महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-38, verse-32

श्रुतं हि तेन तदभूदद्य तं राजसत्तमम् ।
तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठो नेष्यते यमसादनम् ॥३२॥

32. śrutaṁ hi tena tadabhūdadya taṁ rājasattamam ,
takṣakaḥ pannagaśreṣṭho neṣyate yamasādanam.

32. śrutam hi tena tat abhūt adya tam rājasattamam
takṣakaḥ pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ neṣyate yamasādanam

32. For he (Kāśyapa) had heard that today Takṣaka, the foremost of serpents, would take that best of kings to the abode of Yama (death).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it was heard (by Kāśyapa) (heard, listened, revealed)

• हि (hi) - introduces the reason for Kāśyapa's arrival (for, indeed, because)

• तेन (tena) - by Kāśyapa (the agent of hearing) (by him, by that)

• तत् (tat) - refers to the news or fact that Takṣaka would kill the king (that, this)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - it had become (a heard fact) (it was, it happened)

• अद्य (adya) - emphasizing the certainty of the event happening on that particular day (today, now)

• तम् (tam) - referring to King Parīkṣit (that, him)

• राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - King Parīkṣit, described with high honor (best of kings)

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - the serpent king destined to bite Parīkṣit (Takṣaka (name of a nāga))

• पन्नगश्रेष्ठः (pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Takṣaka, identified as the leading serpent (best of serpents, chief serpent)

• नेष्यते (neṣyate) - will lead (the king) to Yama's abode, implying 'will kill' (will lead, will take away)

• यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - a euphemism for death or the place of death (Yama's abode, realm of the dead)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it was heard (by Kāśyapa) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, learned, known; the Vedas, traditional knowledge

past passive participle

root śru (to hear) + suffix kta (ta)

Root: śru (class 5)

हि (hi) - introduces the reason for Kāśyapa's arrival (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by Kāśyapa (the agent of hearing) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent in the passive construction `śrutam abhūt`.

तत् (tat) - refers to the news or fact that Takṣaka would kill the king (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `abhūt`.

अभूत् (abhūt) - it had become (a heard fact) (it was, it happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - emphasizing the certainty of the event happening on that particular day (today, now)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - referring to King Parīkṣit (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies `rājasattamam`.

राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - King Parīkṣit, described with high honor (best of kings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

superlative suffix -tama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)

Note: Direct object of `neṣyate`.

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - the serpent king destined to bite Parīkṣit (Takṣaka (name of a nāga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - a carpenter; name of a celebrated Nāga (serpent deity) king

Note: Subject of `neṣyate`.

पन्नगश्रेष्ठः (pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Takṣaka, identified as the leading serpent (best of serpents, chief serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagaśreṣṭha

pannagaśreṣṭha - chief of serpents, best of nāgas

superlative suffix -iṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+śreṣṭha)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (good)

Note: Qualifies `takṣakaḥ`.

नेष्यते (neṣyate) - will lead (the king) to Yama's abode, implying 'will kill' (will lead, will take away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - a euphemism for death or the place of death (Yama's abode, realm of the dead)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - the abode of Yama, the realm of the dead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (god of death), restraint
  noun (masculine)
• sādana – seat, dwelling, abode; destroying
  noun (neuter)
  action noun/agent noun
  root sad (to sit, settle) + suffix ana
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of motion for `neṣyate`.