महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-219, verse-35

अथासुरं मयं नाम तक्षकस्य निवेशनात् ।
विप्रद्रवन्तं सहसा ददर्श मधुसूदनः ॥३५॥

35. athāsuraṁ mayaṁ nāma takṣakasya niveśanāt ,
vipradravantaṁ sahasā dadarśa madhusūdanaḥ.

35. atha asuram mayam nāma takṣakasya niveśanāt
vipradravantam sahasā dadarśa madhusūdanaḥ

35. Then, Madhusudana (Krishna) suddenly saw the Asura (demon) named Maya, who was fleeing from the dwelling of Takshaka.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, at that moment (then, thereupon, now)

• असुरम् (asuram) - the Asura (demon) (demon, titan)

• मयम् (mayam) - the demon architect Maya (Maya, a famous architect of the Asuras)

• नाम (nāma) - named (Maya) (name, by name, indeed)

• तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takshaka (a nāga king)

• निवेशनात् (niveśanāt) - from the abode (from the dwelling, from the house)

• विप्रद्रवन्तम् (vipradravantam) - who was rapidly fleeing (running away, fleeing)

• सहसा (sahasā) - abruptly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (slayer of the demon Madhu, Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, at that moment (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

असुरम् (asuram) - the Asura (demon) (demon, titan)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, titan, opponent of the gods

मयम् (mayam) - the demon architect Maya (Maya, a famous architect of the Asuras)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya, name of an Asura architect

नाम (nāma) - named (Maya) (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial usage meaning 'named'

तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takshaka (a nāga king)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takshaka, name of a nāga king

निवेशनात् (niveśanāt) - from the abode (from the dwelling, from the house)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, house, abode, encampment

from prefix ni + root viś (to enter)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

विप्रद्रवन्तम् (vipradravantam) - who was rapidly fleeing (running away, fleeing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipradravant

vipradravant - fleeing, running away, escaping

Present Active Participle

from prefix vi + pra + root dru (to run)

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: agrees with Asuram and Mayam

सहसा (sahasā) - abruptly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly)

(indeclinable)

instrumental of sahas, used adverbially

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (slayer of the demon Madhu, Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu

compound: madhu + sūdana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – Madhu (a demon), honey
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: an epithet of Krishna