महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-144

यस्य वासः कुरुक्षेत्रे खाण्डवे चाभवत्सदा ।
तं काद्रवेयमस्तौषं कुण्डलार्थाय तक्षकम् ॥१४४॥

144. yasya vāsaḥ kurukṣetre khāṇḍave cābhavatsadā ,
taṁ kādraveyamastauṣaṁ kuṇḍalārthāya takṣakam.

144. yasya vāsaḥ kurukṣetre khāṇḍave ca abhavat sadā
tam kādraveyam astauṣam kuṇḍalārthāya takṣakam

144. I praised Takṣaka, the son of Kadru, whose abode was always in Kurukṣetra and Khāṇḍava, for the sake of the earrings (or coiled jewels).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - abode (dwelling, abode, residence)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (in Kurukṣetra (name of a sacred field/region))

• खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava (forest) (in Khāṇḍava (name of a forest))

• च (ca) - and

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was (he/she/it was, became)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Takṣaka) (him, that)

• काद्रवेयम् (kādraveyam) - the son of Kadru (referring to Takṣaka) (son of Kadru)

• अस्तौषम् (astauṣam) - I praised

• कुण्डलार्थाय (kuṇḍalārthāya) - for the purpose of (obtaining) his earrings/coiled jewels (for the sake of earrings/coils)

• तक्षकम् (takṣakam) - Takṣaka (the naga king) (Takṣaka (accusative))

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - abode (dwelling, abode, residence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, cloth

action noun

from vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (in Kurukṣetra (name of a sacred field/region))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - field of the Kurus, a sacred place (famous battlefield)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, a tribe
  noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, land, region, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava (forest) (in Khāṇḍava (name of a forest))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of khāṇḍava

khāṇḍava - pertaining to khaṇḍa (a part), name of a forest near Kurukṣetra

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was (he/she/it was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Takṣaka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

काद्रवेयम् (kādraveyam) - the son of Kadru (referring to Takṣaka) (son of Kadru)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kādraveya

kādraveya - son of Kadru (Kadru was a mother of Nagas)

patronymic

from Kadru + eya

अस्तौषम् (astauṣam) - I praised

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of stu

root verb

Root: stu (class 2)

कुण्डलार्थाय (kuṇḍalārthāya) - for the purpose of (obtaining) his earrings/coiled jewels (for the sake of earrings/coils)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalārtha

kuṇḍalārtha - purpose of earrings/coils

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍala+artha)

• kuṇḍala – ring, earring, coil, mark on a snake's hood, jeweled ornament
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

तक्षकम् (takṣakam) - Takṣaka (the naga king) (Takṣaka (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - carpenter, name of a celebrated Naga king

agent noun

from takṣ (to cut, to carve)

Root: takṣ (class 1)