महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-35, verse-5

देवा वासुकिना सार्धं पितामहमथाब्रुवन् ।
भगवञ्शापभीतोऽयं वासुकिस्तप्यते भृशम् ॥५॥

5. devā vāsukinā sārdhaṁ pitāmahamathābruvan ,
bhagavañśāpabhīto'yaṁ vāsukistapyate bhṛśam.

5. devāḥ vāsukinā sārdham pitāmaham atha abruvan |
bhagavan śāpabhītaḥ ayam vāsukiḥ tapyate bhṛśam

5. Then the Devas, along with Vāsuki, spoke to Brahmā: "O Lord, this Vāsuki is greatly tormented, fearing a curse."

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the Devas (gods) (gods, deities)

• वासुकिना (vāsukinā) - with Vāsuki (by Vāsuki, with Vāsuki)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (Vāsuki) (with, together with)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā)

• अथ (atha) - then, afterwards (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - (the Devas) spoke (to Brahmā) (they spoke, they said)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable Brahmā (vocative) (O Lord, O venerable one)

• शापभीतः (śāpabhītaḥ) - fearing a curse (afraid of a curse, curse-fearing)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Vāsuki) (this, he)

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki, the king of Nāgas (Vāsuki (proper noun))

• तप्यते (tapyate) - he is tormented (by fear) (he is tormented, he suffers, he performs austerities)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely (greatly, exceedingly, severely)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - the Devas (gods) (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Note: Subject of abruvan.

वासुकिना (vāsukinā) - with Vāsuki (by Vāsuki, with Vāsuki)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vāsuki (proper noun, king of Nāgas)

Note: Used with sārdham.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (Vāsuki) (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (as the great ancestor)

Note: Object of abruvan.

अथ (atha) - then, afterwards (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous action (approaching) with the current one (speaking).

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - (the Devas) spoke (to Brahmā) (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: From root brū (or its variant vac).

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable Brahmā (vocative) (O Lord, O venerable one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

शापभीतः (śāpabhītaḥ) - fearing a curse (afraid of a curse, curse-fearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāpabhīta

śāpabhīta - afraid of a curse

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (śāpa+bhīta)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
• bhīta – frightened, afraid
  participle
  past participle
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agreement with vāsukiḥ and ayam.

अयम् (ayam) - this (Vāsuki) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agreement with vāsukiḥ.

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki, the king of Nāgas (Vāsuki (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vāsuki (proper noun, king of Nāgas)

Note: Subject of tapyate.

तप्यते (tapyate) - he is tormented (by fear) (he is tormented, he suffers, he performs austerities)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: The passive or middle voice here implies 'is being tormented' or 'suffers'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely (greatly, exceedingly, severely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies tapyate.