महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-40

प्रासादशिखराग्रेषु पुरद्वारेषु चैव हि ।
गृध्राः परिपतन्त्युग्रा वामं मण्डलमाश्रिताः ॥४०॥

40. prāsādaśikharāgreṣu puradvāreṣu caiva hi ,
gṛdhrāḥ paripatantyugrā vāmaṁ maṇḍalamāśritāḥ.

40. prāsādaśikharāgreṣu puradvāreṣu ca eva hi
gṛdhrāḥ paripatanti ugrāḥ vāmam maṇḍalam āśritāḥ

40. ugrāḥ gṛdhrāḥ prāsādaśikharāgreṣu puradvāreṣu
ca eva hi vāmam maṇḍalam āśritāḥ paripatanti

40. Fierce vultures are flying around the tops of palace spires and at the city gates, indeed, circling ominously to the left.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासादशिखराग्रेषु (prāsādaśikharāgreṣu) - on the tops of palace spires

• पुरद्वारेषु (puradvāreṣu) - on city gates

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

• परिपतन्ति (paripatanti) - they fly around, they wander about

• उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

• वामम् (vāmam) - left, inauspicious

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, disc, region

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken shelter, resorted to, occupying

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासादशिखराग्रेषु (prāsādaśikharāgreṣu) - on the tops of palace spires

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of prāsādaśikharāgra

prāsādaśikharāgra - palace-spire-top

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prāsāda+śikhara+agra)

• prāsāda – palace, temple, mansion
  noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, spire, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, top, front, chief
  noun (neuter)

पुरद्वारेषु (puradvāreṣu) - on city gates

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puradvāra

puradvāra - city gate, town entrance

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pura+dvāra)

• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

परिपतन्ति (paripatanti) - they fly around, they wander about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paripat

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable, powerful

Note: Agrees with 'gṛdhrāḥ'

वामम् (vāmam) - left, inauspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāma

vāma - left, adverse, disagreeable, beautiful, lovely

Note: Agrees with 'maṇḍalam'. Left-circling is considered inauspicious.

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, disc, region

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, region, territory

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken shelter, resorted to, occupying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, depending on, taken refuge in, occupying

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛdhrāḥ'