महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-22

इत्येवं वानरेन्द्रास्ते समाजग्मुः सहस्रशः ।
दिशस्तिस्रो विचित्याथ न तु ये दक्षिणां गताः ॥२२॥

22. ityevaṁ vānarendrāste samājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
diśastisro vicityātha na tu ye dakṣiṇāṁ gatāḥ.

22. iti evam vānarendrāḥ te samājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ
diśaḥ tisraḥ vicitya atha na tu ye dakṣiṇām gatāḥ

22. Thus, thousands of those monkey chiefs (vānarendra) assembled, having searched in three directions. But those who had gone to the south did not come back.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - chiefs of monkeys, lords of monkeys

• ते (te) - those (monkey chiefs) (they, those)

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having sought

• अथ (atha) - and then (then, and, now)

• न (na) - not

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

• ये (ye) - those who (who (plural))

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - to the south (direction) (to the south, southern)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies evam.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - chiefs of monkeys, lords of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarendra

vānarendra - chief of monkeys, king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of samājagmuḥ.

ते (te) - those (monkey chiefs) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies vānarendrāḥ.

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of samāgam

Perfect tense (liṭ) of gam- with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śas indicating distribution

Note: Adverbial.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Object of vicitya.

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies diśaḥ.

विचित्य (vicitya) - having searched, having sought

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed with -ya suffix, with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Action performed before samājagmuḥ.

अथ (atha) - and then (then, and, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a contrast.

ये (ye) - those who (who (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to some monkey chiefs.

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - to the south (direction) (to the south, southern)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - south, southern, right (side)

Note: Indicates direction of motion with gatāḥ.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, proceeded, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate for 'ye', implying 'who had gone'.