महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-39, verse-32

ते चैनमन्ववर्तन्त मन्त्रिणः कालचोदिताः ।
एवमुक्त्वा स राजेन्द्रो ग्रीवायां संनिवेश्य ह ।
कृमिकं प्राहसत्तूर्णं मुमूर्षुर्नष्टचेतनः ॥३२॥

32. te cainamanvavartanta mantriṇaḥ kālacoditāḥ ,
evamuktvā sa rājendro grīvāyāṁ saṁniveśya ha ,
kṛmikaṁ prāhasattūrṇaṁ mumūrṣurnaṣṭacetanaḥ.

32. te ca enam anu avartanta mantriṇaḥ
kālacoditāḥ evam uktvā saḥ rājendraḥ
grīvāyām saṃniveśya ha kṛmikam
prahasat tūrṇam mumūrṣuḥ naṣṭacetanaḥ

32. Impelled by fate, his ministers followed him. Having spoken thus, that great king, desirous of death and with his consciousness lost, placed (the worm) on his neck and swiftly laughed at it.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (ministers) (they, those)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

• अनु अवर्तन्त (anu avartanta) - followed

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - the king's ministers (ministers)

• कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - driven by destiny (impelled by time/fate)

• एवम् (evam) - having spoken thus (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

• राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - the great king (Parikṣit) (great king, best of kings)

• ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - on his own neck (on the neck)

• संनिवेश्य (saṁniveśya) - having placed (the worm) (having placed, having put)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, verily (emphatic particle))

• कृमिकम् (kṛmikam) - the worm

• प्रहसत् (prahasat) - laughed (at it) (laughed)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• मुमूर्षुः (mumūrṣuḥ) - desirous of death (desirous of death, dying)

• नष्टचेतनः (naṣṭacetanaḥ) - having lost his consciousness/senses (one whose consciousness is lost, bewildered)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (ministers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, him

Note: Anaphoric pronoun.

अनु अवर्तन्त (anu avartanta) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: `anu` + `vṛt` means 'to follow'.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - the king's ministers (ministers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counsellor

कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - driven by destiny (impelled by time/fate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālacodita

kālacodita - impelled by time, urged by destiny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, destiny, fate
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, prompted
  adjective
  past participle
  past passive participle of root cud
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Qualifies mantriṇaḥ.

एवम् (evam) - having spoken thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial particle.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

(verb)

active

absolutive

kṛtvā pratyaya of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - the great king (Parikṣit) (great king, best of kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - a great king, lord of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - on his own neck (on the neck)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck

संनिवेश्य (saṁniveśya) - having placed (the worm) (having placed, having put)

(verb)

active

absolutive

lyap pratyaya of ni-viś

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Root `viś` 'to enter', with `ni` 'down' and `sam` 'together' means 'to settle, place, fix'. Causative stem `niveśaya` gives `saṃniveśya`.

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, verily (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for emphasis or as a narrative filler.

कृमिकम् (kṛmikam) - the worm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛmika

kṛmika - worm, insect

प्रहसत् (prahasat) - laughed (at it) (laughed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of has

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: `prahas` 'to laugh aloud, mock'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

मुमूर्षुः (mumūrṣuḥ) - desirous of death (desirous of death, dying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mumūrṣu

mumūrṣu - desirous of death, dying, about to die

desiderative agent noun

Desiderative of root mṛ with -u

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies rājendraḥ.

नष्टचेतनः (naṣṭacetanaḥ) - having lost his consciousness/senses (one whose consciousness is lost, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭacetana

naṣṭacetana - unconscious, senseless, bewildered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+cetana)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, ruined
  adjective
  past participle
  past passive participle of naś
  Root: naś (class 4)
• cetana – consciousness, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies rājendraḥ.