महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-23

न हि सस्मार नृपतिस्तं शापं शापमोहितः ।
देव्याः सोऽथ वचः श्रुत्वा स तस्या नृपसत्तमः ।
तं च शापमनुस्मृत्य पर्यतप्यद्भृशं तदा ॥२३॥

23. na hi sasmāra nṛpatistaṁ śāpaṁ śāpamohitaḥ ,
devyāḥ so'tha vacaḥ śrutvā sa tasyā nṛpasattamaḥ ,
taṁ ca śāpamanusmṛtya paryatapyadbhṛśaṁ tadā.

23. na hi sasmāra nṛpatiḥ tam śāpam
śāpamohitaḥ devyāḥ saḥ atha vacaḥ śrutvā
saḥ tasyāḥ nṛpasattamaḥ tam ca
śāpam anusmṛtya paryatapyat bhṛśam tadā

23. Indeed, the king, deluded by the curse, did not remember it. Then, upon hearing the words of the queen, that best of kings, remembering that curse, greatly repented at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• सस्मार (sasmāra) - did remember (remembered)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• तम् (tam) - that (curse) (that, him)

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

• शापमोहितः (śāpamohitaḥ) - deluded by a curse, bewildered by a curse

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the queen (of the queen, of the goddess)

• सः (saḥ) - the king (he, that)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter

• वचः (vacaḥ) - the words (of the queen) (word, speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - the king (he, that)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the queen (of her, of that (feminine))

• नृपसत्तमः (nṛpasattamaḥ) - best of kings

• तम् (tam) - that (curse) (that, him)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

• अनुस्मृत्य (anusmṛtya) - having remembered, recollecting

• पर्यतप्यत् (paryatapyat) - greatly repented (grieved, repented, suffered)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, vehemently

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

सस्मार (sasmāra) - did remember (remembered)

(verb)

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

Root: smṛ (class 1)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that (curse) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

शापमोहितः (śāpamohitaḥ) - deluded by a curse, bewildered by a curse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāpamohita

śāpamohita - deluded by a curse, bewildered by a curse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāpa+mohita)

• śāpa – curse
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – deluded, bewildered, confused
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root muh 'to be confused, deluded'.
  Root: muh (class 4)

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the queen (of the queen, of the goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - queen, goddess, lady

सः (saḥ) - the king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - the words (of the queen) (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - the king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the queen (of her, of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपसत्तमः (nṛpasattamaḥ) - best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good) or 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

तम् (tam) - that (curse) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

अनुस्मृत्य (anusmṛtya) - having remembered, recollecting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root smṛ 'to remember' with prefix anu-, taking -tya suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

पर्यतप्यत् (paryatapyat) - greatly repented (grieved, repented, suffered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pari-tap

Prefix: pari

Root: tap (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, vehemently

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)