महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-23

सख्योक्तः क्रीडमानेन स तत्र हसता किल ।
संरम्भी कोपनोऽतीव विषकल्प ऋषेः सुतः ।
ऋषिपुत्रेण नर्मार्थं कृशेन द्विजसत्तम ॥२३॥

23. sakhyoktaḥ krīḍamānena sa tatra hasatā kila ,
saṁrambhī kopano'tīva viṣakalpa ṛṣeḥ sutaḥ ,
ṛṣiputreṇa narmārthaṁ kṛśena dvijasattama.

23. sakhī uktaḥ krīḍamānena sa tatra
hasatā kila saṃrambhī kopanaḥ
atīva viṣakalpa ṛṣeḥ sutaḥ ṛṣiputreṇa
narmārtham kṛśena dvijasattama

23. O best among Brahmins, the sage's son (Śṛṅgin) – who was known to be very wrathful, exceedingly prone to anger, and venomous – was indeed playing there when he was addressed by his laughing friend, Kṛśa, another sage's son, purely for a jest.

Words meanings summery:

• सखी (sakhī) - by his (Śṛṅgin's) friend (by a friend)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (Śṛṅgin) (spoken, said, addressed)

• क्रीडमानेन (krīḍamānena) - by him (Śṛṅgin) who was playing (by one who is playing, by a playing one)

• स (sa) - he (Śṛṅgin) (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (where they were playing) (there, in that place)

• हसता (hasatā) - by the laughing Kṛśa (by one who is laughing, by a laughing one)

• किल (kila) - indeed (emphasizes the reported fact) (indeed, surely, as is well known)

• संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - (Śṛṅgin) who was wrathful (wrathful, easily enraged, furious)

• कोपनः (kopanaḥ) - (Śṛṅgin) who was prone to anger (prone to anger, irritable, passionate)

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly (prone to anger) (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

• विषकल्प (viṣakalpa) - (Śṛṅgin) who was like poison (in his effect) (like poison, resembling poison)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Śamīka) (of a sage)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - the son (Śṛṅgin) (son)

• ऋषिपुत्रेण (ṛṣiputreṇa) - by the sage's son (Kṛśa) (by a sage's son)

• नर्मार्थम् (narmārtham) - as a joke (by Kṛśa) (for the sake of a joke, in jest)

• कृशेन (kṛśena) - by (the sage's son) Kṛśa (by Kṛśa (name))

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing Śauṇaka) (O best among twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

सखी (sakhī) - by his (Śṛṅgin's) friend (by a friend)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

Note: Often takes feminine gender in meaning but here refers to a male friend.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (Śṛṅgin) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

past passive participle

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

क्रीडमानेन (krīḍamānena) - by him (Śṛṅgin) who was playing (by one who is playing, by a playing one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krīḍamāna

krīḍamāna - playing, sporting

present middle participle

from krīḍ (to play)

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Adjective used substantively.

स (sa) - he (Śṛṅgin) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there (where they were playing) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

हसता (hasatā) - by the laughing Kṛśa (by one who is laughing, by a laughing one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

present active participle

from has (to laugh)

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Adjective used substantively.

किल (kila) - indeed (emphasizes the reported fact) (indeed, surely, as is well known)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle denoting emphasis or reported speech.

संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - (Śṛṅgin) who was wrathful (wrathful, easily enraged, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrambhin

saṁrambhin - furious, wrathful, easily angered

from ram (to delight) with saṃ (intensive prefix)

Prefix: sam

Root: ram (class 1)

कोपनः (kopanaḥ) - (Śṛṅgin) who was prone to anger (prone to anger, irritable, passionate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopana

kopana - prone to anger, irritable, passionate

agent noun

from kup (to be agitated, angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly (prone to anger) (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

विषकल्प (viṣakalpa) - (Śṛṅgin) who was like poison (in his effect) (like poison, resembling poison)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣakalpa

viṣakalpa - like poison, resembling poison

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣa+kalpa)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  adjective (masculine)

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Śamīka) (of a sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सुतः (sutaḥ) - the son (Śṛṅgin) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

past passive participle

from sū (to bear, produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun.

ऋषिपुत्रेण (ṛṣiputreṇa) - by the sage's son (Kṛśa) (by a sage's son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣiputra

ṛṣiputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+putra)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

नर्मार्थम् (narmārtham) - as a joke (by Kṛśa) (for the sake of a joke, in jest)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (narman+artha)

• narman – jest, sport, amusement, joke
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative of purpose used adverbially.

कृशेन (kṛśena) - by (the sage's son) Kṛśa (by Kṛśa (name))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - Kṛśa (a proper name, lit. 'thin, weak')

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing Śauṇaka) (O best among twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; often specifically Brahmin), a bird, a tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)