महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-5

सूत उवाच ।
तमिन्द्रहस्ताद्विस्रस्तं विसंज्ञं पन्नगोत्तमम् ।
आस्तीकस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति वाचस्तिस्रोऽभ्युदैरयत् ॥५॥

5. sūta uvāca ,
tamindrahastādvisrastaṁ visaṁjñaṁ pannagottamam ,
āstīkastiṣṭha tiṣṭheti vācastisro'bhyudairayat.

5. sūtaḥ uvāca tam indra-hastāt visrastam visamjñam pannaga-uttamam
āstīkaḥ tiṣṭha tiṣṭha iti vācaḥ tisraḥ abhyudairayat

5. Sūta said: "Āstīka then thrice uttered the words 'Stop! Stop! Stop!' to that greatest serpent, who had fallen from Indra's hand and become unconscious."

5. סוּטַה אמר, אָאסְטִיקַה קרא שלוש פעמים לעבר ראש הנחשים ההוא, שהחליק מידו של אִינְדְרַה והיה מעולף, שיעמוד במקומו, שיעמוד.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the bard Sūta (Ugraśravas) (charioteer, bard)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• तम् (tam) - that (serpent Takṣaka) (him, that)

• इन्द्र-हस्तात् (indra-hastāt) - from Indra's hand

• विस्रस्तम् (visrastam) - having fallen (fallen, loosened, dropped)

• विसम्ज्ञम् (visamjñam) - unconscious (unconscious, bewildered, senseless)

• पन्नग-उत्तमम् (pannaga-uttamam) - that greatest serpent (Takṣaka) (the best of serpents, excellent serpent)

• आस्तीकः (āstīkaḥ) - Āstīka (Āstīka (proper noun))

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, stay)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, stay)

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech (thus, so (introduces direct speech or quotation))

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words (words, speeches)

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• अभ्युदैरयत् (abhyudairayat) - uttered (thrice) (uttered, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the bard Sūta (Ugraśravas) (charioteer, bard)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (serpent Takṣaka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `pannagottamam`

इन्द्र-हस्तात् (indra-hastāt) - from Indra's hand

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of indra-hasta

indra-hasta - Indra's hand

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indra+hasta)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

विस्रस्तम् (visrastam) - having fallen (fallen, loosened, dropped)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visrasta

visrasta - fallen, dropped, loosened, collapsed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √srams (to fall, to drop) with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: srams (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pannagottamam`

विसम्ज्ञम् (visamjñam) - unconscious (unconscious, bewildered, senseless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visamjña

visamjña - unconscious, senseless, bewildered, perplexed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+sam+jñā)

• vi – apart, away, without (prefix)
  indeclinable
• sam – together, completely (prefix)
  indeclinable
• jñā – to know, to perceive
  verb_base
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `pannagottamam`

पन्नग-उत्तमम् (pannaga-uttamam) - that greatest serpent (Takṣaka) (the best of serpents, excellent serpent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pannaga-uttama

pannaga-uttama - best of serpents, excellent serpent

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pannaga+uttama)

• pannaga – serpent, snake (literally 'moving on its belly')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• uttama – highest, best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of `abhyudairayat`. Refers to Takṣaka.

आस्तीकः (āstīkaḥ) - Āstīka (Āstīka (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Āstīka (proper noun, son of Jaratkāru and Mānasa)

Note: Subject of `abhyudairayat`

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, stay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Repeated (implied) for emphasis as 'three words' (`tisraḥ vācaḥ`).

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, stay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Repeated (implied) for emphasis as 'three words' (`tisraḥ vācaḥ`).

इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech (thus, so (introduces direct speech or quotation))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words (words, speeches)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `abhyudairayat`

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `vācaḥ`. Implies 'Stop! Stop! Stop!' for three utterances.

अभ्युदैरयत् (abhyudairayat) - uttered (thrice) (uttered, spoke)

(verb)

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

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: īr (class 2)

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