महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-20

ततो द्वैधीकृता जिह्वा सर्पाणां तेन कर्मणा ।
अभवंश्चामृतस्पर्शाद्दर्भास्तेऽथ पवित्रिणः ॥२०॥

20. tato dvaidhīkṛtā jihvā sarpāṇāṁ tena karmaṇā ,
abhavaṁścāmṛtasparśāddarbhāste'tha pavitriṇaḥ.

20. tataḥ dvaidhīkṛtā jihvā sarpāṇām tena karmaṇā
abhavan ca amṛtasparśāt darbhāḥ te atha pavitriṇaḥ

20. Consequently, the serpents' tongues were split by that deed. And then, due to the touch of the nectar, those darbha grasses became sacred.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently, as a result (then, thence, from that)

• द्वैधीकृता (dvaidhīkṛtā) - split (referring to the tongue) (made twofold, split, divided into two)

• जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue

• सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of the snakes (of serpents)

• तेन (tena) - by that (referring to the act) (by that, with that)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by that deed (of licking the grass) (by the action, by the deed)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अमृतस्पर्शात् (amṛtasparśāt) - due to the contact with the nectar (from the touch of nectar)

• दर्भाः (darbhāḥ) - those darbha grasses (darbha grasses)

• ते (te) - those (referring to darbha grasses) (those, they)

• अथ (atha) - and then (then, now, moreover)

• पवित्रिणः (pavitriṇaḥ) - sacred, holy (sacred, purified, holy)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently, as a result (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

द्वैधीकृता (dvaidhīkṛtā) - split (referring to the tongue) (made twofold, split, divided into two)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvaidhīkṛta

dvaidhīkṛta - made twofold, split, divided into two

past passive participle

Derived from dvaidhī + kṛ (to do, make)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvaidhī+kṛta)

• dvaidhī – twofold, duality
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue

सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of the snakes (of serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

From root sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that (referring to the act) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by that deed (of licking the grass) (by the action, by the deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अमृतस्पर्शात् (amṛtasparśāt) - due to the contact with the nectar (from the touch of nectar)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of amṛtasparśa

amṛtasparśa - touch of nectar

Compound type : tatpurusha (amṛta+sparśa)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root spṛś (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

दर्भाः (darbhāḥ) - those darbha grasses (darbha grasses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darbha

darbha - darbha grass, sacred grass

ते (te) - those (referring to darbha grasses) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - and then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पवित्रिणः (pavitriṇaḥ) - sacred, holy (sacred, purified, holy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pavitrin

pavitrin - purified, sacred, holy

Suffixed from pavitra (purifier, sacred)