महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-262, verse-16

रावणस्तु यतिर्भूत्वा मुण्डः कुण्डी त्रिदण्डधृक् ।
मृगश्च भूत्वा मारीचस्तं देशमुपजग्मतुः ॥१६॥

16. rāvaṇastu yatirbhūtvā muṇḍaḥ kuṇḍī tridaṇḍadhṛk ,
mṛgaśca bhūtvā mārīcastaṁ deśamupajagmatuḥ.

16. rāvaṇaḥ tu yatiḥ bhūtvā muṇḍaḥ kuṇḍī tridaṇḍadhṛk
mṛgaḥ ca bhūtvā mārīcaḥ tam deśam upajagmatuḥ

16. But Ravana, transforming himself into an ascetic (yati) — bald, carrying a water pot (kuṇḍī), and holding a triple staff (tridaṇḍadhṛk) — and Maricha, having become a deer (mṛga), both approached that spot.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• यतिः (yatiḥ) - ascetic, renunciant

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• मुण्डः (muṇḍaḥ) - bald, shaven-headed

• कुण्डी (kuṇḍī) - one who carries a water-pot

• त्रिदण्डधृक् (tridaṇḍadhṛk) - holding a triple staff

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal

• च (ca) - and

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - place, spot

• उपजग्मतुः (upajagmatuḥ) - they both approached

Words meanings and morphology

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (a rākṣasa king)

Root: ru (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यतिः (yatiḥ) - ascetic, renunciant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yati

yati - ascetic, renunciant, one who restrains himself

from yam (to restrain) + -ti suffix

Root: yam (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from bhū (to be, become) + -tvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुण्डः (muṇḍaḥ) - bald, shaven-headed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muṇḍa

muṇḍa - bald, shaven-headed (characteristic of an ascetic)

Note: Describes Ravana.

कुण्डी (kuṇḍī) - one who carries a water-pot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍin

kuṇḍin - one who carries a water-pot

Possessive adjective from kuṇḍa/kuṇḍī, suffix -in

Note: Describes Ravana.

त्रिदण्डधृक् (tridaṇḍadhṛk) - holding a triple staff

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tridaṇḍadhṛj

tridaṇḍadhṛj - holding a triple staff (symbol of a sannyāsin)

Compound of 'tridaṇḍa' (triple staff) and 'dhṛj' (bearer, from dhṛ - to hold)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridaṇḍa+dhṛj)

• tridaṇḍa – triple staff
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'daṇḍa' (staff)
• dhṛj – bearer, holder
  noun (masculine)
  from dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes Ravana.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Root: mṛg (class 10)

Note: Refers to Maricha in deer form.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Ravana's disguise with Maricha's.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from bhū (to be, become) + -tvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Maricha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Maricha (a rākṣasa)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - place, spot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Refers to Rama's hermitage area.

उपजग्मतुः (upajagmatuḥ) - they both approached

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, Perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect

from gam (to go) with upa (towards), Perfect 3rd person dual

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The dual ending indicates 'they two' (Ravana and Maricha).