महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-35, verse-12

सूत उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रः पितामहवचस्तदा ।
सर्पान्बहूञ्जरत्कारौ नित्ययुक्तान्समादधत् ॥१२॥

12. sūta uvāca ,
etacchrutvā sa nāgendraḥ pitāmahavacastadā ,
sarpānbahūñjaratkārau nityayuktānsamādadhat.

12. sūtaḥ uvāca etat śrutvā saḥ nāgendraḥ pitāmahavacas
tadā sarpān bahūn jaratkārau nityayuktān samādadhat

12. Sūta said: Having heard this, that king of serpents then assigned many vigilant serpents to Jaratkāru's service.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a bard, charioteer; proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the preceding words of Elapatra) (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - that (king of serpents) (he, that)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the king of serpents (Vasuki) (king of serpents)

• पितामहवचस् (pitāmahavacas) - the words of Brahmā (the word of the grandfather (Brahmā))

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

• सर्पान् (sarpān) - many serpents (serpents (accusative plural))

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• जरत्कारौ (jaratkārau) - to Jaratkāru's service (for/regarding Jaratkāru (proper noun))

• नित्ययुक्तान् (nityayuktān) - constantly vigilant / dedicated (constantly engaged, always devoted, vigilant)

• समादधत् (samādadhat) - appointed, assigned (appointed, placed, assigned, established)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a bard, charioteer; proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator (name of a class of storytellers)

Root: sū (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the preceding words of Elapatra) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'samādadhat'.

सः (saḥ) - that (king of serpents) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'nāgendraḥ'.

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the king of serpents (Vasuki) (king of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - king of serpents

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, snake; an elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king; the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

पितामहवचस् (pitāmahavacas) - the words of Brahmā (the word of the grandfather (Brahmā))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitāmahavacas

pitāmahavacas - the word/speech of the grandfather

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+vacas)

• pitāmaha – grandfather; Brahmā (the great-grandfather)
  noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, voice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā' (understood).

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

(indeclinable)

सर्पान् (sarpān) - many serpents (serpents (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samādadhat'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'sarpān'.

जरत्कारौ (jaratkārau) - to Jaratkāru's service (for/regarding Jaratkāru (proper noun))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaratkāru

jaratkāru - Jaratkāru (name of a sage and a Nāginī)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarat+kāru)

• jarat – decaying, old, worn out
  adjective
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• kāru – making, doing; maker, doer; a creator, artisan
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative case indicating 'in the matter of Jaratkāru' or 'for Jaratkāru's sake/purpose'.

नित्ययुक्तान् (nityayuktān) - constantly vigilant / dedicated (constantly engaged, always devoted, vigilant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nityayukta

nityayukta - constantly engaged, always devoted, diligent, vigilant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
  adjective
• yukta – joined, yoked, engaged, diligent
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'sarpān'.

समादधत् (samādadhat) - appointed, assigned (appointed, placed, assigned, established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)