महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-36

स कदाचिन्मृगाँल्लिप्सुर्नान्वविन्दत्प्रयत्नवान् ।
अथापश्यत्स पीतोदं श्वापदं घ्राणचक्षुषम् ॥३६॥

36. sa kadācinmṛgāँllipsurnānvavindatprayatnavān ,
athāpaśyatsa pītodaṁ śvāpadaṁ ghrāṇacakṣuṣam.

36. saḥ kadācit mṛgān lipsuḥ na anvavindat prayatnavān |
atha apaśyat saḥ pīta-udam śvāpadam ghrāṇa-cakṣuṣam

36. kadācit prayatnavān saḥ mṛgān lipsuḥ na anvavindat
atha saḥ pīta-udam ghrāṇa-cakṣuṣam śvāpadam apaśyat

36. Once, diligently searching for deer, he found none. Then he saw a beast of prey that had drunk water, which relied on its sense of smell for sight.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, animals

• लिप्सुः (lipsuḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to catch

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्वविन्दत् (anvavindat) - he did not find, he found

• प्रयत्नवान् (prayatnavān) - striving, diligent, making effort

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पीत-उदम् (pīta-udam) - having drunk water

• श्वापदम् (śvāpadam) - a carnivorous animal, a beast of prey

• घ्राण-चक्षुषम् (ghrāṇa-cakṣuṣam) - having smell as its eye, using its nose as eye

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes

(indeclinable)

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal

लिप्सुः (lipsuḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to catch

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipsu

lipsu - desiring to obtain, wishing to catch

Desiderative Noun/Adjective

From root 'labh' (to obtain) with desiderative suffix -sa + u.

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्वविन्दत् (anvavindat) - he did not find, he found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of anu-ava-vid

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: vid (class 6)

प्रयत्नवान् (prayatnavān) - striving, diligent, making effort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatnavat

prayatnavat - making effort, diligent, strenuous

Formed with suffix -vat, indicating possession or presence.

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

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

Root 'dṛś' takes the stem 'paś' in present/imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पीत-उदम् (pīta-udam) - having drunk water

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pīta-uda

pīta-uda - having drunk water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+uda)

• pīta – drunk, imbibed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• uda – water
  noun (neuter)

श्वापदम् (śvāpadam) - a carnivorous animal, a beast of prey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śvāpada

śvāpada - a beast of prey, carnivorous animal (lit. 'dog-footed')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, track
  noun (neuter)

घ्राण-चक्षुषम् (ghrāṇa-cakṣuṣam) - having smell as its eye, using its nose as eye

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa-cakṣus

ghrāṇa-cakṣus - having the nose as eye, seeing by smell

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghrāṇa+cakṣus)

• ghrāṇa – smell, nose
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ghrā (class 1)
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)