महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-11

एके तत्राब्रुवन्नागा वयं भूत्वा द्विजर्षभाः ।
जनमेजयं तं भिक्षामो यज्ञस्ते न भवेदिति ॥११॥

11. eke tatrābruvannāgā vayaṁ bhūtvā dvijarṣabhāḥ ,
janamejayaṁ taṁ bhikṣāmo yajñaste na bhavediti.

11. eke tatra abruvan nāgāḥ vayam bhūtvā dvijarṣabhāḥ
| janamejayam tam bhikṣāmaḥ yajñaḥ te na bhavet iti

11. Some of the Nāgas there said, "Assuming the guise of distinguished brahmins, we will approach Janamejaya and implore him, 'May this sacrifice not take place for you!'"

Words meanings summery:

• एके (eke) - some among the assembled Nāgas (some, certain ones)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, among the assembled Nāgas (there, then, in that place/matter)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the serpent deities, sons of Kadru (serpents, Nāgas)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the Nāgas) (we)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having assumed the form of (having become)

• द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - disguised as prominent brahmins (excellent brahmins, foremost among the twice-born)

• जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya (proper noun)

• तम् (tam) - Janamejaya (him, that)

• भिक्षामः (bhikṣāmaḥ) - we will beg, we will implore

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Janamejaya's serpent sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

• ते (te) - for you (Janamejaya) (to you, for you, of you)

• न (na) - not, no

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it not happen/exist (may it be, should be, let it be)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

एके (eke) - some among the assembled Nāgas (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain one, some

तत्र (tatra) - there, among the assembled Nāgas (there, then, in that place/matter)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the serpent deities, sons of Kadru (serpents, Nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; mountain

वयम् (vayam) - we (the Nāgas) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having assumed the form of (having become)

(verb)

Root: bhū (class 1)

द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - disguised as prominent brahmins (excellent brahmins, foremost among the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - foremost among the twice-born (brahmins); an excellent brahmin

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born (brahmin, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, foremost
  noun (masculine)

जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya (proper noun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit, who performed the serpent sacrifice)

तम् (tam) - Janamejaya (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भिक्षामः (bhikṣāmaḥ) - we will beg, we will implore

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present/future (laṭ) of bhikṣ

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Used here with a future sense (resolve).

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Janamejaya's serpent sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual

ते (te) - for you (Janamejaya) (to you, for you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it not happen/exist (may it be, should be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)