महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-37, verse-3

कृश उवाच ।
राज्ञा परिक्षिता तात मृगयां परिधावता ।
अवसक्तः पितुस्तेऽद्य मृतः स्कन्धे भुजंगमः ॥३॥

3. kṛśa uvāca ,
rājñā parikṣitā tāta mṛgayāṁ paridhāvatā ,
avasaktaḥ pituste'dya mṛtaḥ skandhe bhujaṁgamaḥ.

3. kṛśaḥ uvāca rājñā parikṣitā tāta mṛgayām paridhāvatā
avasaktaḥ pituḥ te adya mṛtaḥ skandhe bhujaṅgamaḥ

3. Kṛśa said: 'My dear one, today a dead snake was placed on your father's shoulder by King Parikṣit, who was roaming during a hunt.'

Words meanings summery:

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - Kṛśa (the speaker) (emaciated, lean (as a name: Kṛśa))

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Kṛśa) said (he said, he spoke)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Parikṣit (by the king)

• परिक्षिता (parikṣitā) - by King Parikṣit (by Parikṣit)

• तात (tāta) - my dear one (vocative address to Śṛṅgi) (dear one, father, sir)

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for the purpose of hunting (to the hunt, for hunting)

• परिधावता (paridhāvatā) - by (the king) who was roaming (during the hunt) (by him who was roaming, by him who was running around)

• अवसक्तः (avasaktaḥ) - was placed/hung (on the shoulder) (was placed, was hung, was attached)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father (Śamika) (of the father)

• ते (te) - your (Śṛṅgi's) (your, to you)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - a dead (snake) (dead, deceased, lifeless)

• स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder (of your father) (on the shoulder)

• भुजङ्गमः (bhujaṅgamaḥ) - a snake (snake, serpent)

Words meanings and morphology

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - Kṛśa (the speaker) (emaciated, lean (as a name: Kṛśa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - emaciated, lean, thin, feeble; a proper name

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - (Kṛśa) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Parikṣit (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Agent of 'avasaktaḥ'.

परिक्षिता (parikṣitā) - by King Parikṣit (by Parikṣit)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parikṣit

parikṣit - Parikṣit (a proper name, grandson of Arjuna)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñā'.

तात (tāta) - my dear one (vocative address to Śṛṅgi) (dear one, father, sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir, son (as term of endearment)

Note: Null case because it's a vocative.

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for the purpose of hunting (to the hunt, for hunting)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunt, chase, hunting

Note: Indicates purpose of movement (implied in 'paridhāvatā').

परिधावता (paridhāvatā) - by (the king) who was roaming (during the hunt) (by him who was roaming, by him who was running around)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paridhāvat

paridhāvat - roaming around, running around, pursuing

present active participle

Derived from root dhāv with prefix pari, using the suffix -at (śatṛ).

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājñā'.

अवसक्तः (avasaktaḥ) - was placed/hung (on the shoulder) (was placed, was hung, was attached)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasakta

avasakta - placed, hung, attached, fixed

past passive participle

Derived from root sañj (to attach, cling) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'bhujaṅgamaḥ'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father (Śamika) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive, 'your father's'.

ते (te) - your (Śṛṅgi's) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Possessive, 'your father'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - a dead (snake) (dead, deceased, lifeless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless, passed away

past passive participle

Derived from root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bhujaṅgamaḥ'.

स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder (of your father) (on the shoulder)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of skandha

skandha - shoulder, trunk (of a tree), mass, section

Note: Location where the snake was placed.

भुजङ्गमः (bhujaṅgamaḥ) - a snake (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - snake, serpent

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'avasaktaḥ'.