महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-17

यथाकालं तु सा ब्रह्मन्प्रजज्ञे भुजगस्वसा ।
कुमारं देवगर्भाभं पितृमातृभयापहम् ॥१७॥

17. yathākālaṁ tu sā brahmanprajajñe bhujagasvasā ,
kumāraṁ devagarbhābhaṁ pitṛmātṛbhayāpaham.

17. yathā-kālam tu sā brahman prajajñe bhujaga-svasā
kumāram deva-garbha-ābham pitṛ-mātṛ-bhaya-apaham

17. O Brahmin, in due course, the serpent's sister gave birth to a son, who resembled a divine child and removed the fears of his father and mother.

17. הו בְּרַהְמִין, בבוא העת ילדה אחות הנחש בן שדומה לעובר אלוהי, בן שהסיר את הפחד של אבותיו ושל אמו.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा-कालम् (yathā-kālam) - in due course (in due course, at the proper time (indeclinable or adverbial accusative))

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• सा (sā) - she (the serpent's sister) (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing the listener/narrator) (O Brahmin (masculine vocative singular))

• प्रजज्ञे (prajajñe) - gave birth (gave birth, was born (3rd person singular perfect middle))

• भुजग-स्वसा (bhujaga-svasā) - the serpent's sister (the serpent's sister (feminine nominative singular))

• कुमारम् (kumāram) - a son (a boy, a youth (masculine accusative singular))

• देव-गर्भ-आभम् (deva-garbha-ābham) - who resembled a divine child (shining like a divine child, having the splendor of a divine embryo (masculine accusative singular))

• पितृ-मातृ-भय-अपहम् (pitṛ-mātṛ-bhaya-apaham) - removed the fears of his father and mother (removing the fear of father and mother (masculine accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा-कालम् (yathā-kālam) - in due course (in due course, at the proper time (indeclinable or adverbial accusative))

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use of a compound.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

सा (sā) - she (the serpent's sister) (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the serpent's sister.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing the listener/narrator) (O Brahmin (masculine vocative singular))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute

Note: An address by the narrator.

प्रजज्ञे (prajajñe) - gave birth (gave birth, was born (3rd person singular perfect middle))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

भुजग-स्वसा (bhujaga-svasā) - the serpent's sister (the serpent's sister (feminine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhujagasvasā

bhujagasvasā - sister of a serpent

Compound type : śaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+svasṛ)

• bhujaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• svasṛ – sister
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of prajajñe.

कुमारम् (kumāram) - a son (a boy, a youth (masculine accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, son, prince

Note: Object of the verb, implying "gave birth to a son".

देव-गर्भ-आभम् (deva-garbha-ābham) - who resembled a divine child (shining like a divine child, having the splendor of a divine embryo (masculine accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devagarbhābha

devagarbhābha - shining like a divine child, having the splendor of a divine embryo

Compound type : upamāna-purvapada (bahuvrihi or tatpuruṣa) (deva+garbha+ābhā)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• garbha – embryo, fetus, child
  noun (masculine)
• ābhā – splendor, light, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying kumāram.

पितृ-मातृ-भय-अपहम् (pitṛ-mātṛ-bhaya-apaham) - removed the fears of his father and mother (removing the fear of father and mother (masculine accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛmātṛbhayāpaha

pitṛmātṛbhayāpaha - removing the fear of father and mother

agent noun/adjective

Compound: pitṛ (father) + mātṛ (mother) + bhaya (fear) + apaha (removing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛmātṛbhaya+apaha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• apaha – removing, taking away
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root hṛ (to carry, remove) with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying kumāram.

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