महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-15

कुमारकास्ततो हंसान्दृष्ट्वा काकमथाब्रुवन् ।
भवानेव विशिष्टो हि पतत्रिभ्यो विहंगम ॥१५॥

15. kumārakāstato haṁsāndṛṣṭvā kākamathābruvan ,
bhavāneva viśiṣṭo hi patatribhyo vihaṁgama.

15. kumārakāḥ tataḥ haṃsān dṛṣṭvā kākam atha abruvan
bhavān eva viśiṣṭaḥ hi patatribhyaḥ vihaṅgama

15. tataḥ kumārakāḥ haṃsān dṛṣṭvā kākam atha abruvan
vihaṅgama bhavān eva patatribhyaḥ hi viśiṣṭaḥ

15. Then, the young boys, having seen the swans, said to a crow, 'Indeed, O bird, you are truly superior among all flying creatures!'

Words meanings summery:

• कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - young boys (young boys, lads, children)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, thereupon)

• हंसान् (haṁsān) - swans

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• काकम् (kākam) - to a crow (crow)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), your honor)

• एव (eva) - truly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - superior (distinguished, excellent, superior, special)

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

• पतत्रिभ्यः (patatribhyaḥ) - among all flying creatures (from birds, than birds)

• विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird (O bird, O flying creature)

Words meanings and morphology

कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - young boys (young boys, lads, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kumāraka

kumāraka - boy, child

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

हंसान् (haṁsān) - swans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś

काकम् (kākam) - to a crow (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thus)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd Plural Active

Root: brū (class 2)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), sir

एव (eva) - truly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - superior (distinguished, excellent, superior, special)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, superior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi-śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ

Note: Used as an adjective here.

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

(indeclinable)

पतत्रिभ्यः (patatribhyaḥ) - among all flying creatures (from birds, than birds)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, winged creature

Root: pat

Note: Used for comparison.

विहङ्गम (vihaṅgama) - O bird (O bird, O flying creature)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird, flying creature