महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-14

जरत्कारुरुवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं वासुकिः पन्नगेश्वरः ।
प्रादान्माममरप्रख्य तव पित्रे महात्मने ।
प्रागेवानागते काले तत्र त्वं मय्यजायथाः ॥१४॥

14. jaratkāruruvāca ,
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṁ vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ ,
prādānmāmamaraprakhya tava pitre mahātmane ,
prāgevānāgate kāle tatra tvaṁ mayyajāyathāḥ.

14. jaratkāruḥ uvāca etat śrutvā tu vacanam
vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ prādāt mām
amaraprakhya tava pitre mahātmane prāk eva
anāgate kāle tatra tvam mayi ajāyathāḥ

14. Jaratkāru [the princess] said: 'But after hearing this speech, Vāsuki, the lord of serpents, gave me, who am like a god, to your great-souled father [the sage Jaratkāru]. Indeed, even before the appointed time had arrived, you were born from me there.'

Words meanings summery:

• जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkāru (the Nāga princess) (Jaratkāru (a princess))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (she said, spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, statement (speech, word)

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki

• पन्नगेश्वरः (pannageśvaraḥ) - the lord of serpents (lord of serpents)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave (he gave)

• माम् (mām) - me (Jaratkāru, the princess) (me)

• अमरप्रख्य (amaraprakhya) - who am like a god (resembling a god, god-like)

• तव (tava) - your (Āstika's) (your, of you)

• पित्रे (pitre) - to your father (the sage Jaratkāru) (to the father)

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one (to the great-souled, noble)

• प्राक् (prāk) - even before (before, formerly, previously)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only)

• अनागते (anāgate) - not having arrived, impending (not arrived, future)

• काले (kāle) - at the time (appointed) (in time, at the time)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that lineage/circumstance) (there, in that place)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Āstika) (you)

• मयि (mayi) - from me (Jaratkāru, the princess) (in me, from me)

• अजायथाः (ajāyathāḥ) - you were born

Words meanings and morphology

जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkāru (the Nāga princess) (Jaratkāru (a princess))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaratkāru

jaratkāru - name of a sage and a Nāga princess

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (she said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

Note: Qualifies `vacanam`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Indeclinable participle from root śru + tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates prior action.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, statement (speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

action noun

From root vac 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - name of a prominent Nāga king

Note: Subject of `prādāt`.

पन्नगेश्वरः (pannageśvaraḥ) - the lord of serpents (lord of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannageśvara

pannageśvara - lord of serpents/Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+īśvara)

• pannaga – snake, serpent (lit. 'moving with the feet')
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to `vāsukiḥ`.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave (he gave)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Augment `a` not visible due to sandhi in the original (prādān mām).

माम् (mām) - me (Jaratkāru, the princess) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of `prādāt`.

अमरप्रख्य (amaraprakhya) - who am like a god (resembling a god, god-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amaraprakhya

amaraprakhya - resembling a god, god-like

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (amara+prakhya)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like
  adjective

Note: Refers to the Nāga princess Jaratkāru.

तव (tava) - your (Āstika's) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Āstika, to whom Jaratkāru is speaking.

पित्रे (pitre) - to your father (the sage Jaratkāru) (to the father)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Indirect object of `prādāt`.

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one (to the great-souled, noble)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `pitre`.

प्राक् (prāk) - even before (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

अनागते (anāgate) - not having arrived, impending (not arrived, future)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anāgata

anāgata - not arrived, not come, future, impending

past passive participle (negated)

Negated P.P.P. from root gam with prefix ā.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+āgata)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  P.P.P. from root gam with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `kāle`.

काले (kāle) - at the time (appointed) (in time, at the time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time

Note: Expresses time when the action occurred.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that lineage/circumstance) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Āstika) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of `ajāyathāḥ`.

मयि (mayi) - from me (Jaratkāru, the princess) (in me, from me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: From me in the sense of origin, though locative.

अजायथाः (ajāyathāḥ) - you were born

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: This is the 2nd person singular, A.T.V. (ātmanepada) of the imperfect of jan.