महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-22

तस्य शब्दो महानासीत्परानभिमुखस्य वै ।
गरुडस्येव पततः पन्नगार्थे यथा पुरा ॥२२॥

22. tasya śabdo mahānāsītparānabhimukhasya vai ,
garuḍasyeva patataḥ pannagārthe yathā purā.

22. tasya śabdaḥ mahān āsīt parān abhimukhasya vai
garuḍasya iva patataḥ pannagārthe yathā purā

22. vai tasya parān abhimukhasya mahān śabdaḥ āsīt
yathā purā pannagārthe patataḥ garuḍasya iva

22. His mighty roar was heard as he faced the enemies, just like Garuḍa swooping down for serpents, as he did in ancient times.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• परान् (parān) - enemies, others

• अभिमुखस्य (abhimukhasya) - of one facing, of one turned towards

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पततः (patataḥ) - of one falling, of one swooping down

• पन्नगार्थे (pannagārthe) - for the sake of serpents, for the purpose of serpents

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

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, roar

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, excellent

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

परान् (parān) - enemies, others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, supreme, enemy, distant

अभिमुखस्य (abhimukhasya) - of one facing, of one turned towards

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of garuḍa

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

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पततः (patataḥ) - of one falling, of one swooping down

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, swooping

present active participle

Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall, fly) in present active voice.

Root: pat (class 1)

पन्नगार्थे (pannagārthe) - for the sake of serpents, for the purpose of serpents

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pannagārtha

pannagārtha - for the sake of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+artha)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)