महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-23

यज्ञे वा भुजगास्तस्मिञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
जनं दशन्तु वै सर्वमेवं त्रासो भविष्यति ॥२३॥

23. yajñe vā bhujagāstasmiñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ,
janaṁ daśantu vai sarvamevaṁ trāso bhaviṣyati.

23. yajñe vā bhujagāḥ tasmin śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
janam daśantu vai sarvam evam trāsaḥ bhaviṣyati

23. Or, in that sacrifice, let serpents, by hundreds and then by thousands, indeed bite all the people. In this way, terror will surely arise.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in that sacrifice (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents (serpents, Nāgas)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacrifice) (in that, on that)

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

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

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• जनम् (janam) - the people (people, person, mankind)

• दशन्तु (daśantu) - let them bite (let them bite, they should bite)

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

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (the people) (all, entire, whole)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• त्रासः (trāsaḥ) - terror (fear, terror, alarm)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will surely arise (will be, will happen, will exist)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in that sacrifice (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, oblation, worship, ritual

action noun

From √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents (serpents, Nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the arm/shoulder')

Compound 'bhuja-ga'

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (sacrifice) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

(indeclinable)

From śata (hundred) with suffix -śaḥ

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

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

From sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śaḥ

जनम् (janam) - the people (people, person, mankind)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

action noun

From √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

दशन्तु (daśantu) - let them bite (let them bite, they should bite)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of daṃś

Root: daṃś (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (the people) (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

त्रासः (trāsaḥ) - terror (fear, terror, alarm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trāsa

trāsa - fear, terror, alarm, fright

action noun

From √tras (to tremble, be afraid)

Root: tras (class 4)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will surely arise (will be, will happen, will exist)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)