महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-272, verse-24

तमदृश्यं विचिन्वन्तः सृजन्तमनिशं शरान् ।
हरयो विविशुर्व्योम प्रगृह्य महतीः शिलाः ॥२४॥

24. tamadṛśyaṁ vicinvantaḥ sṛjantamaniśaṁ śarān ,
harayo viviśurvyoma pragṛhya mahatīḥ śilāḥ.

24. tam adṛśyam vicinvantaḥ sṛjantam aniśam śarān
harayaḥ viviśuḥ vyoma pragṛhya mahatīḥ śilāḥ

24. The monkeys, searching for that invisible (adṛśya) being who was constantly releasing arrows, entered the sky, grasping large rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible, unseen

• विचिन्वन्तः (vicinvantaḥ) - searching for, seeking, scrutinizing

• सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - releasing, discharging, creating

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, continuously

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, having taken

• महतीः (mahatīḥ) - large, great, mighty

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones, rocks

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible, unseen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen, imperceptible

gerundive

Formed from `a` (not) + root `dṛś` (to see) + suffix `ya` (gerundive suffix, often used adjectivally)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विचिन्वन्तः (vicinvantaḥ) - searching for, seeking, scrutinizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicinvat

vicinvat - searching, seeking, selecting

present active participle

Formed from `vi` + root `ci` (to search, gather) + `śatṛ` (present active participle suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - releasing, discharging, creating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sṛjat

sṛjat - releasing, creating, discharging

present active participle

Formed from root `sṛj` (to release, create) + `śatṛ` (present active participle suffix)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, incessantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu, Indra

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

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

Root: viś (class 6)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, heaven

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, having taken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from `pra` + root `grah` (to seize, take) + `lyaP` (absolutive suffix when a prefix is present)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

महतीः (mahatīḥ) - large, great, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - stones, rocks

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab