महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-40

तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सत्रे तु सर्पाणामन्तकाय वै ।
मोचयामास तं शापमास्तीकः सुमहायशाः ॥४०॥

40. tasminpravṛtte satre tu sarpāṇāmantakāya vai ,
mocayāmāsa taṁ śāpamāstīkaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ.

40. tasmin pravṛtte satre tu sarpāṇām antakāya
vai mocayāmāsa tam śāpam āstīkaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ

40. When that sacrifice, which was intended for the destruction of the serpents, had commenced, the highly renowned Astika indeed freed them from that curse.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacrifice) (in that, on that)

• प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - when it had commenced (having begun, commenced, occurred)

• सत्रे (satre) - in the sacrifice (in the sacrifice, assembly, session)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of the snakes (of the snakes, serpents)

• अन्तकाय (antakāya) - for the destruction (of the snakes) (for the end, for destruction, for the destroyer)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)

• मोचयामास (mocayāmāsa) - freed (the serpents from) (caused to be released, freed)

• तम् (tam) - that (that (accusative))

• शापम् (śāpam) - the curse (curse)

• आस्तीकः (āstīkaḥ) - Astika (Astika (proper name))

• सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (very glorious, very famous, highly renowned)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacrifice) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - when it had commenced (having begun, commenced, occurred)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, started, occurred

past participle

kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `satre`.

सत्रे (satre) - in the sacrifice (in the sacrifice, assembly, session)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satra

satra - sacrifice, session, assembly

Root: sad

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of the snakes (of the snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

अन्तकाय (antakāya) - for the destruction (of the snakes) (for the end, for destruction, for the destroyer)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - ender, destroyer, death

agent noun

from 'anta', 'end', + 'ka' suffix; also from 'ant' root, 'to destroy', + 'aka' suffix

Root: ant

Note: Denotes purpose.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

मोचयामास (mocayāmāsa) - freed (the serpents from) (caused to be released, freed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of mocay

causative stem

From root 'muc' (to release) in causative

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Periphrastic perfect tense.

तम् (tam) - that (that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with `śāpam`.

शापम् (śāpam) - the curse (curse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

action noun

From root 'śap' (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `mocayāmāsa`.

आस्तीकः (āstīkaḥ) - Astika (Astika (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Astika (name of a sage who saved the serpents)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (very glorious, very famous, highly renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahāyaśas

sumahāyaśas - very glorious, very famous, highly renowned

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat+yaśas)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, prominent
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for `āstīkaḥ`.