महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-20

ततः सर्पाः समापेतुः प्रदीप्ते हव्यवाहने ।
विवेष्टमानाः कृपणा आह्वयन्तः परस्परम् ॥२०॥

20. tataḥ sarpāḥ samāpetuḥ pradīpte havyavāhane ,
viveṣṭamānāḥ kṛpaṇā āhvayantaḥ parasparam.

20. tataḥ sarpāḥ sam āpetuḥ pradīpte havyavāhane
vi veṣṭamānāḥ kṛpaṇāḥ āhvayantaḥ parasparam

20. Then, the serpents rushed into the intensely blazing sacrificial fire, writhing miserably and calling out to each other.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Then (from that, then, thereafter)

• सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - the serpents (serpents)

• सम् (sam) - together, completely

• आपेतुः (āpetuḥ) - rushed (into) (they rushed towards, they flew down)

• प्रदीप्ते (pradīpte) - in the intensely blazing (in the blazing, in the intensely lit)

• हव्यवाहने (havyavāhane) - sacrificial fire (in the fire, in the carrier of oblations)

• वि (vi) - apart, asunder, thoroughly

• वेष्टमानाः (veṣṭamānāḥ) - writhing (writhing, turning, struggling)

• कृपणाः (kṛpaṇāḥ) - miserably (wretched, miserable, pitiable)

• आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - calling out (calling out, invoking)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to one another)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Then (from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas

सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - the serpents (serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of samāpetuḥ.

सम् (sam) - together, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Preverb.

आपेतुः (āpetuḥ) - rushed (into) (they rushed towards, they flew down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: From sam-ā-pat.

प्रदीप्ते (pradīpte) - in the intensely blazing (in the blazing, in the intensely lit)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, shining, intensely lit, inflamed

past passive participle

derived from pra-dīp

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

हव्यवाहने (havyavāhane) - sacrificial fire (in the fire, in the carrier of oblations)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of havyavāhana

havyavāhana - fire (lit. 'carrier of oblations'), Agni

compound from havya (oblation) and vāhana (carrier)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havya+vāhana)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāhana – carrier, vehicle
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  agent noun
  derived from vah
  Root: vah (class 1)

वि (vi) - apart, asunder, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Note: Preverb.

वेष्टमानाः (veṣṭamānāḥ) - writhing (writhing, turning, struggling)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veṣṭamāna

veṣṭ - to wrap, enclose, writhe, turn

present middle participle

derived from vi-veṣṭ

Prefix: vi

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sarpāḥ.

कृपणाः (kṛpaṇāḥ) - miserably (wretched, miserable, pitiable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - poor, wretched, miserable, pitiable

derived from kṛp (to lament)

Root: kṛp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sarpāḥ.

आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - calling out (calling out, invoking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhvayat

hve - to call, invoke

present active participle

derived from ā-hve

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sarpāḥ.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other (mutually, to one another)

(indeclinable)

adverbial from para

Note: Adverb.