महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-42, verse-39

आसीदाद्रवतो राजन्वेगस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
गरुडस्येव पततो जिघृक्षोः पन्नगोत्तमम् ॥३९॥

39. āsīdādravato rājanvegastasya mahātmanaḥ ,
garuḍasyeva patato jighṛkṣoḥ pannagottamam.

39. āsīt ādravataḥ rājan vegaḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ |
garuḍasya iva patataḥ jighṛkṣoḥ pannagottamam

39. rājan,
pannagottamam jighṛkṣoḥ patataḥ garuḍasya iva,
ādravataḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ vegaḥ āsīt

39. O king, the great-souled (mahātman) (Aśvatthāmā), as he rushed, exhibited a speed like that of Garuḍa flying to seize the best of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

• आद्रवतः (ādravataḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā rushing (of him rushing forward)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impetus, force

• तस्य (tasya) - of Aśvatthāmā (his, of that)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā (of the great-souled one)

• गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पततः (patataḥ) - of Garuḍa flying (of him flying, of him falling)

• जिघृक्षोः (jighṛkṣoḥ) - of Garuḍa wishing to seize (of him wishing to seize, desiring to grasp)

• पन्नगोत्तमम् (pannagottamam) - the best of serpents

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: अस् (as) (class 2)

आद्रवतः (ādravataḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā rushing (of him rushing forward)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādravat

ādravat - rushing forth, flowing towards

Present Active Participle

From root द्रु (dru) with upasarga आ (ā)

Prefix: ā

Root: द्रु (dru) (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mahātmanaḥ

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impetus, force

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, impulse, force

From root विज् (vij) or विज् (vij) + घञ् (ghañ) or वेग (vega)

तस्य (tasya) - of Aśvatthāmā (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā (of the great-souled one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, the Supreme Soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)

गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu, enemy of serpents)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पततः (patataḥ) - of Garuḍa flying (of him flying, of him falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patat

patat - flying, falling, dropping

Present Active Participle

From root पत् (pat)

Root: पत् (pat) (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Garuḍasya

जिघृक्षोः (jighṛkṣoḥ) - of Garuḍa wishing to seize (of him wishing to seize, desiring to grasp)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jighṛkṣu

jighṛkṣu - desirous of seizing, wishing to catch

Desiderative Participle

Desiderative form of root ग्रह् (grah) with suffix -u

Root: ग्रह् (grah) (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Garuḍasya

पन्नगोत्तमम् (pannagottamam) - the best of serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pannagottama

pannagottama - best of serpents, chief serpent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+uttama)

• pannaga – serpent, snake (literally 'that which moves on its belly')
  noun (masculine)
  From पद् (pad) 'to go' + नग् (nag) 'not'
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative from ud-