महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-119, verse-36

सुप्तं चापि पुनः सर्पैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाविषैः ।
कुपितैर्दंशयामास सर्वेष्वेवाङ्गमर्मसु ॥३६॥

36. suptaṁ cāpi punaḥ sarpaistīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrairmahāviṣaiḥ ,
kupitairdaṁśayāmāsa sarveṣvevāṅgamarmasu.

36. suptam ca api punaḥ sarpaiḥ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraiḥ mahāviṣaiḥ
kupitaiḥ daṃśayāmāsa sarveṣu eva aṅgamarmasu

36. And again, while he was sleeping, he was made to be bitten by enraged, sharp-fanged, highly venomous snakes on all the vital parts of his body.

Words meanings summery:

• सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping, slept, asleep

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - by snakes

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - by those with sharp fangs

• महाविषैः (mahāviṣaiḥ) - by those with great poison, highly venomous

• कुपितैः (kupitaiḥ) - by the enraged ones, by those who were angry

• दंशयामास (daṁśayāmāsa) - he caused to bite

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अङ्गमर्मसु (aṅgamarmasu) - in the vital parts of the body

Words meanings and morphology

सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping, slept, asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, slept

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'svap' (to sleep) + kta (passive participle suffix).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective here, referring to the implicit subject (Bhīma).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

Note: The final 'r' becomes 'ḥ' before a voiceless consonant or pause.

सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - by snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraiḥ) - by those with sharp fangs

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭra - having sharp fangs

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pointed
  adjective
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sarpaiḥ'.

महाविषैः (mahāviṣaiḥ) - by those with great poison, highly venomous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāviṣa

mahāviṣa - having great poison, highly venomous

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+viṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sarpaiḥ'.

कुपितैः (kupitaiḥ) - by the enraged ones, by those who were angry

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kupita

kupita - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kup' (to be angry) + kta (passive participle suffix).

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sarpaiḥ'.

दंशयामास (daṁśayāmāsa) - he caused to bite

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of daṃśaya

Causative

Derived from root 'daṃś' (to bite) with causative suffix 'ṇic'.

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied, likely Duryodhana or a similar antagonist.

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अङ्गमर्मसु (aṅgamarmasu) - in the vital parts of the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅgamarma

aṅgamarma - vital part of the body

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aṅga+marma)

• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• marma – vital spot, vulnerable point
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)