महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-52

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साप्सरा मुक्तशापा च क्षणेन समपद्यत ।
पुरोक्ता या भगवता तिर्यग्योनिगता शुभे ।
मानुषौ जनयित्वा त्वं शापमोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ॥५२॥

52. sāpsarā muktaśāpā ca kṣaṇena samapadyata ,
puroktā yā bhagavatā tiryagyonigatā śubhe ,
mānuṣau janayitvā tvaṁ śāpamokṣamavāpsyasi.

52. sā apsarā muktaśāpā ca kṣaṇena
samapadyata pura uktā yā bhagavatā
tiryagyonigatā śubhe mānuṣau
janayitvā tvam śāpamokṣam avāpsyasi

52. That Apsara, freed from her curse, instantly transformed. She was the one whom the revered one (Bhagavat) had previously addressed, saying, 'O auspicious one, you will attain liberation (mokṣa) from your curse after giving birth to two human children, (despite) having taken birth in an animal womb.'

Words meanings summery:

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सा (sā) - That Apsara (she, that)

अप्सरा (apsarā) - The Apsara who was cursed (celestial nymph, Apsara)

मुक्तशापा (muktaśāpā) - (the Apsara) who was freed from the curse (freed from a curse)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - instantly (in a moment, instantly)

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - transformed (into her true form) (became, transformed, attained)

पुर (pura) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

उक्ता (uktā) - declared (by Bhagavat) (said, spoken, declared)

या (yā) - who (feminine) (who, which)

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the revered one (Bhagavat) (by the revered one, by the divine one, by the blessed one)

तिर्यग्योनिगता (tiryagyonigatā) - (she who was) born in an animal womb (born in an animal womb/species, of animal origin)

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - two human children (two human beings, two humans)

जनयित्वा (janayitvā) - after giving birth (to them) (having given birth, having produced)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the Apsara) (you)

शापमोक्षम् (śāpamokṣam) - liberation (mokṣa) from the curse (liberation from a curse, release from a curse)

अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will attain, you will obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - That Apsara (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

अप्सरा (apsarā) - The Apsara who was cursed (celestial nymph, Apsara)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsarā

apsarā - celestial nymph, Apsara

मुक्तशापा (muktaśāpā) - (the Apsara) who was freed from the curse (freed from a curse)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktaśāpa

muktaśāpa - freed from a curse

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mukta+śāpa)

mukta – freed, released, liberated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verb root muc (to release)
Root: muc (class 6)
śāpa – curse
noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'muktaśāpa', agreeing with 'apsarā'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - instantly (in a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, a very short period of time

Note: Used adverbially.

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - transformed (into her true form) (became, transformed, attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of samapad

Root pad with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect middle of root pad (to go) with prefix sam (together, completely).

पुर (pura) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

उक्ता (uktā) - declared (by Bhagavat) (said, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject (the Apsara).

या (yā) - who (feminine) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, feminine nominative singular, referring to the Apsara.

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the revered one (Bhagavat) (by the revered one, by the divine one, by the blessed one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, divine, glorious, illustrious

Note: Instrumental case used to denote agent of passive action 'uktā'.

तिर्यग्योनिगता (tiryagyonigatā) - (she who was) born in an animal womb (born in an animal womb/species, of animal origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tiryagyonigata

tiryagyonigata - born in an animal womb, having taken birth as an animal

Compound type : tatpurusha (tiryak+yoni+gata)

tiryak – animal, beast, crooked
noun (masculine)
yoni – womb, origin, source, species
noun (feminine)
gata – gone, obtained, reached, born in
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with the Apsara.

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, bright, graceful

Note: Feminine vocative singular, addressing the Apsara.

मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - two human children (two human beings, two humans)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, relating to humans, a human being

Note: Masculine accusative dual.

जनयित्वा (janayitvā) - after giving birth (to them) (having given birth, having produced)