महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-39, verse-31

सत्यवागस्तु स मुनिः कृमिको मां दशत्वयम् ।
तक्षको नाम भूत्वा वै तथा परिहृतं भवेत् ॥३१॥

31. satyavāgastu sa muniḥ kṛmiko māṁ daśatvayam ,
takṣako nāma bhūtvā vai tathā parihṛtaṁ bhavet.

31. satyavāk astu saḥ muniḥ kṛmikaḥ mām daśatu ayam
takṣakaḥ nāma bhūtvā vai tathā parihṛtam bhavet

31. May that sage's word be true; may this worm bite me, having indeed become Takṣaka by name. Thus, the prophecy would be fulfilled.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - the truthful word/curse (truthful speech, true word)

• अस्तु (astu) - may it be (let it be, may it be)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Śṛṅgi) (sage, ascetic)

• कृमिकः (kṛmikaḥ) - this small worm (Parikṣit is holding) (a small worm, an insect)

• माम् (mām) - me (King Parikṣit) (me)

• दशतु (daśatu) - may it bite (let it bite)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (worm) (this)

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (the specific nāga king who is to kill Parikṣit) (Takṣaka (a nāga king))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (indeed, verily)

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, consequently (thus, in that manner)

• परिहृतम् (parihṛtam) - fulfilled (the prophecy) (fulfilled, accomplished, averted, removed)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (fulfilled) (it would be, it should be)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - the truthful word/curse (truthful speech, true word)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of satyavāc

satyavāc - truthful, speaking the truth, a truthful person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+vāc)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of satyavāc. Used predicatively.

अस्तु (astu) - may it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Śṛṅgi) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

कृमिकः (kṛmikaḥ) - this small worm (Parikṣit is holding) (a small worm, an insect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛmika

kṛmika - worm, insect

माम् (mām) - me (King Parikṣit) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

दशतु (daśatu) - may it bite (let it bite)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of daṃś

Root: daṃś (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (worm) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to kṛmikaḥ.

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (the specific nāga king who is to kill Parikṣit) (Takṣaka (a nāga king))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a serpent king), a carpenter

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(verb)

active

absolutive

kṛtvā pratyaya

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तथा (tathā) - in that way, consequently (thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

परिहृतम् (parihṛtam) - fulfilled (the prophecy) (fulfilled, accomplished, averted, removed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parihṛta

parihṛta - avoided, averted, fulfilled, accomplished, left, abandoned

past participle

past passive participle of hṛ with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the outcome of the prophecy.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be (fulfilled) (it would be, it should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)