महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-37

येन सर्वा दिशो राजन्पिबन्निव निरीक्षते ।
तस्माद्वक्त्राद्विनिष्पेतुस्तित्तिरास्तस्य पाण्डव ॥३७॥

37. yena sarvā diśo rājanpibanniva nirīkṣate ,
tasmādvaktrādviniṣpetustittirāstasya pāṇḍava.

37. yena sarvāḥ diśaḥ rājan piban iva nirīkṣate
tasmāt vaktrāt viniṣpetuḥ tittirāḥ tasya pāṇḍava

37. O king, O son of Pāṇḍu, from his mouth, by which he gazed upon all directions as if drinking them in, francoline partridges emerged.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• पिबन् (piban) - drinking (present active participle)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - he looks, he observes

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth

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

• तित्तिराः (tittirāḥ) - francoline partridges, pheasants

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu

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).

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with diśaḥ.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

Note: Object of nirīkṣate.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to a listener.

पिबन् (piban) - drinking (present active participle)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pā

pā - to drink

present active participle

present active participle of pā (class 1, piba)

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of nirīkṣate.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - he looks, he observes

(verb)

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

present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle indicative of nirīkṣ

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

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

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)

तित्तिराः (tittirāḥ) - francoline partridges, pheasants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tittira

tittira - a francoline partridge, pheasant

Note: Subject of viniṣpetuḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the possessor of the mouth.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

derived from Pāṇḍu

Note: Addressed to a listener, likely Yudhishthira or Arjuna.