महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-9

हिरण्यपर्णमश्वत्थमभिपत्य अपक्षकाः ।
ते तत्र पक्षिणो भूत्वा प्रपतन्ति यथादिशम् ।
योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥९॥

9. hiraṇyaparṇamaśvatthamabhipatya apakṣakāḥ ,
te tatra pakṣiṇo bhūtvā prapatanti yathādiśam ,
yoginastaṁ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṁ sanātanam.

9. hiraṇyaparṇam aśvattham abhipatya
apakṣakāḥ te tatra pakṣiṇaḥ bhūtvā
prapatanti yathādiśam yoginaḥ tam
prapaśyanti bhagavantam sanātanam

9. Those who are wingless, having resorted to the golden-leaved cosmic tree (aśvattha), become like birds there and fall down in all directions. However, the practitioners of yoga (yoginaḥ) clearly perceive that eternal Divine Being (bhagavantam sanātanam).

Words meanings summery:

• हिरण्यपर्णम् (hiraṇyaparṇam) - golden-leaved

• अश्वत्थम् (aśvattham) - holy fig tree, cosmic tree

• अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached, having resorted to

• अपक्षकाः (apakṣakāḥ) - refers to beings who lack the means for spiritual flight or transcendence (wingless, without wings)

• ते (te) - they, those

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - they fall down, they fly off

• यथादिशम् (yathādiśam) - in every direction, according to the direction

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - practitioners of yoga, yogis

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they see, they perceive clearly

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the Blessed Lord, the Divine

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting

Words meanings and morphology

हिरण्यपर्णम् (hiraṇyaparṇam) - golden-leaved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyaparṇa

hiraṇyaparṇa - golden-leaved

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hiraṇya+parṇa)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

अश्वत्थम् (aśvattham) - holy fig tree, cosmic tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvattha

aśvattha - sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, cosmic tree

अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √pat (to fall, fly, go) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

अपक्षकाः (apakṣakāḥ) - refers to beings who lack the means for spiritual flight or transcendence (wingless, without wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apakṣaka

apakṣaka - wingless, featherless

From a- (negation) + pakṣa (wing) + -ka (diminutive/agentive suffix, here indicating 'having no wings').

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+pakṣa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the subject of 'prapatanti', implying 'those who are wingless'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'apakṣakāḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun 'tad' + suffix '-tra'.

Note: Refers to the location of the aśvattha tree.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

From 'pakṣa' (wing).

Note: Predicate nominative to 'bhūtvā' (having become).

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √bhū (to be, become) + suffix '-tvā'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - they fall down, they fly off

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√pat

Root √pat (to fall, fly, go) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

यथादिशम् (yathādiśam) - in every direction, according to the direction

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' + 'diś'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+diś)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - practitioners of yoga, yogis

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), one who is yoked or connected with the Divine

From 'yoga' + suffix '-in'.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Object of 'prapaśyanti'.

प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they see, they perceive clearly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√dṛś

Root √dṛś (to see) forms its present stem as 'paśya-'; with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the Blessed Lord, the Divine

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, the Lord

From 'bhaga' (fortune, glory) + suffix '-vat'.

Note: Object of 'prapaśyanti'.

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient

From 'sanā' (always) + suffix '-tana'.