महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-2

ततः स भुजगश्रेष्ठः श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम् ।
उवाच भगिनीं दीनां तदा दीनतरः स्वयम् ॥२॥

2. tataḥ sa bhujagaśreṣṭhaḥ śrutvā sumahadapriyam ,
uvāca bhaginīṁ dīnāṁ tadā dīnataraḥ svayam.

2. tataḥ saḥ bhujagaśreṣṭhaḥ śrutvā sumahat apriyam
| uvāca bhaginīm dīnām tadā dīnatarah svayam

2. Then that chief of serpents (Vāsuki), having heard the exceedingly unpleasant news, himself became even more distressed and spoke to his sorrowful sister.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सः (saḥ) - that (chief of serpents) (he, that)

• भुजगश्रेष्ठः (bhujagaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Vāsuki, the brother of Jaratkāru (chief of serpents)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - exceedingly (unpleasant) (very great, exceedingly)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - the unpleasant news (unpleasant, disagreeable; unpleasant thing/news)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke

• भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister

• दीनाम् (dīnām) - sorrowful, distressed, miserable

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दीनतरह् (dīnatarah) - more sorrowful, more distressed

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, himself

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (chief of serpents) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भुजगश्रेष्ठः (bhujagaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Vāsuki, the brother of Jaratkāru (chief of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhujagaśreṣṭha

bhujagaśreṣṭha - chief of serpents, best of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+śreṣṭha)

• bhujaga – serpent, snake (literally 'moving on its arm/shoulder')
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

gerund

ktvā suffix from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - exceedingly (unpleasant) (very great, exceedingly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceeding, vast

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (neuter)

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - the unpleasant news (unpleasant, disagreeable; unpleasant thing/news)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked; an unpleasant thing/event

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

दीनाम् (dīnām) - sorrowful, distressed, miserable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīnā

dīna - distressed, miserable, sad, afflicted

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दीनतरह् (dīnatarah) - more sorrowful, more distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīnatarā

dīnatarā - more distressed, more miserable

comparative suffix -tara

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, himself

(indeclinable)