महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-39

अथ कालस्य महतः पाण्डवेयो नराधिपः ।
आजहार महायज्ञं सर्पसत्रमिति श्रुतिः ॥३९॥

39. atha kālasya mahataḥ pāṇḍaveyo narādhipaḥ ,
ājahāra mahāyajñaṁ sarpasatramiti śrutiḥ.

39. atha kālasya mahataḥ pāṇḍaveyaḥ narādhipaḥ
ājahāra mahāyajñam sarpasatram iti śrutiḥ

39. Then, after a long time, the Pāṇḍava king (Janamejaya) performed a great sacrifice known as the "Snake Sacrifice."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of great, long

• पाण्डवेयः (pāṇḍaveyaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king (lord of men)

• आजहार (ājahāra) - performed, carried out, brought

• महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - a great sacrifice

• सर्पसत्रम् (sarpasatram) - the snake sacrifice

• इति (iti) - to introduce a name or quoted phrase (thus, so, known as)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is known, tradition says (tradition, what is heard, fame, renown)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

महतः (mahataḥ) - of great, long

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

पाण्डवेयः (pāṇḍaveyaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king (lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler (lit. lord of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

आजहार (ājahāra) - performed, carried out, brought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - a great sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great sacrifice, important ritual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+yajña)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)

सर्पसत्रम् (sarpasatram) - the snake sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - snake sacrifice (a specific type of sacrifice to destroy serpents)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• satra – sacrifice, ritual, session, oblation
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - to introduce a name or quoted phrase (thus, so, known as)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is known, tradition says (tradition, what is heard, fame, renown)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, sacred tradition (especially Vedic revelation), fame, renown