महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-42, verse-20

ततो नाम स कन्यायाः पप्रच्छ भृगुनन्दन ।
वासुके भरणं चास्या न कुर्यामित्युवाच ह ॥२०॥

20. tato nāma sa kanyāyāḥ papraccha bhṛgunandana ,
vāsuke bharaṇaṁ cāsyā na kuryāmityuvāca ha.

20. tataḥ nāma sa kanyāyāḥ papraccha bhṛgunandana
vāsuke bharaṇam ca asyāḥ na kuryām iti uvāca ha

20. Then, O son of Bhṛgu, he (the sage) asked the daughter's name. And he also said, "O Vasuki, I will not undertake her maintenance."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - after that (event) (then, thereafter)

• नाम (nāma) - her name (name)

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

• कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the daughter (Jarutkāru's sister) (of the daughter, of the maiden)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (the name) (asked, inquired)

• भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O Shaunaka (addressed by Suta) (O son of Bhṛgu)

• वासुके (vāsuke) - O Vasuki (addressed by Jarutkāru) (O Vasuki)

• भरणम् (bharaṇam) - her maintenance/upkeep (maintenance, support)

• च (ca) - and

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (the daughter) (of her (feminine))

• न (na) - not

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I will not provide (I would do, I should do, I would make)

• इति (iti) - thus (said Jarutkāru) (thus, so saying, thinking that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (Jarutkāru) (said, spoke)

• ह (ha) - (no specific meaning, just a narrative particle) (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - after that (event) (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - her name (name)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, designation

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'papraccha' and 'uvāca'.

कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the daughter (Jarutkāru's sister) (of the daughter, of the maiden)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Possessive of 'nāma'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (the name) (asked, inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: The augment a- is not present in the perfect tense.

भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O Shaunaka (addressed by Suta) (O son of Bhṛgu)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgunandana

bhṛgunandana - descendant of Bhṛgu, son of Bhṛgu

bhṛgu (name of a sage) + nandana (son, delight of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (a Rishi's name)
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √nand (to rejoice, gladden)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Speaker addressing the audience.

वासुके (vāsuke) - O Vasuki (addressed by Jarutkāru) (O Vasuki)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vasuki (name of a prominent Naga king)

Note: Jarutkāru addressing Vasuki.

भरणम् (bharaṇam) - her maintenance/upkeep (maintenance, support)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bharaṇa

bharaṇa - maintenance, support, nourishment, bearing

action noun

from √bhṛ (to bear, support, nourish)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kuryām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two reasons/conditions given by the sage.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (the daughter) (of her (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, he, it

Note: Possessive, modifying 'bharaṇam'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I will not provide (I would do, I should do, I would make)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses a wish, potential, or command 'may I do/should I do'. Here, 'I would not/cannot'.

इति (iti) - thus (said Jarutkāru) (thus, so saying, thinking that)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (Jarutkāru) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used to introduce speech.

ह (ha) - (no specific meaning, just a narrative particle) (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)