महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-4

शौनक उवाच ।
किं सूत तेषां विप्राणां मन्त्रग्रामो मनीषिणाम् ।
न प्रत्यभात्तदाग्नौ यन्न पपात स तक्षकः ॥४॥

4. śaunaka uvāca ,
kiṁ sūta teṣāṁ viprāṇāṁ mantragrāmo manīṣiṇām ,
na pratyabhāttadāgnau yanna papāta sa takṣakaḥ.

4. śaunakaḥ uvāca kim sūta teṣām viprāṇām mantra-grāmaḥ
manīṣiṇām na pratyabhāt tadā agnau yat na papāta saḥ takṣakaḥ

4. Śaunaka said: "O Sūta, what happened to the collection of mantras of those wise Brahmins that its power did not manifest then in the fire, and Takṣaka did not fall?"

4. שַׁאוּנַקַה אמר, הו סוּטַה, מדוע קבוצת המַנְטְרוֹת של אותם בְּרַהְמִינִים חכמים לא עלתה בידם אז, ולכן טַקְשַׁקַה ההוא לא נפל לתוך האש?

Words meanings summery:

• शौनकः (śaunakaḥ) - Śaunaka (Śaunaka (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• किम् (kim) - what (querying the reason or nature of something) (what, why, whether)

• सूत (sūta) - O Sūta

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of them, of those)

• विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins (performing the sacrifice) (of the brahmins, of the inspired ones)

• मन्त्र-ग्रामः (mantra-grāmaḥ) - the collective power of mantras (collection of mantras, body of spells)

• मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise (brahmins) (of the wise, of the intelligent)

• न (na) - not

• प्रत्यभात् (pratyabhāt) - did not manifest its power, did not succeed (shone forth, appeared, became evident, succeeded)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that point (then, at that time)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction, introducing a clause of reason or consequence) (that, which (relative pronoun); because)

• न (na) - not

• पपात (papāta) - fell

• सः (saḥ) - he (Takṣaka) (he, that)

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (the serpent king) (Takṣaka (proper noun), a carpenter)

Words meanings and morphology

शौनकः (śaunakaḥ) - Śaunaka (Śaunaka (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaunaka

śaunaka - Śaunaka (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (querying the reason or nature of something) (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; why, how (interrogative pronoun/adverb)

Note: Often used as an interrogative particle, 'what happened to X?'

सूत (sūta) - O Sūta

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard; a mixed caste; Sūta (proper noun)

Note: Refers to Ugraśravas

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of them, of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `viprāṇām` and `manīṣiṇām`

विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins (performing the sacrifice) (of the brahmins, of the inspired ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise

Note: Agrees with `teṣām` and `manīṣiṇām`

मन्त्र-ग्रामः (mantra-grāmaḥ) - the collective power of mantras (collection of mantras, body of spells)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra-grāma

mantra-grāma - collection of mantras, body of spells

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mantra+grāma)

• mantra – sacred text, spell, incantation, counsel
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• grāma – village, community, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `pratyabhāt`

मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise (brahmins) (of the wise, of the intelligent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, thoughtful

Note: Qualifies `viprāṇām`

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `pratyabhāt` and `papāta`

प्रत्यभात् (pratyabhāt) - did not manifest its power, did not succeed (shone forth, appeared, became evident, succeeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject is `mantra-grāmaḥ`

तदा (tadā) - then, at that point (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Refers to the sacrificial fire.

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction, introducing a clause of reason or consequence) (that, which (relative pronoun); because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the consequence or reason for the previous statement.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `papāta`

पपात (papāta) - fell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is `takṣakaḥ`

सः (saḥ) - he (Takṣaka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Takṣaka

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (the serpent king) (Takṣaka (proper noun), a carpenter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a nāga king); carpenter, artisan

Note: Subject of `papāta`

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