महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-29

तस्मिन्परमदुष्प्रापे सर्पसत्रे महात्मनाम् ।
कर्मान्तरेषु विधिवत्सदस्यानां महाकवे ॥२९॥

29. tasminparamaduṣprāpe sarpasatre mahātmanām ,
karmāntareṣu vidhivatsadasyānāṁ mahākave.

29. tasmin paramaduṣprāpe sarpasatre mahātmanām
karmāntareṣu vidhivat sadasyānām mahākave

29. O great sage, I want to hear about the stories that occurred, in due course, during the intervals of the rites, among the attendees at that serpent sacrifice of the great souls, which was extremely difficult to perform.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• परमदुष्प्रापे (paramaduṣprāpe) - in the extremely difficult to obtain/accomplish

• सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the serpent sacrifice

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls, of the noble ones

• कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - in the intervals of the rites/actions

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

• सदस्यानाम् (sadasyānām) - of the attendees/members

• महाकवे (mahākave) - O great poet/sage

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परमदुष्प्रापे (paramaduṣprāpe) - in the extremely difficult to obtain/accomplish

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramaduṣprāpa

paramaduṣprāpa - very difficult to obtain, extremely hard to reach/perform

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+duṣprāpa)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, utmost
  adjective
• duṣprāpa – difficult to obtain, hard to reach
  adjective
  Prefix: dus
  Root: āp (class 5)

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - in the serpent sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - serpent sacrifice (King Janamejaya's sacrifice to destroy serpents)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session, assembly
  noun (neuter)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls, of the noble ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (often used as a noun meaning a great person)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - in the intervals of the rites/actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karmāntara

karmāntara - interval between actions or rites, another action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+antara)

• karman – action, deed, rite, work
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interval, interior, other, difference
  noun (neuter)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat denoting 'like, according to'

सदस्यानाम् (sadasyānām) - of the attendees/members

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, attendee, participant (especially in a sacrifice)

महाकवे (mahākave) - O great poet/sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahākavi

mahākavi - great poet, great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kavi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• kavi – poet, sage, seer, wise man
  noun (masculine)