महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-73

नक्तंचराश्चरन्त्येते हृष्टाः क्रूराभिभाषिणः ।
श्रूयन्ते पर्णशब्दाश्च मृगाणां चरतां वने ॥७३॥

73. naktaṁcarāścarantyete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ ,
śrūyante parṇaśabdāśca mṛgāṇāṁ caratāṁ vane.

73. naktaṃcarāḥ caranti ete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ
śrūyante parṇaśabdāḥ ca mṛgāṇām caratām vane

73. These nocturnal creatures, joyful and making harsh sounds, are roaming. And the rustling of leaves is heard from the wild animals moving about in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• नक्तंचराः (naktaṁcarāḥ) - nocturnal creatures, those who roam at night

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they roam, they move about

• एते (ete) - these (ones)

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, excited

• क्रूराभिभाषिणः (krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ) - those who speak cruelly, those who make harsh sounds

• श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard

• पर्णशब्दाः (parṇaśabdāḥ) - sounds of leaves, rustling of leaves

• च (ca) - and

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of the wild animals, of the deer

• चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, roaming

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

नक्तंचराः (naktaṁcarāḥ) - nocturnal creatures, those who roam at night

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naktaṃcara

naktaṁcara - moving at night, nocturnal (e.g., goblins, demons, animals)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (naktaṃ+cara)

• naktaṃ – at night, by night
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from car
  Root: car (class 1)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they roam, they move about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

एते (ete) - these (ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, excited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, glad, excited, erect

Past Passive Participle

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

क्रूराभिभाषिणः (krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ) - those who speak cruelly, those who make harsh sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūrābhibhāṣin

krūrābhibhāṣin - speaking harshly, making cruel sounds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (krūra+abhibhāṣin)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective (masculine)
• abhibhāṣin – speaking, speaker, addressing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from abhi + bhāṣ
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

पर्णशब्दाः (parṇaśabdāḥ) - sounds of leaves, rustling of leaves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parṇaśabda

parṇaśabda - sound of leaves, rustling

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (parṇa+śabda)

• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of the wild animals, of the deer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - wild animal, deer, beast

चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, roaming

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, roaming, walking

Present Active Participle

Root: car (class 1)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove