महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-42, verse-18

तत्र तां भैक्षवत्कन्यां प्रादात्तस्मै महात्मने ।
नागेन्द्रो वासुकिर्ब्रह्मन्न स तां प्रत्यगृह्णत ॥१८॥

18. tatra tāṁ bhaikṣavatkanyāṁ prādāttasmai mahātmane ,
nāgendro vāsukirbrahmanna sa tāṁ pratyagṛhṇata.

18. tatra tām bhaikṣavat kanyām prādāt tasmai mahātmane
nāgendraḥ vāsukiḥ brahman na sa tām pratyagṛhṇata

18. There, O Brahmana, the lord of serpents, Vasuki, offered that daughter to that great sage as though she were alms, but the sage did not accept her.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that forest (where the sage was) (there, in that place)

• ताम् (tām) - that (daughter) (that (feminine))

• भैक्षवत् (bhaikṣavat) - as if she were alms (like alms, as alms)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - the daughter (Jarutkāru's sister) (daughter, maiden)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - offered (his sister in marriage) (gave, offered)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to the sage (Jarutkāru) (to him)

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great sage (Jarutkāru) (to the great soul, to the high-minded one)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - Vasuki, the lord of serpents (lord of serpents)

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki, the specific lord of serpents (Vasuki (proper noun))

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (listener) Brahmana (Suta addressing Shaunaka) (O Brahmana, O priest)

• न (na) - not

• स (sa) - that (sage Jarutkāru) (he, that)

• ताम् (tām) - her (the daughter) (her, that (feminine))

• प्रत्यगृह्णत (pratyagṛhṇata) - did not accept (her in marriage) (accepted, received)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that forest (where the sage was) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location mentioned in the previous verse.

ताम् (tām) - that (daughter) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adjective modifying 'kanyām'.

भैक्षवत् (bhaikṣavat) - as if she were alms (like alms, as alms)

(indeclinable)

from bhikṣā (alms) with vat suffix (like)

Note: Adverbial usage.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - the daughter (Jarutkāru's sister) (daughter, maiden)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Object of 'prādāt'.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - offered (his sister in marriage) (gave, offered)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Formed with a- augment and t ending for 3rd singular.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to the sage (Jarutkāru) (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Indirect object of 'prādāt'.

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great sage (Jarutkāru) (to the great soul, to the high-minded one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, high-minded, noble, magnanimous

mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, powerful
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tasmai'.

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - Vasuki, the lord of serpents (lord of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - lord of serpents, king of Nagas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, cobra
  noun (masculine)
• indra – ruler, chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'prādāt'.

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki, the specific lord of serpents (Vasuki (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vasuki (name of a prominent Naga king)

Note: Appositive to 'nāgendraḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (listener) Brahmana (Suta addressing Shaunaka) (O Brahmana, O priest)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Absolute Reality, prayer

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Speaker addressing someone.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (sage Jarutkāru) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'pratyagṛhṇata'.

ताम् (tām) - her (the daughter) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'pratyagṛhṇata'.

प्रत्यगृह्णत (pratyagṛhṇata) - did not accept (her in marriage) (accepted, received)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of grah

prati-ā-√grah (to accept in return)

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The a- augment is for imperfect. Middle voice suggests action for oneself.