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!'

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)