महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-7

ततोऽपश्यत्स पितरं पृष्टश्चाख्यातवान्पितुः ।
अहं हि सर्पैः प्रहितः सोममाहर्तुमुद्यतः ।
मातुर्दास्यविमोक्षार्थमाहरिष्ये तमद्य वै ॥७॥

7. tato'paśyatsa pitaraṁ pṛṣṭaścākhyātavānpituḥ ,
ahaṁ hi sarpaiḥ prahitaḥ somamāhartumudyataḥ ,
māturdāsyavimokṣārthamāhariṣye tamadya vai.

7. tataḥ apaśyat saḥ pitaram pṛṣṭaḥ ca
ākhyātavān pituḥ aham hi sarpaiḥ
prahitaḥ somam āhartum udyataḥ mātuḥ
dāsyavimokṣārtham āhariṣye tam adya vai

7. Then, he saw his father, and being asked, he informed his father: 'Indeed, I have been sent by the serpents and am ready to fetch Soma. I shall certainly bring it today for the sake of my mother's liberation from slavery.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (father)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - (having been) asked (asked, questioned)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - told (told, narrated)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - to his father (of the father, to the father)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - by the serpents (by serpents)

• प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent (sent, dispatched)

• सोमम् (somam) - Soma (the divine drink) (Soma (a divine drink or moon deity))

• आहर्तुम् (āhartum) - to fetch (to bring, to fetch)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared / ready (ready, prepared, undertaken, raised)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - my mother's (mother's, of the mother)

• दास्यविमोक्षार्थम् (dāsyavimokṣārtham) - for the sake of liberation from slavery (for the purpose of release from slavery)

• आहरिष्ये (āhariṣye) - I will bring (I will bring, I will fetch)

• तम् (tam) - it (Soma) (that, him, it)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly (particle))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

imperfect tense of `dṛś` (class 1, often takes `paśya` stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Garuda.

पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - (having been) asked (asked, questioned)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

past participle

root `prach` (to ask) + `kta` (past participle). `prach` becomes `pṛṣ` before `kta`.

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - told (told, narrated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyātavat

ākhyātavat - having told, having narrated

perfect active participle

root `khyā` (to tell, relate) + `ktavatu` (perfect active participle) + prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

पितुः (pituḥ) - to his father (of the father, to the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Used here to indicate 'to his father'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - by the serpents (by serpents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction (`prahitaḥ`).

प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent (sent, dispatched)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahita

prahita - sent, dispatched, presented

past participle

root `dhā` (to place, set, put) + `kta` (past participle) + prefix `pra`. `dhā` becomes `hi` in some contexts.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

सोमम् (somam) - Soma (the divine drink) (Soma (a divine drink or moon deity))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - the Soma plant; its juice; the moon; a lunar deity; a sacrifice

Note: Object of `āhartum`.

आहर्तुम् (āhartum) - to fetch (to bring, to fetch)

(infinitive)

Note: Indicates purpose.

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared / ready (ready, prepared, undertaken, raised)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken, raised, active

past participle

root `yam` (to restrain, hold) + `kta` (past participle) + prefix `ud`. `yam` becomes `yat` or similar in some forms.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - my mother's (mother's, of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

दास्यविमोक्षार्थम् (dāsyavimokṣārtham) - for the sake of liberation from slavery (for the purpose of release from slavery)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāsyavimokṣārtha

dāsyavimokṣārtha - for the purpose of release from slavery

Compound of `dāsya` (slavery), `vimokṣa` (release), and `artha` (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsya+vimokṣa+artha)

• dāsya – slavery, servitude
  noun (neuter)
  from `dāsa` (slave) + `ya` (abstract noun suffix)
• vimokṣa – release, liberation, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  root `muc` (to free) + `ghañ` (action noun) + prefix `vi`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially as "for the sake of".

आहरिष्ये (āhariṣye) - I will bring (I will bring, I will fetch)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of hṛ

future tense, middle voice, 1st person singular of `hṛ` with `ā` prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: The middle voice `āhariṣye` (I will bring for myself/my sake) fits the context of bringing Soma for his mother's liberation.

तम् (tam) - it (Soma) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `somam`.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)