महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-34, verse-5

अहं शापे समुत्सृष्टे समश्रौषं वचस्तदा ।
मातुरुत्सङ्गमारूढो भयात्पन्नगसत्तमाः ॥५॥

5. ahaṁ śāpe samutsṛṣṭe samaśrauṣaṁ vacastadā ,
māturutsaṅgamārūḍho bhayātpannagasattamāḥ.

5. aham śāpe samutsṛṣṭe samaśrauṣam vacas tadā
mātuḥ utsaṅgam ārūḍhaḥ bhayāt pannagasattamāḥ

5. O best of serpents, when the curse was uttered, I heard those words at that time, having climbed onto my mother's lap out of fear.

5. כשהקללה נאמרה, אני שמעתי אז את הדברים, כשטיפסתי מפחד אל חיקה של אמי, הו מיטבי הנחשים.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शापे (śāpe) - when the curse was pronounced (in the curse)

• समुत्सृष्टे (samutsṛṣṭe) - having been uttered, spoken (uttered, released)

• समश्रौषम् (samaśrauṣam) - I heard (clearly/attentively) (I heard)

• वचस् (vacas) - the words (of the curse) (word, speech)

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of my mother (of mother)

• उत्सङ्गम् (utsaṅgam) - lap (lap, embrace)

• आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - seated (upon) (mounted, ascended, seated)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (from fear)

• पन्नगसत्तमाः (pannagasattamāḥ) - O most excellent serpents (O best of serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शापे (śāpe) - when the curse was pronounced (in the curse)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, anathema

समुत्सृष्टे (samutsṛṣṭe) - having been uttered, spoken (uttered, released)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of samutsṛṣṭa

samutsṛṣṭa - uttered, released, thrown, abandoned

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of root sṛj with prefixes sam and ud

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sṛj (class 6)

समश्रौषम् (samaśrauṣam) - I heard (clearly/attentively) (I heard)

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 5)

वचस् (vacas) - the words (of the curse) (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of my mother (of mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

उत्सङ्गम् (utsaṅgam) - lap (lap, embrace)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utsaṅga

utsaṅga - lap, embrace, fold of a garment

आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - seated (upon) (mounted, ascended, seated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārūḍha

ārūḍha - mounted, ascended, seated, attained

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of root ruh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (from fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

पन्नगसत्तमाः (pannagasattamāḥ) - O most excellent serpents (O best of serpents)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of pannagasattama

pannagasattama - best of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+sattama)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pan (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective
  Superlative of sat (good, existing)

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