महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-5

ऋत्विज ऊचुः ।
यथा शास्त्राणि नः प्राहुर्यथा शंसति पावकः ।
इन्द्रस्य भवने राजंस्तक्षको भयपीडितः ॥५॥

5. ṛtvija ūcuḥ ,
yathā śāstrāṇi naḥ prāhuryathā śaṁsati pāvakaḥ ,
indrasya bhavane rājaṁstakṣako bhayapīḍitaḥ.

5. ṛtvijaḥ ūcuḥ yathā śāstrāṇi naḥ prāhuḥ yathā śaṃsati
pāvakaḥ indrasya bhavane rājan takṣakaḥ bhaya-pīḍitaḥ

5. The priests said: "O King, just as the scriptures inform us and just as the sacrificial fire indicates, Takṣaka is distressed by fear in Indra's abode."

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - The priests (priests, sacrificers)

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

• यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - the scriptures (scriptures, treatises, teachings)

• नः (naḥ) - us (to us, by us, our (1st person pronoun))

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - inform us (they said, they declared)

• यथा (yathā) - and just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• शंसति (śaṁsati) - indicates (praises, recites, indicates)

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the (sacrificial) fire (fire, purifier, Agni)

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• भवने (bhavane) - in (Indra's) abode (in the abode, in the dwelling)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a Naga king))

• भय-पीडितः (bhaya-pīḍitaḥ) - distressed by fear (distressed by fear, tormented by fear)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - The priests (priests, sacrificers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - a priest, sacrificer; one who performs a sacrifice at the proper time

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - the scriptures (scriptures, treatises, teachings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred book, treatise, science, teaching

Root: śās (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - us (to us, by us, our (1st person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of vayam

vayam - we (1st person pronoun)

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - inform us (they said, they declared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Here meaning 'they have said' or 'they inform'.

यथा (yathā) - and just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

शंसति (śaṁsati) - indicates (praises, recites, indicates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - the (sacrificial) fire (fire, purifier, Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifying, pure; fire, Agni; a purifier

Root: pū (class 1)

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the king of the gods in Vedic religion)

भवने (bhavane) - in (Indra's) abode (in the abode, in the dwelling)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - abode, dwelling, house, mansion; producing, causing

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a Naga king))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a powerful Naga king); carpenter, wood-cutter

भय-पीडितः (bhaya-pīḍitaḥ) - distressed by fear (distressed by fear, tormented by fear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayapīḍita

bhayapīḍita - distressed by fear, tormented by fear

Compound type : tatpurusha

• bhaya – fear, terror, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• pīḍita – afflicted, distressed, oppressed, tormented
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root pīḍ
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)