महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-48, verse-16

तमिन्द्रः प्राह सुप्रीतो न तवास्तीह तक्षक ।
भयं नागेन्द्र तस्माद्वै सर्पसत्रात्कथंचन ॥१६॥

16. tamindraḥ prāha suprīto na tavāstīha takṣaka ,
bhayaṁ nāgendra tasmādvai sarpasatrātkathaṁcana.

16. tam indraḥ prāha suprītaḥ na tava asti iha takṣaka
bhayam nāgendra tasmāt vai sarpasatrāt kathaṃcana

16. Indra, greatly pleased, then said to him: 'O Takṣaka, O lord of serpents, there is absolutely no fear for you here from that serpent-sacrifice.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him (him, that)

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

• प्राह (prāha) - said (said, spoke)

• सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, very satisfied)

• न (na) - no (not)

• तव (tava) - for you (your, to you)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• तक्षक (takṣaka) - O Takṣaka

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

• नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - O lord of serpents

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (from that, therefore)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• सर्पसत्रात् (sarpasatrāt) - from that serpent-sacrifice (from the serpent-sacrifice)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all (by any means, somehow, at all)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of prāha.

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the deity), chief, lord, king

Note: Subject of prāha.

प्राह (prāha) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prahā

Perfect form from root ah (to say) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, very satisfied)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suprīta

suprīta - greatly pleased, well-pleased, very satisfied

past passive participle

Compound 'su' (well/greatly) + 'prīta' (pleased, from root prī).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+prīta)

• su – well, good, greatly, easily
  indeclinable
• prīta – pleased, satisfied, glad, dear
  participle
  past passive participle
  From root prī (to please, satisfy).
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies indraḥ.

न (na) - no (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

तव (tava) - for you (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive, often implying dative of advantage here ('for you').

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

तक्षक (takṣaka) - O Takṣaka

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a Nāga king), carpenter, wood-cutter

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger, apprehension

Note: Subject of asti.

नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - O lord of serpents

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - chief of serpents, lord of elephants

Compound of 'nāga' (serpent) and 'indra' (chief, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies sarpasatrāt.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सर्पसत्रात् (sarpasatrāt) - from that serpent-sacrifice (from the serpent-sacrifice)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - serpent-sacrifice

Compound of 'sarpa' (serpent) and 'satra' (sacrifice).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session, assembly
  noun (neuter)

Note: Source of fear (with bhayam).

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all (by any means, somehow, at all)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' for emphasis: 'not at all'.