महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-13

इदं चासीत्तत्र पूर्वं सर्पसत्रे भविष्यति ।
निमित्तं महदुत्पन्नं यज्ञविघ्नकरं तदा ॥१३॥

13. idaṁ cāsīttatra pūrvaṁ sarpasatre bhaviṣyati ,
nimittaṁ mahadutpannaṁ yajñavighnakaraṁ tadā.

13. idam ca āsīt tatra pūrvam sarpasatre bhaviṣyati
nimittam mahat utpannam yajñavighnakaram tadā

13. And, beforehand, when that serpent sacrifice was about to take place, a great omen that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice had then arisen there.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and

• आसीत् (āsīt) - had arisen (was, existed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

• सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - when the serpent sacrifice (was to happen) (in the serpent sacrifice)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - was about to take place (will be, is about to be)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - an omen (omen, sign, cause)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - had arisen (arisen, produced, born)

• यज्ञविघ्नकरम् (yajñavighnakaram) - that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice (causing obstruction to a sacrifice)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the omen (`nimittam`).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - had arisen (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) with locative suffix `tra`.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of `pūrva` used adverbially.

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - when the serpent sacrifice (was to happen) (in the serpent sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - serpent sacrifice, a sacrifice for serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - was about to take place (will be, is about to be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction with `sarpasatre`.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - an omen (omen, sign, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - sign, mark, omen, cause, motive

Note: Subject of `āsīt`.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahant

mahant - great, large, vast, mighty, important

Present participle of `mah` (to grow) used as an adjective.

Root: mah

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - had arisen (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, manifest, existing

past passive participle

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

यज्ञविघ्नकरम् (yajñavighnakaram) - that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice (causing obstruction to a sacrifice)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñavighnakara

yajñavighnakara - causing obstruction to a sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vighna+kara)

• yajña – sacrifice, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vighna – obstacle, impediment, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: han (class 2)
• kara – making, causing, performing
  suffix (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `a`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) with a temporal suffix.