महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-8, verse-11

भारुण्डा नाम शकुनास्तीक्ष्णतुण्डा महाबलाः ।
ते निर्हरन्ति हि मृतान्दरीषु प्रक्षिपन्ति च ॥११॥

11. bhāruṇḍā nāma śakunāstīkṣṇatuṇḍā mahābalāḥ ,
te nirharanti hi mṛtāndarīṣu prakṣipanti ca.

11. bhāruṇḍā nāma śakunāḥ tīkṣṇatuṇḍā mahābalāḥ |
te nirharanti hi mṛtān darīṣu prakṣipanti ca

11. nāma bhāruṇḍā tīkṣṇatuṇḍā mahābalāḥ śakunāḥ (santi)
hi te mṛtān nirharanti ca darīṣu prakṣipanti

11. There are birds called Bhāruṇḍā, characterized by sharp beaks and great strength. They indeed carry away the deceased and deposit them into caves.

Words meanings summery:

• भारुण्डा (bhāruṇḍā) - Bhāruṇḍa (name of birds) (Bhāruṇḍa birds (a mythical bird species))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

• शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds

• तीक्ष्णतुण्डा (tīkṣṇatuṇḍā) - with sharp beaks (sharp-beaked, having sharp beaks)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - great strength (greatly strong, powerful)

• ते (te) - they (the Bhāruṇḍa birds) (they, those)

• निर्हरन्ति (nirharanti) - they carry away (they carry away, remove)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• मृतान् (mṛtān) - the deceased (the dead, dead ones)

• दरीषु (darīṣu) - into caves (in caves, in ravines)

• प्रक्षिपन्ति (prakṣipanti) - and deposit them (they cast, throw, deposit)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

भारुण्डा (bhāruṇḍā) - Bhāruṇḍa (name of birds) (Bhāruṇḍa birds (a mythical bird species))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāruṇḍa

bhāruṇḍa - name of a mythical bird species, formidable, frightful

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'nāman' used adverbially.

शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuna

śakuna - bird, fowl

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'exist' or being described.

तीक्ष्णतुण्डा (tīkṣṇatuṇḍā) - with sharp beaks (sharp-beaked, having sharp beaks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇatuṇḍa

tīkṣṇatuṇḍa - sharp-beaked

Compound 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp) + 'tuṇḍa' (beak).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+tuṇḍa)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective (masculine)
• tuṇḍa – beak, snout, mouth
  noun (neuter)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - great strength (greatly strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, powerful

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - they (the Bhāruṇḍa birds) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निर्हरन्ति (nirharanti) - they carry away (they carry away, remove)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present Active

root 'hṛ' (Div. 1) with 'nis' prefix

Prefix: nis

Root: hṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

मृतान् (mṛtān) - the deceased (the dead, dead ones)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

root 'mṛ' (Div. 6)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Functions as a direct object.

दरीषु (darīṣu) - into caves (in caves, in ravines)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of darī

darī - cave, cavern, grotto, ravine

Note: Denotes location where the dead are cast.

प्रक्षिपन्ति (prakṣipanti) - and deposit them (they cast, throw, deposit)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṣip

Present Active

root 'kṣip' (Div. 6) with 'pra' prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)