महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-153, verse-13

पर्वतानां यथा मेरुः सुपर्णः पततामिव ।
कुमार इव भूतानां वसूनामिव हव्यवाट् ॥१३॥

13. parvatānāṁ yathā meruḥ suparṇaḥ patatāmiva ,
kumāra iva bhūtānāṁ vasūnāmiva havyavāṭ.

13. parvatānām yathā meruḥ suparṇaḥ patatām iva
kumāraḥ iva bhūtānām vasūnām iva havyavāṭ

13. meruḥ parvatānām yathā,
suparṇaḥ patatām iva,
kumāraḥ bhūtānām iva,
havyavāṭ vasūnām iva (asti).

13. As Meru is among mountains, Suparṇa (Garuḍa) among flying creatures, Kumāra (Kārtikeya) among all beings, and Havyavāṭ (Agni) among the Vasus...

Words meanings summery:

• पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - among mountains, of mountains

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

• सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparṇa, the divine eagle (Garuḍa) (good-winged, a good bird, Suparṇa)

• पतताम् (patatām) - among flying creatures, of those flying

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Kumāra (Kārtikeya), the god of war (Kumāra, a boy, a youth, son of Shiva (Kārtikeya))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - among beings, of beings, of creatures

• वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - among Vasus, of Vasus

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - Havyavāṭ (Agni) (carrier of oblations, Agni (fire god))

Words meanings and morphology

पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - among mountains, of mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - the mythical sacred mountain, center of the universe

सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparṇa, the divine eagle (Garuḍa) (good-winged, a good bird, Suparṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having good wings, a divine eagle, Garuḍa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (masculine)

पतताम् (patatām) - among flying creatures, of those flying

(noun)

Genitive, plural of patat

patat - flying, a bird, anything that flies

Present Active Participle

From root pat 'to fly, fall'

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Kumāra (Kārtikeya), the god of war (Kumāra, a boy, a youth, son of Shiva (Kārtikeya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - a boy, a youth, a son; Kumāra (Kārtikeya), the god of war

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - among beings, of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past; having been

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to beings collectively, can be masculine or neuter plural genitive.

वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - among Vasus, of Vasus

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - a class of eight deities, wealth, excellent

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - Havyavāṭ (Agni) (carrier of oblations, Agni (fire god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of havyavāh

havyavāh - carrier of oblations, Agni (the fire god)

Compound type : tatpurusha (havya+vāh)

• havya – oblation, sacrificial offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root hu 'to sacrifice, offer'
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāh – carrying, conveying
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah 'to carry, convey'
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Nom. sg. of havyavāh, a name of Agni