महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-23

असितं चार्तिमन्तं च सुनीथं चापि यः स्मरेत् ।
दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ नास्य सर्पभयं भवेत् ॥२३॥

23. asitaṁ cārtimantaṁ ca sunīthaṁ cāpi yaḥ smaret ,
divā vā yadi vā rātrau nāsya sarpabhayaṁ bhavet.

23. asitam ca ārtimantam ca sunītham ca api yaḥ smaret
divā vā yadi vā rātrau na asya sarpabhayam bhavet

23. Whoever remembers Asita, Artimanta, and Sunītha, whether by day or by night, will have no fear of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• असितम् (asitam) - Asita (a sage) (Asita (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आर्तिमन्तम् (ārtimantam) - Artimanta (a sage) (Artimanta (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुनीथम् (sunītham) - Sunītha (a sage) (Sunītha (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (whoever, he who)

• स्मरेत् (smaret) - remembers (may remember, should remember)

• दिवा (divā) - by day (by day, during the day)

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - whether (if)

• वा (vā) - or

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - by night (at night, by night)

• न (na) - no (not)

• अस्य (asya) - for him (the one who remembers) (of him, for him)

• सर्पभयम् (sarpabhayam) - fear of serpents

• भवेत् (bhavet) - will be, should be (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

असितम् (asitam) - Asita (a sage) (Asita (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - unfettered; unsoiled; dark; name of a sage

negative participle

a + sita (from si 'to bind')

Prefix: a

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'remember'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आर्तिमन्तम् (ārtimantam) - Artimanta (a sage) (Artimanta (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārtimant

ārtimant - distressed; sorrowful; name of a sage

Note: Object of the verb 'remember'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सुनीथम् (sunītham) - Sunītha (a sage) (Sunītha (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sunītha

sunītha - well-guided; well-conducted; name of a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+nītha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• nītha – guidance, conduct
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'remember'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (whoever, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who; which; what; whoever

Note: Subject of the conditional clause

स्मरेत् (smaret) - remembers (may remember, should remember)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

दिवा (divā) - by day (by day, during the day)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - whether (if)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

रात्रौ (rātrau) - by night (at night, by night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Temporal locative

न (na) - no (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for the verb 'bhavet'

अस्य (asya) - for him (the one who remembers) (of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; he; she; it

Note: Refers back to 'yaḥ'

सर्पभयम् (sarpabhayam) - fear of serpents

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarpabhaya

sarpabhaya - fear of serpents

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+bhaya)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the clause 'no fear of serpents will be'

भवेत् (bhavet) - will be, should be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)