महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-54

यथा हि शकुनिं गृह्य छित्त्वा पक्षौ च संजय ।
विसर्जयन्ति संहृष्टाः क्रीडमानाः कुमारकाः ॥५४॥

54. yathā hi śakuniṁ gṛhya chittvā pakṣau ca saṁjaya ,
visarjayanti saṁhṛṣṭāḥ krīḍamānāḥ kumārakāḥ.

54. yathā hi śakunim gṛhya chittvā pakṣau ca saṃjaya
visarjayanti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ krīḍamānāḥ kumārakāḥ

54. saṃjaya,
yathā hi saṃhṛṣṭāḥ krīḍamānāḥ kumārakāḥ śakunim gṛhya ca pakṣau chittvā visarjayanti.

54. O Sañjaya, just as gleeful boys, after catching a bird and clipping its wings, then release it while playing.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• शकुनिम् (śakunim) - bird

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having clipped

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

• च (ca) - and

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya (the charioteer and narrator) (O Sañjaya)

• विसर्जयन्ति (visarjayanti) - they release, they set free

• संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, gleeful

• क्रीडमानाः (krīḍamānāḥ) - playing, while playing

• कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - boys, young lads

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शकुनिम् (śakunim) - bird

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - bird

Note: Object of "gṛhya".

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah with suffix -ya (after prefix, but here un-prefixed, so 'having taken')

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Absolutive verb, indicating prior action.

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having clipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root chid with suffix -tvā

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive verb, indicating prior action.

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side

Note: Object of "chittvā".

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects actions.

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya (the charioteer and narrator) (O Sañjaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sañjaya (proper name)

Note: Address to Sañjaya.

विसर्जयन्ति (visarjayanti) - they release, they set free

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of visarj

Causative of root sṛj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Verb for "kumārakāḥ".

संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, gleeful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies "kumārakāḥ".

क्रीडमानाः (krīḍamānāḥ) - playing, while playing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krīḍamāna

krīḍamāna - playing, sporting

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root krīḍ (to play) with suffix -māna

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "kumārakāḥ".

कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - boys, young lads

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kumāraka

kumāraka - boy, young lad

Diminutive of kumāra

Note: Subject of "visarjayanti".