśam

दिशम् (diśam) - direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of abhyupetya

अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached, having gone towards

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix abhi and upa

From root i (to go) with abhi and upa

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Connects to vadanti

मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - deer and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgadvija

mṛgadvija - deer and birds (literally 'twice-born animals')

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+dvija)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born, bird, Brahmin, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  `dvi` (twice) + `ja` (born)
  Root: jan

Note: Subject of vadanti

क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruelly, fierce, harsh

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh

Note: Adverbial use

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to mṛgadvijāḥ

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present

3rd Person Plural, Active Voice, from root vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first half

आयासम् (āyāsam) - strain, fatigue, trouble

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyāsa

āyāsa - exertion, trouble, fatigue

From root yas with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yas (class 1)

Note: Object of prativedayantaḥ

उग्रम् (ugram) - terrible, fierce, violent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - terrible, fierce, mighty

Note: Qualifies āyāsam

प्रतिवेदयन्तः (prativedayantaḥ) - announcing, making known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prativedayat

prativedayat - announcing, making known

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From root vid (to know) in causative with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vid (class 10)

Note: Connects to mṛgadvijāḥ

महाहवम् (mahāhavam) - great battle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  From mahat
• hava – battle, calling
  noun (masculine)
  From root hu (to call, fight)
  Root: hu (class 1)

Note: Object of prativedayantaḥ

शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

Note: Agent for vāvamanam

वावमनम् (vāvamanam) - instigated, desired, caused

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāvamanam

van - to desire, to instigate, to conquer

Past Passive Participle

Possibly from intensive stem of root van (to desire, instigate). The form vāvamanam is rare; contextual interpretation favors 'instigated' or 'caused'.

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mahāhavam