महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-55

क्षिप्रं श्येनाभिपन्नानां वायसानामिव स्वनः ।
बभूव पाण्डवेयानां भृशं विद्रवतां स्वनः ॥५५॥

55. kṣipraṁ śyenābhipannānāṁ vāyasānāmiva svanaḥ ,
babhūva pāṇḍaveyānāṁ bhṛśaṁ vidravatāṁ svanaḥ.

55. kṣipram śyenābhipannānām vāyasānām iva svanaḥ
| babhūva pāṇḍaveyānām bhṛśam vidravatām svanaḥ

55. śyenābhipannānām vāyasānām iva svanaḥ
vidravatām pāṇḍaveyānām kṣipram bhṛśam babhūva

55. The cry of the Pāṇḍava (Pāṇḍaveya) warriors, as they fled loudly, became like the cry of crows quickly attacked by a hawk.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• श्येनाभिपन्नानाम् (śyenābhipannānām) - of those attacked/overpowered by a hawk

• वायसानाम् (vāyasānām) - of crows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

• पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pāṇḍava princes, of the sons of Pāṇḍu

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, loudly, intensely

• विद्रवताम् (vidravatām) - of those fleeing, of those running away

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

From root kṣip (to throw), used adverbially in neuter accusative singular

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially.

श्येनाभिपन्नानाम् (śyenābhipannānām) - of those attacked/overpowered by a hawk

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śyenābhipanna

śyenābhipanna - attacked by a hawk, overpowered by a hawk

Compound of śyena and abhipanna. 'abhipanna' is a past passive participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śyena+abhipanna)

• śyena – hawk, eagle, falcon
  noun (masculine)
• abhipanna – attacked, overtaken, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad with prefix abhi, past passive participle
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies vāyasānām.

वायसानाम् (vāyasānām) - of crows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, cry

From root svan (to sound)

Root: svan (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pāṇḍava princes, of the sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Taddhita derivative from Pāṇḍu, meaning 'son of Pāṇḍu'

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, loudly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially in neuter accusative singular

Root: bhṛś (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

विद्रवताम् (vidravatām) - of those fleeing, of those running away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vidravat

vidravat - fleeing, running away

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root dru with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies pāṇḍaveyānām.

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, cry, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, cry

From root svan (to sound)

Root: svan (class 1)