महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-63

सकुण्डलं तद्ददृशे पतमानं शिरो रथात् ।
पुण्यक्षयमिव प्राप्य पतन्तं स्वर्गवासिनम् ॥६३॥

63. sakuṇḍalaṁ taddadṛśe patamānaṁ śiro rathāt ,
puṇyakṣayamiva prāpya patantaṁ svargavāsinam.

63. sakuṇḍalam tat dadṛśe patamānam śiraḥ rathāt
puṇyakṣayam iva prāpya patantam svargavāsinam

63. sakuṇḍalam tat patamānam śiraḥ rathāt dadṛśe,
puṇyakṣayam prāpya patantam svargavāsinam iva

63. That head, complete with earrings, was seen falling from the chariot, like a dweller of heaven falling after having exhausted their merit.

Words meanings summery:

• सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - complete with earrings (with earrings, accompanied by earrings)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

• पतमानम् (patamānam) - falling (falling, dropping)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

• पुण्यक्षयम् (puṇyakṣayam) - exhaustion of merit (exhaustion of merit, loss of virtuous deeds)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - after having exhausted (having obtained, having reached, having experienced)

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling (falling, descending)

• स्वर्गवासिनम् (svargavāsinam) - a dweller of heaven (a dweller in heaven, heavenly being)

Words meanings and morphology

सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - complete with earrings (with earrings, accompanied by earrings)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakuṇḍala

sakuṇḍala - having earrings, adorned with earrings

From sa- (with) + kuṇḍala (earring).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kuṇḍala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dadṛśe

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, Perfect Middle. From √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पतमानम् (patamānam) - falling (falling, dropping)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patamāna

patamāna - falling, descending, dropping

Present Middle Participle

From √pat (to fall). Neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Root: pat (class 1)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

पुण्यक्षयम् (puṇyakṣayam) - exhaustion of merit (exhaustion of merit, loss of virtuous deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇyakṣaya

puṇyakṣaya - exhaustion of merit (karma), loss of virtuous deeds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṣaya)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteous deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – loss, decay, exhaustion, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to decay, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - after having exhausted (having obtained, having reached, having experienced)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From pra- + √āp (to obtain, reach).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling (falling, descending)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, dropping, flying

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall). Masculine singular accusative.

Root: pat (class 1)

स्वर्गवासिनम् (svargavāsinam) - a dweller of heaven (a dweller in heaven, heavenly being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargavāsin

svargavāsin - dweller in heaven, heavenly being, celestial

From svarga (heaven) + vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+vāsin)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (from √vas)
  From √vas (to dwell).
  Root: vas (class 1)