महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-36

येन वेदानधीते स्म पिबते सोममेव च ।
तस्माद्वक्त्रान्विनिष्पेतुः क्षिप्रं तस्य कपिञ्जलाः ॥३६॥

36. yena vedānadhīte sma pibate somameva ca ,
tasmādvaktrānviniṣpetuḥ kṣipraṁ tasya kapiñjalāḥ.

36. yena vedān adhīte sma pibate somam eva ca tasmāt
vaktrāt viniṣpetuḥ kṣipram tasya kapiñjalāḥ

36. From that very mouth of his, by which he used to study the Vedas and also drink Soma, partridges quickly emerged.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (scriptures)

• अधीते (adhīte) - studies, recites

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past action

• पिबते (pibate) - drinks

• सोमम् (somam) - Soma (a ritual drink)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also

• च (ca) - and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth

• विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they came forth, they emerged

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• कपिञ्जलाः (kapiñjalāḥ) - partridges

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - what, which, who

Note: Refers to the mouth (vaktra).

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (scriptures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, scripture, Veda

अधीते (adhīte) - studies, recites

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of adhī

present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle indicative of adhī

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past action

(indeclinable)

पिबते (pibate) - drinks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pā

present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle indicative of pā (class 1, piba)

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

सोमम् (somam) - Soma (a ritual drink)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - the moon, a ritual drink, a plant

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the mouth.

वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face

Note: Interpreted as 'vaktrāt' for grammatical consistency with the required ablative case and parallel verses, despite the apparent 'vaktrān' in the given Devanagari.

विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they came forth, they emerged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viniṣpat

past active indicative

3rd person plural past active indicative (perfect) of viniṣpat

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: pat (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the possessor of the mouth.

कपिञ्जलाः (kapiñjalāḥ) - partridges

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapiñjala

kapiñjala - partridge

Note: Subject of viniṣpetuḥ.