महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-6

उच्चैःश्रवाः सोऽश्वराजो यन्मिथ्या न कृतो मम ।
विनतानिमित्तं पणिते दासभावाय पुत्रकाः ॥६॥

6. uccaiḥśravāḥ so'śvarājo yanmithyā na kṛto mama ,
vinatānimittaṁ paṇite dāsabhāvāya putrakāḥ.

6. uccaiḥśravāḥ saḥ aśvarājaḥ yat mithyā na kṛtaḥ
mama | vinatānimittam paṇite dāsabhāvāya putrakāḥ

6. O sons! Because that king of horses, Ucchaiḥśravas, was not falsely claimed by me when the wager was made concerning Vinatā, which led to servitude (therefore you are cursed).

Words meanings summery:

• उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the divine horse Ucchaiḥśravas (Ucchaiḥśravas (proper name))

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Ucchaiḥśravas) (that, he)

• अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - the king of horses (king of horses)

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that which, since)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, wrongly)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - claimed (falsely claimed) (done, made, performed)

• मम (mama) - by me (Kadrū) (my, by me, for me)

• विनतानिमित्तम् (vinatānimittam) - on account of Vinatā

• पणिते (paṇite) - when a wager was made (gambled, wagered (Loc. Abs.))

• दासभावाय (dāsabhāvāya) - for servitude (for servitude, for the state of being a servant)

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (addressing the Nāgas) (O sons, little sons)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the divine horse Ucchaiḥśravas (Ucchaiḥśravas (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccaiḥśravas

uccaiḥśravas - name of Indra's horse, sprung from the ocean churning

From uccais (high) + śravas (fame/ear)

Note: Proper noun, name of Indra's horse.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Ucchaiḥśravas) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - the king of horses (king of horses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvarāja

aśvarāja - king of horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+rājan)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that which, since)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a subordinating conjunction.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - claimed (falsely claimed) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

past participle passive

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Ucchaiḥśravas (aśvarājaḥ).

मम (mama) - by me (Kadrū) (my, by me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here as agent in passive construction: 'not done by me'.

विनतानिमित्तम् (vinatānimittam) - on account of Vinatā

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vinatānimitta

vinatānimitta - reason concerning Vinatā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinatā+nimitta)

• vinatā – Vinatā (proper name)
  noun (feminine)
• nimitta – cause, reason, pretext
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially (or as Acc. of purpose/cause).

पणिते (paṇite) - when a wager was made (gambled, wagered (Loc. Abs.))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paṇita

paṇita - wagered, gambled, agreed upon

past participle passive

From root paṇ

Root: paṇ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, implying 'when it was wagered'.

दासभावाय (dāsabhāvāya) - for servitude (for servitude, for the state of being a servant)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dāsabhāva

dāsabhāva - state of servitude, condition of a servant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsa+bhāva)

• dāsa – servant, slave
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Expresses purpose: 'for the sake of servitude'.

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - O sons (addressing the Nāgas) (O sons, little sons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - son, little son (often used endearingly or dismissively)

Diminutive of putra

Note: Term of address, used by Kadrū for her snake sons.