महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-12

वासुकिर्नागराजोऽयं दुःखितो ज्ञातिकारणात् ।
अभिशापः स मात्रास्य भगवन्न भवेदिति ॥१२॥

12. vāsukirnāgarājo'yaṁ duḥkhito jñātikāraṇāt ,
abhiśāpaḥ sa mātrāsya bhagavanna bhavediti.

12. vāsukiḥ nāgarājaḥ ayam duḥkhitaḥ jñātikāraṇāt
abhiśāpaḥ sa mātrā asya bhagavan na bhavet iti

12. This king of the Nāgas, Vāsuki, is distressed on account of his relatives. O Revered One, let that curse of his mother not come to pass.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki

• नागराजः (nāgarājaḥ) - king of the Nāgas (king of snakes, Nāga king)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Vāsuki) (this)

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (distressed, sorrowful, suffering)

• ज्ञातिकारणात् (jñātikāraṇāt) - on account of his relatives (on account of relatives)

• अभिशापः (abhiśāpaḥ) - the curse (curse)

• स (sa) - that (curse) (that, he)

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by his mother (by the mother)

• अस्य (asya) - of his (Vāsuki's) (his, of this)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Revered One (addressing Brahmā) (O revered one, O lord)

• न (na) - not

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might come to pass (may it be, should be, might happen)

• इति (iti) - (indicating indirect speech/thought) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - name of a prominent Nāga king

Note: Subject.

नागराजः (nāgarājaḥ) - king of the Nāgas (king of snakes, Nāga king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgarāja

nāgarāja - king of snakes, king of Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+rājan)

• nāga – snake, serpent, mythical semi-divine being (Nāga)
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to `vāsukiḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - this (Vāsuki) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `vāsukiḥ`.

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (distressed, sorrowful, suffering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, afflicted, sorrowful

past passive participle

Derived from root duḥkh (to suffer) or noun duḥkha.

Root: duḥkh

Note: Predicative adjective for `vāsukiḥ`.

ज्ञातिकारणात् (jñātikāraṇāt) - on account of his relatives (on account of relatives)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñātikāraṇa

jñātikāraṇa - reason concerning relatives

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+kāraṇa)

• jñāti – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root kṛ + ana.
  Root: kṛ

Note: Expresses the reason/cause.

अभिशापः (abhiśāpaḥ) - the curse (curse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiśāpa

abhiśāpa - curse, imprecation

action noun

From root śap with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the optative verb.

स (sa) - that (curse) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `abhiśāpaḥ`.

मात्रा (mātrā) - by his mother (by the mother)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Implied agent of the curse.

अस्य (asya) - of his (Vāsuki's) (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to Vāsuki.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Revered One (addressing Brahmā) (O revered one, O lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, glorious, divine, lord, venerable

Note: Vocative address.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might come to pass (may it be, should be, might happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or possibility.

इति (iti) - (indicating indirect speech/thought) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the petition/prayer.