महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-50, verse-45

कङ्का गृध्रा वडाश्चैव वायसाश्च विशां पते ।
अग्रतस्तस्य गच्छन्ति भक्ष्यहेतोर्भयानकाः ॥४५॥

45. kaṅkā gṛdhrā vaḍāścaiva vāyasāśca viśāṁ pate ,
agratastasya gacchanti bhakṣyahetorbhayānakāḥ.

45. kaṅkāḥ gṛdhrāḥ vaḍāḥ ca eva vāyasāḥ ca viśām pate
agrataḥ tasya gacchanti bhakṣyahetoḥ bhayānakāḥ

45. viśām pate,
bhayānakāḥ kaṅkāḥ gṛdhrāḥ vaḍāḥ ca eva vāyasāḥ ca tasya agrataḥ bhakṣyahetoḥ gacchanti

45. O lord of the people, terrifying herons, vultures, and crows went before him (Karna), seeking food.

Words meanings summery:

• कङ्काः (kaṅkāḥ) - herons, cranes, kites, a specific type of predatory bird

• गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

• वडाः (vaḍāḥ) - crows, large birds of prey

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows, ravens

• च (ca) - and

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

• तस्य (tasya) - of Karna (of him)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they proceed

• भक्ष्यहेतोः (bhakṣyahetoḥ) - for the sake of food, for the sake of prey

• भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, frightful

Words meanings and morphology

कङ्काः (kaṅkāḥ) - herons, cranes, kites, a specific type of predatory bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅka

kaṅka - a heron, a kind of predatory bird (kite or crane)

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - a vulture

वडाः (vaḍāḥ) - crows, large birds of prey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaḍa

vaḍa - a crow, a large bird of prey

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows, ravens

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyasa

vāyasa - a crow, a raven

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - a people, a community, subjects

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of Karna (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

भक्ष्यहेतोः (bhakṣyahetoḥ) - for the sake of food, for the sake of prey

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhakṣyahetu

bhakṣyahetu - cause of food, reason for prey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhakṣya+hetu)

• bhakṣya – food, prey, eatable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat) + -ya suffix.
  Root: bhakṣ
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, frightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - frightful, terrible, awful, dreadful