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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-8

सर्पसत्रे वर्तमाने पावको वः प्रधक्ष्यति ।
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेः पाण्डवेयस्य धीमतः ॥८॥
8. sarpasatre vartamāne pāvako vaḥ pradhakṣyati ,
janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ pāṇḍaveyasya dhīmataḥ.
8. sarpasatre vartamāne pāvakaḥ vaḥ pradhakṣyati
janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ pāṇḍaveyasya dhīmataḥ
8. "During the serpent sacrifice, fire will burn you, [the sacrifice] of the wise royal sage Janamejaya, son of Pāṇḍu."

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - during the serpent sacrifice (in the serpent sacrifice)
  • वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while occurring / being performed (being, existing, occurring)
  • पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifier)
  • वः (vaḥ) - you (plural, Acc.) (you (plural, Acc/Dat/Gen))
  • प्रधक्ष्यति (pradhakṣyati) - will burn you up (will burn up, will consume completely)
  • जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya (of Janamejaya (proper noun))
  • राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage
  • पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu (of the descendant of Pāṇḍu)
  • धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - during the serpent sacrifice (in the serpent sacrifice)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra
sarpasatra - serpent sacrifice, a great sacrifice for snakes
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)
  • sarpa – serpent, snake
    noun (masculine)
  • satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session
    noun (neuter)
वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while occurring / being performed (being, existing, occurring)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna
vartamāna - being, existing, present, current
present participle
present participle of √vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'when it is occurring'.
पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifier)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka
pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying
वः (vaḥ) - you (plural, Acc.) (you (plural, Acc/Dat/Gen))
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (plural)
प्रधक्ष्यति (pradhakṣyati) - will burn you up (will burn up, will consume completely)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of dah
Prefix: pra
Root: dah (class 1)
जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya (of Janamejaya (proper noun))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of janamejaya
janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)
राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi
rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer
    noun (masculine)
पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu (of the descendant of Pāṇḍu)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍaveya
pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu
Patronymic derivation from Pāṇḍu
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, intelligent)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious
possessive suffix -mat