महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-34, verse-6

देवानां पन्नगश्रेष्ठास्तीक्ष्णास्तीक्ष्णा इति प्रभो ।
पितामहमुपागम्य दुःखार्तानां महाद्युते ॥६॥

6. devānāṁ pannagaśreṣṭhāstīkṣṇāstīkṣṇā iti prabho ,
pitāmahamupāgamya duḥkhārtānāṁ mahādyute.

6. devānām pannagaśreṣṭhāḥ tīkṣṇāḥ tīkṣṇāḥ iti
prabho pitāmaham upāgamya duḥkhārtānām mahādyute

6. O best of serpents, O lord of great splendor, (I heard that) the sorrow-afflicted gods approached Grandfather (Brahmā) saying, 'How harsh! How harsh!'

6. שמעתי את האלים שהתקרבו אל בְּרַהְמָה, הסב הגדול, כשהם מוטרדים מצער, ואמרו לו, הו אדון בעל זוהר גדול, שהנחשים הם חדי ארס וקשים,

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• पन्नगश्रेष्ठाः (pannagaśreṣṭhāḥ) - O most excellent serpents (O best of serpents)

• तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - how harsh! (referring to the curse or its effect) (sharp, fierce, harsh)

• तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - how harsh! (referring to the curse or its effect) (sharp, fierce, harsh)

• इति (iti) - saying, thus (thus, so)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O lord, O master)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā (the paternal grandfather of all beings) (to the Grandfather)

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having gone to, having resorted to (having approached)

• दुःखार्तानाम् (duḥkhārtānām) - of the gods who were suffering from sorrow (of those afflicted by sorrow)

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly effulgent one (addressed to the serpents' leader) (O one of great splendor)

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

पन्नगश्रेष्ठाः (pannagaśreṣṭhāḥ) - O most excellent serpents (O best of serpents)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of pannagaśreṣṭha

pannagaśreṣṭha - best of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+śreṣṭha)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pan (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - how harsh! (referring to the curse or its effect) (sharp, fierce, harsh)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, hot, severe, harsh

Note: Could be masculine or feminine. Assuming feminine agreeing with an implied word like 'vācaḥ' (words) or 'śāpi' (curse).

तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - how harsh! (referring to the curse or its effect) (sharp, fierce, harsh)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, hot, severe, harsh

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

इति (iti) - saying, thus (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā (the paternal grandfather of all beings) (to the Grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; a name of Brahmā

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having gone to, having resorted to (having approached)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Gerund of root gam with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

दुःखार्तानाम् (duḥkhārtānām) - of the gods who were suffering from sorrow (of those afflicted by sorrow)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - distressed by sorrow, afflicted with pain

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of ṛ (to go, suffer) prefixed with ā and compounded with duḥkha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  participle
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle of root ṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'devānām'

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly effulgent one (addressed to the serpents' leader) (O one of great splendor)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very brilliant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, lustre, light, brilliance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

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