महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-15

स तु शप्तस्तदा तेन शक्तिना वै नृपोत्तमः ।
जगाम शरणं शक्तिं प्रसादयितुमर्हयन् ॥१५॥

15. sa tu śaptastadā tena śaktinā vai nṛpottamaḥ ,
jagāma śaraṇaṁ śaktiṁ prasādayitumarhayan.

15. saḥ tu śaptaḥ tadā tena śaktinā vai nṛpottamaḥ
jagāma śaraṇam śaktim prasādayitum arhayan

15. But that excellent king, having been cursed by Śakti at that time, indeed went to Śakti for refuge, seeking to appease him with honor.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

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

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed (cursed, imprecated)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time, thereupon)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Śakti) (by him, by that, with that)

• शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti (the sage) (by Śakti)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

• नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - excellent king (best of kings, excellent king)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went (went, proceeded)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - for refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - to Śakti (the sage) (to Śakti)

• प्रसादयितुम् (prasādayitum) - to appease (to appease, to propitiate, to tranquilize)

• अर्हयन् (arhayan) - seeking to appease with honor (honoring, propitiating, deserving)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed (cursed, imprecated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn, reviled

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śap

Root: śap (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (Śakti) (by him, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti (the sage) (by Śakti)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - Śakti (name of the sage, son of Vasiṣṭha); power, energy, capability

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - excellent king (best of kings, excellent king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings, excellent king, highest of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

जगाम (jagāma) - went (went, proceeded)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

reduplicated perfect form

Root: gam (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - for refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - to Śakti (the sage) (to Śakti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - Śakti (name of the sage, son of Vasiṣṭha); power, energy, capability

प्रसादयितुम् (prasādayitum) - to appease (to appease, to propitiate, to tranquilize)

(infinitive)

अर्हयन् (arhayan) - seeking to appease with honor (honoring, propitiating, deserving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arhant

arhant - honoring, deserving, worthy, propitiating

Present Active Participle (causative)

derived from causative of root arh

Root: arh (class 1)