महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-14

अथ हंसाः समुद्रान्ते कदाचिदभिपातिनः ।
गरुडस्य गतौ तुल्याश्चक्राङ्गा हृष्टचेतसः ॥१४॥

14. atha haṁsāḥ samudrānte kadācidabhipātinaḥ ,
garuḍasya gatau tulyāścakrāṅgā hṛṣṭacetasaḥ.

14. atha haṃsāḥ samudrānte kadācit abhipātinaḥ
garuḍasya gatau tulyāḥ cakrāṅgāḥ hṛṣṭacetasaḥ

14. atha kadācit samudrānte abhipātinaḥ garuḍasya
gatau tulyāḥ cakrāṅgāḥ hṛṣṭacetasaḥ haṃsāḥ

14. Then, once, joyful-minded swans, graceful in appearance, flying down to the ocean's edge, were equal to Garuda in their swift movement.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus, thereupon)

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

• समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the ocean's edge (at the edge of the ocean, on the seashore)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (once, sometimes, at some time)

• अभिपातिनः (abhipātinaḥ) - flying down (to) (flying towards, approaching, falling upon)

• गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuda

• गतौ (gatau) - in their movement (in movement, in gait, in course, in flight)

• तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal (equal, similar, comparable)

• चक्राङ्गाः (cakrāṅgāḥ) - graceful (in appearance) (having limbs like wheels, marked with circles/discus, graceful, beautiful)

• हृष्टचेतसः (hṛṣṭacetasaḥ) - joyful-minded (joyful-minded, cheerful, glad at heart)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan

समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the ocean's edge (at the edge of the ocean, on the seashore)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudrānta

samudrānta - ocean's edge, seashore

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+anta)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, edge, boundary
  noun (masculine)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (once, sometimes, at some time)

(indeclinable)

अभिपातिनः (abhipātinaḥ) - flying down (to) (flying towards, approaching, falling upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhipātin

abhipātin - flying towards, attacking

Agent Noun / Active Participle

Derived from abhi-pat (to fly towards/down)

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuda (the mythical eagle, king of birds, vehicle of Viṣṇu)

गतौ (gatau) - in their movement (in movement, in gait, in course, in flight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, gait, course, flight

Root: gam

तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal (equal, similar, comparable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

Root: tul

चक्राङ्गाः (cakrāṅgāḥ) - graceful (in appearance) (having limbs like wheels, marked with circles/discus, graceful, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cakrāṅga

cakrāṅga - having circular markings, graceful, (also a cakravāka bird)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cakra+aṅga)

• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body part, form, mark
  noun (neuter)

हृष्टचेतसः (hṛṣṭacetasaḥ) - joyful-minded (joyful-minded, cheerful, glad at heart)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭacetas

hṛṣṭacetas - joyful-minded, cheerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣṭa+cetas)

• hṛṣṭa – rejoiced, gladdened, happy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from hṛṣ (to be glad)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)