महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-62, verse-10

तावन्तरिक्षगौ शीघ्रमनुयान्तं महीचरम् ।
श्लोकेनानेन कौरव्य पप्रच्छ स मुनिस्तदा ॥१०॥

10. tāvantarikṣagau śīghramanuyāntaṁ mahīcaram ,
ślokenānena kauravya papraccha sa munistadā.

10. tau antarikṣagau śīghram anuyāntam mahīcaram |
ślokena anena kauravya papraccha sa muniḥ tadā

10. O Kauravya, then that sage (muni) asked him, the ground-dweller who was swiftly following those two sky-going (birds), with this verse.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (birds) (those two)

• अन्तरिक्षगौ (antarikṣagau) - two sky-going (birds) (two sky-goers, going in the atmosphere)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, rapid)

• अनुयान्तम् (anuyāntam) - following (following, pursuing)

• महीचरम् (mahīcaram) - ground-dweller (the fowler) (earth-goer, ground-dweller)

• श्लोकेन (ślokena) - with this verse (with a verse, by means of a verse)

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya (O Kauravya (descendant of Kuru))

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

• स (sa) - that (sage) (that, he)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic, silent one)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (birds) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two birds.

अन्तरिक्षगौ (antarikṣagau) - two sky-going (birds) (two sky-goers, going in the atmosphere)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of antarikṣaga

antarikṣaga - moving in the atmosphere, sky-goer, bird, cloud

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (antarikṣa+ga)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root gam-
  Derived from root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau' (birds).

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, rapid)

(indeclinable)

Also used as an adverb

Note: Modifies 'anuyāntam'.

अनुयान्तम् (anuyāntam) - following (following, pursuing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuyānt

anuyānt - following, pursuing, going after

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yā- (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīcaram'.

महीचरम् (mahīcaram) - ground-dweller (the fowler) (earth-goer, ground-dweller)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīcara

mahīcara - earth-goer, ground-dweller, land-animal

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (mahī+cara)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root car-
  Derived from root car- (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the fowler.

श्लोकेन (ślokena) - with this verse (with a verse, by means of a verse)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

Root: śru (class 1)

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'ślokena'.

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya (O Kauravya (descendant of Kuru))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, O Kauravya (often addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Patronymic derived from Kuru

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prach

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular of the root prach-

Root: prach (class 6)

स (sa) - that (sage) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'muniḥ'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic, silent one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'papraccha'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb