महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-12

ऋत्विज ऊचुः ।
अयमायाति वै तूर्णं तक्षकस्ते वशं नृप ।
श्रूयतेऽस्य महान्नादो रुवतो भैरवं भयात् ॥१२॥

12. ṛtvija ūcuḥ ,
ayamāyāti vai tūrṇaṁ takṣakaste vaśaṁ nṛpa ,
śrūyate'sya mahānnādo ruvato bhairavaṁ bhayāt.

12. ṛtvijaḥ ūcuḥ ayam āyāti vai tūrṇaṃ takṣakaḥ te vaśaṃ
nṛpa śrūyate asya mahān nādaḥ ruvataḥ bhairavaṃ bhayāt

12. The priests said: O King, that Takṣaka is indeed coming quickly under your control. A great, terrifying roar is heard from him, bellowing out of fear.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - The priests conducting the sacrifice (priests, sacrificers)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - The priests said (they said, they spoke)

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to Takṣaka (this (masculine nominative singular))

• आयाति (āyāti) - Takṣaka is coming (comes, approaches)

• वै (vai) - Emphasizing the certainty of Takṣaka's arrival (indeed, certainly)

• तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - Takṣaka is coming quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - The Nāga king Takṣaka (Takṣaka)

• ते (te) - under your control (referring to the king Janamejaya) (your (genitive/dative singular of 'tvad'))

• वशं (vaśaṁ) - under your control (control, power, will)

• नृप (nṛpa) - Addressing Janamejaya (O King)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - A sound is heard (is heard)

• अस्य (asya) - from him (Takṣaka) (of him, his)

• महान् (mahān) - a great roar (great, large)

• नादः (nādaḥ) - a terrifying roar (sound, roar, cry)

• रुवतः (ruvataḥ) - from him who is roaring (Takṣaka) (roaring, crying)

• भैरवं (bhairavaṁ) - roaring terrifyingly (terrifying, dreadful (adverbially))

• भयात् (bhayāt) - The roaring is caused by fear (from fear, out of fear)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - The priests conducting the sacrifice (priests, sacrificers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - sacrificer, priest

Note: Sandhi with following 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - The priests said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to Takṣaka (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

आयाति (āyāti) - Takṣaka is coming (comes, approaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

वै (vai) - Emphasizing the certainty of Takṣaka's arrival (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - Takṣaka is coming quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

past passive participle

Derived from root tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - The Nāga king Takṣaka (Takṣaka)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a chief of the Nāgas), carpenter, wood-cutter

Note: Sandhi with following 'te'.

ते (te) - under your control (referring to the king Janamejaya) (your (genitive/dative singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun, genitive singular.

वशं (vaśaṁ) - under your control (control, power, will)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, control, power

Note: Often used with locative or accusative to indicate 'under control'.

नृप (nṛpa) - Addressing Janamejaya (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - A sound is heard (is heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Sandhi with following 'asya'.

अस्य (asya) - from him (Takṣaka) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of 'idam'.

महान् (mahān) - a great roar (great, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'mahat'.

नादः (nādaḥ) - a terrifying roar (sound, roar, cry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, noise, roar, cry

Root: nad (class 1)

रुवतः (ruvataḥ) - from him who is roaring (Takṣaka) (roaring, crying)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ruvat

ruvat - roaring, crying, making a sound

present participle

Present participle of root ru (to roar, to sound)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'asya' (him), meaning 'of him who is roaring'. Sandhi with following 'bhairavaṃ'.

भैरवं (bhairavaṁ) - roaring terrifyingly (terrifying, dreadful (adverbially))

(indeclinable)

Root: bhī (class 3)

भयात् (bhayāt) - The roaring is caused by fear (from fear, out of fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Denotes cause.