महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-263, verse-6

निहत्य गृध्रराजं स छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् ।
ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे सीतां गृहीत्वाङ्केन राक्षसः ॥६॥

6. nihatya gṛdhrarājaṁ sa chinnābhraśikharopamam ,
ūrdhvamācakrame sītāṁ gṛhītvāṅkena rākṣasaḥ.

6. nihatya gṛdhrarājam saḥ chinnābhraśikharopamam
ūrdhvam ācakrame sītām gṛhītvā aṅkena rākṣasaḥ

6. Having killed the king of vultures, who resembled a peak of a broken cloud, that demon (rākṣasa), holding Sita in his arms, ascended upwards.

Words meanings summery:

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after striking

• गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - the king of vultures (Jatayu) (the king of vultures)

• सः (saḥ) - He (Ravana) (he, that one)

• छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् (chinnābhraśikharopamam) - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

• आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - ascended, moved upwards, went

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding

• अङ्केन (aṅkena) - in his arms (by the lap, in the arms, on the side)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Ravana) (the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after striking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni and suffix -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - the king of vultures (Jatayu) (the king of vultures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rājan)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - He (Ravana) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् (chinnābhraśikharopamam) - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of chinnābhraśikharopama

chinnābhraśikharopama - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chinna+abhra+śikhara+upama)

• chinna – broken, severed, cut
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, likeness
  adjective (neuter)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

(indeclinable)

आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - ascended, moved upwards, went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kram

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name, heroine of the Ramayana)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

अङ्केन (aṅkena) - in his arms (by the lap, in the arms, on the side)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, embrace, mark

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Ravana) (the demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit