महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-91

ततः संपातिनो हंसास्त्वरिता मानसौकसः ।
आजग्मुः सहिता द्रष्टुं भीष्मं कुरुपितामहम् ।
यत्र शेते नरश्रेष्ठः शरतल्पे पितामहः ॥९१॥

91. tataḥ saṁpātino haṁsāstvaritā mānasaukasaḥ ,
ājagmuḥ sahitā draṣṭuṁ bhīṣmaṁ kurupitāmaham ,
yatra śete naraśreṣṭhaḥ śaratalpe pitāmahaḥ.

91. tataḥ saṃpātinaḥ haṃsāḥ tvaritāḥ
mānasaukasaḥ ājagmuḥ sahitāḥ draṣṭum
bhīṣmam kurupitāmaham yatra
śete naraśreṣṭhaḥ śaratālpe pitāmahaḥ

91. tataḥ tvaritāḥ mānasaukasaḥ saṃpātinaḥ
sahitāḥ haṃsāḥ kurupitāmaham
bhīṣmam draṣṭum ājagmuḥ yatra
naraśreṣṭhaḥ pitāmahaḥ śaratālpe śete

91. Then, the swift swans, dwellers of (Lake) Manasa, came together, flocking, to see Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus. There lay the grandsire (pitāmaha), the best among men, upon a bed of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, thereupon, therefore)

• संपातिनः (saṁpātinaḥ) - flocking, flying in formation (describing the swans) (flying together, congregating, belonging to Sampāti)

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift (describing the swans) (swift, hastened, quickly)

• मानसौकसः (mānasaukasaḥ) - dwellers of Lake Manasa (Manasarovar), referring to the swans (dwellers of Manasa (Lake Manasarovar))

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they (the swans) came (they came)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (the swans came together) (accompanied, together, collected)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (Bhishma) (to see)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (the specific character) (Bhishma)

• कुरुपितामहम् (kurupitāmaham) - the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhishma) (the grandsire of the Kurus)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (Bhishma lay) (where, in which place)

• शेते (śete) - he (Bhishma) lies (he lies, he reposes)

• नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among men (Bhishma) (best among men, foremost of men)

• शरताल्पे (śaratālpe) - on the bed of arrows (on which Bhishma lay wounded) (on a bed of arrows)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire (Bhishma) (paternal grandfather, grandsire)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, thereupon, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' with ablative suffix 'tas'

संपातिनः (saṁpātinaḥ) - flocking, flying in formation (describing the swans) (flying together, congregating, belonging to Sampāti)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃpātin

saṁpātin - flying together, congregating, belonging to Sampāti, one who flies

From 'sam-pat' (to fly together, fall together) with 'ini' suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift (describing the swans) (swift, hastened, quickly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - swift, hastened, quick

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tvar' (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

मानसौकसः (mānasaukasaḥ) - dwellers of Lake Manasa (Manasarovar), referring to the swans (dwellers of Manasa (Lake Manasarovar))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānasaukas

mānasaukas - dwelling in Manasa, resident of Manasa

Compound of 'mānasa' (Lake Manasa) and 'okas' (dwelling, abode)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānasa+okas)

• mānasa – relating to the mind, mental; also Lake Manasa
  proper noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'haṃsāḥ'

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they (the swans) came (they came)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of āgam

Perfect (Lit)

Root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (the swans came together) (accompanied, together, collected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, together, collected, united

Past Passive Participle

From 'sah' (to bear) with prefix 'sa' (with) or from 'hi' (to send) with 'sa' and 'ta'

Root: sah (class 1)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (Bhishma) (to see)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root 'dṛś' with infinitive suffix 'tum'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: An infinitive of purpose

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (the specific character) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a character in the Mahabharata

कुरुपितामहम् (kurupitāmaham) - the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhishma) (the grandsire of the Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurupitāmaha

kurupitāmaha - grandsire of the Kurus, patriarch of the Kuru dynasty

Compound of 'kuru' and 'pitāmaha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+pitāmaha)

• kuru – name of an ancient king; a dynasty descending from him
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, grandsire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Bhishma.

यत्र (yatra) - where (Bhishma lay) (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - he (Bhishma) lies (he lies, he reposes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of śī

Present Middle

From root 'śī' (to lie down)

Root: śī (class 2)

नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among men (Bhishma) (best among men, foremost of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, foremost of men

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'śreṣṭha' (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (good)

शरताल्पे (śaratālpe) - on the bed of arrows (on which Bhishma lay wounded) (on a bed of arrows)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaratālpa

śaratālpa - bed of arrows

Compound of 'śara' (arrow) and 'tālpa' (bed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+tālpa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• tālpa – bed, couch, mattress
  noun (masculine)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire (Bhishma) (paternal grandfather, grandsire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, grandsire