महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-17

तं गत्वा दशतां कश्चिद्भुजगः स मरिष्यति ।
तस्मिन्हते यज्ञकरे क्रतुः स न भविष्यति ॥१७॥

17. taṁ gatvā daśatāṁ kaścidbhujagaḥ sa mariṣyati ,
tasminhate yajñakare kratuḥ sa na bhaviṣyati.

17. tam gatvā daśatām kaścit bhujagaḥ saḥ mariṣyati
tasmin hate yajñakare kratuḥ saḥ na bhaviṣyati

17. Some serpent will go and bite him, and that priest will die. With that sacrifice-performer dead, that sacrifice will not take place.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the preceptor) (him, that)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having approached (having gone, after going)

• दशताम् (daśatām) - for the purpose of biting (to bite, for biting (accusative of verbal noun))

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain (some, a certain, someone)

• भुजगः (bhujagaḥ) - serpent (snake, serpent)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the priest) (he, that)

• मरिष्यति (mariṣyati) - will die

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that one (in that, on that)

• हते (hate) - when killed (having been killed, when killed)

• यज्ञकरे (yajñakare) - the sacrifice-performer (when killed) (in the performer of the sacrifice)

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sacrifice) (that (he, it))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will take place (will be, will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the preceptor) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `upādhyāyaḥ` (priest).

गत्वा (gatvā) - having approached (having gone, after going)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root gam (to go) with -tvā suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

दशताम् (daśatām) - for the purpose of biting (to bite, for biting (accusative of verbal noun))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daśatā

daśatā - the act of biting (f.)

action noun

From root `daṃś` (to bite), with suffix `-(t)ā`.

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially to express purpose.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, a certain (some, a certain, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain, someone, anyone

Combines `kim` (what/who) and `cid` (an indeclinable particle).

Note: Refers to `bhujagaḥ`.

भुजगः (bhujagaḥ) - serpent (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhujaga

bhujaga - snake, serpent (lit. 'one who goes by crawling/arm')

agent noun

Compound `bhujā` (arm/coil) + `ga` (going).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhujā+gam)

• bhujā – arm, hand, coil
  noun (feminine)
• gam – going, mover
  agent noun
  agent noun
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the action of going and biting.

सः (saḥ) - he (the priest) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `upādhyāyaḥ` (priest).

मरिष्यति (mariṣyati) - will die

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of mṛ

future tense

From root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject is `saḥ` (the priest).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that one (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction `tasmin hate`. Refers to `yajñakara`.

हते (hate) - when killed (having been killed, when killed)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

past passive participle

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction `tasmin hate`.

यज्ञकरे (yajñakare) - the sacrifice-performer (when killed) (in the performer of the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajñakara

yajñakara - performer of a sacrifice, sacrificial priest

agent noun

Compound of `yajña` (sacrifice) and `kara` (maker/doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+kara)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `tasmin hate`.

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual, rite, power, will, intelligence

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `bhaviṣyati`.

सः (saḥ) - that (sacrifice) (that (he, it))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `kratuḥ`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will take place (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future tense

From root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is `kratuḥ`.