महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-17

वरं ददासि चेन्मह्यं वृणोमि जनमेजय ।
सत्रं ते विरमत्वेतन्न पतेयुरिहोरगाः ॥१७॥

17. varaṁ dadāsi cenmahyaṁ vṛṇomi janamejaya ,
satraṁ te viramatvetanna pateyurihoragāḥ.

17. varam dadāsi cet mahyam vṛṇomi janamejaya
satram te viramatu etat na pateyuḥ iha uragāḥ

17. O Janamejaya, if you grant me a boon, I ask for this: may this sacrifice of yours cease, and may the serpents not fall here!

Words meanings summery:

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

• ददासि (dadāsi) - you grant (you give, grant)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

• वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I ask for (I choose, I select, I ask for)

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

• सत्रम् (satram) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

• ते (te) - your (your, of you)

• विरमतु (viramatu) - may it cease (may it cease, stop)

• एतत् (etat) - this (sacrifice) (this)

• न (na) - not

• पतेयुः (pateyuḥ) - may they fall

• इह (iha) - here (into the fire) (here, in this world)

• उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents (serpents, snakes)

Words meanings and morphology

वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, excellent

Note: Direct object of dadāsi.

ददासि (dadāsi) - you grant (you give, grant)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Indirect object of dadāsi.

वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I ask for (I choose, I select, I ask for)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king)

सत्रम् (satram) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satra

satra - a Vedic sacrifice, an assembly, a dwelling

Note: Subject of viramatu.

ते (te) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Possessive adjective for satram.

विरमतु (viramatu) - may it cease (may it cease, stop)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ram

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (sacrifice) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Adjective for satram.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb pateyuḥ.

पतेयुः (pateyuḥ) - may they fall

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

इह (iha) - here (into the fire) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents (serpents, snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake

ura (breast) + √gam (to go) - 'moving on the breast'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of pateyuḥ.