महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-50

स्वमाश्रमपदं पुण्यमाजगाम पतंगवत् ।
प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यज्जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥५०॥

50. svamāśramapadaṁ puṇyamājagāma pataṁgavat ,
praviśanneva cāpaśyajjaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ.

50. svam āśramapadam puṇyam ājagāma pataṅgavat
praviśan eva ca apaśyat jaigīṣavyam saḥ devalaḥ

50. saḥ devalaḥ svam puṇyam āśramapadam pataṅgavat
ājagāma ca praviśan eva jaigīṣavyam apaśyat

50. He reached his own sacred hermitage (āśrama) like a bird. And just as that Devala was entering, he saw Jaigīṣavya.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वम् (svam) - his own

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, dwelling place)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, reached

• पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a bird, like a moth

• प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering, as he entered

• एव (eva) - just, precisely

• च (ca) - and

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala

Words meanings and morphology

स्वम् (svam) - his own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin

Note: Adjective for `āśramapadam`.

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, dwelling place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, monastic dwelling, sacred place

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, a stage of life, spiritual retreat (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  From 'śram' (to toil) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, place, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of `ājagāma`.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - auspicious, sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

Note: Adjective for `āśramapadam`.

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ā-gam

Perfect Active

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards). Perfect 3rd singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a bird, like a moth

(indeclinable)

From 'pataṅga' (bird, moth) with suffix -vat (like, as if).

Note: Simile.

प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering, as he entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pra-viś

viś - to enter, go into

Present Active Participle

From root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra'. Present participle, masculine singular nominative.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Describes the state of Devala as he was entering.

एव (eva) - just, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, 'just then'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From root 'dṛś' (to see), but uses 'paś' as stem in present/imperfect. Imperfect 3rd singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaigīṣavya

jaigīṣavya - Jaigīṣavya (name of a prominent sage)

A patronymic name.

Note: Object of `apaśyat`.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to Devala.

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of the second clause.