महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-17

शप्तस्त्वेवं सुप्रतीको विभावसुमथाब्रवीत् ।
त्वमप्यन्तर्जलचरः कच्छपः संभविष्यसि ॥१७॥

17. śaptastvevaṁ supratīko vibhāvasumathābravīt ,
tvamapyantarjalacaraḥ kacchapaḥ saṁbhaviṣyasi.

17. śaptaḥ tu evam supratīkaḥ vibhāvasum atha abravīt
tvam api antarjalacaraḥ kacchapaḥ saṃbhaviṣyasi

17. Thus cursed, Supratika then said to Vibhavasu: 'You too will become a tortoise, dwelling within the water.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way)

• सुप्रतीकः (supratīkaḥ) - Supratika (Supratika (proper name))

• विभावसुम् (vibhāvasum) - Vibhavasu (Vibhavasu (proper name))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

• त्वम् (tvam) - You

• अपि (api) - too (also, even, too)

• अन्तर्जलचरः (antarjalacaraḥ) - dwelling within the water (moving in water, aquatic)

• कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise (tortoise, turtle)

• संभविष्यसि (saṁbhaviṣyasi) - you will become (you will become, you will be)

Words meanings and morphology

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed (cursed, sworn)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn, invoked, denounced

past participle

Past participle of root ŚAP (to curse, to swear).

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'supratīkaḥ'.

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a transition or contrast.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śaptaḥ'.

सुप्रतीकः (supratīkaḥ) - Supratika (Supratika (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supratīka

supratīka - Supratika (a proper name, often of an elephant); having a beautiful appearance/symbol

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good) + pratīka (symbol, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+pratīka)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• pratīka – symbol, image, part of the body, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from PRATI + root I (to go).
  Prefix: prati

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

विभावसुम् (vibhāvasum) - Vibhavasu (Vibhavasu (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - Vibhavasu (a proper name, often of a sage or a deity); possessing much light or wealth

Compound of vi (intensifier) + bhāvasu (shining, luminous).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+bhāvasu)

• vi – apart, asunder, widely, intensely
  indeclinable
• bhāvasu – shining, luminous, possessing light or wealth
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from BHĀ (light) + VASU (wealth, good).

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form of root BRŪ (to speak). The augment 'a' indicates past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'supratīkaḥ'.

त्वम् (tvam) - You

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'saṃbhaviṣyasi'.

अपि (api) - too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Vibhavasu will also suffer a similar fate.

अन्तर्जलचरः (antarjalacaraḥ) - dwelling within the water (moving in water, aquatic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarjalacara

antarjalacara - moving in water, aquatic, dwelling in water

Compound of antar (within), jala (water), and cara (moving, dwelling).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (antar+jala+cara)

• antar – within, among, in the midst, interior
  indeclinable
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling, behaving (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root CAR (to move, go) with the suffix -a.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kacchapaḥ'.

कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise (tortoise, turtle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kacchapa

kacchapa - tortoise, turtle

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saṃbhaviṣyasi'.

संभविष्यसि (saṁbhaviṣyasi) - you will become (you will become, you will be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃbhū

Root BHŪ (to be, become) with prefix SAM.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'tvam'.