महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-84, verse-1

ययातिरुवाच ।
अहं ययातिर्नहुषस्य पुत्रः पूरोः पिता सर्वभूतावमानात् ।
प्रभ्रंशितः सुरसिद्धर्षिलोकात्परिच्युतः प्रपताम्यल्पपुण्यः ॥१॥

1. yayātiruvāca ,
ahaṁ yayātirnahuṣasya putraḥ; pūroḥ pitā sarvabhūtāvamānāt ,
prabhraṁśitaḥ surasiddharṣilokā;tparicyutaḥ prapatāmyalpapuṇyaḥ.

1. yayātiḥ uvāca | aham yayātiḥ nahuṣasya
putraḥ pūroḥ pitā sarvabhūtāvamanāt
| prabhraṃśitaḥ surasiddharṣilokāt
paricyutaḥ prapatāmi alpapuṇyaḥ

1. Yayati said: "I am Yayati, the son of Nahusha and father of Puru. Having disrespected all beings, I have been cast down from the realms of gods, Siddhas, and Rishis. Bereft of merit, I am now falling."

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayati (Yayati)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (the speaker) (Yayati)

• नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of King Nahusha (of Nahusha)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• पूरोः (pūroḥ) - of Puru (Yayati's son) (of Puru)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• सर्वभूतावमनात् (sarvabhūtāvamanāt) - due to disrespecting all creatures (from disrespecting all beings)

• प्रभ्रंशितः (prabhraṁśitaḥ) - having been cast down (cast down, fallen)

• सुरसिद्धर्षिलोकात् (surasiddharṣilokāt) - from the realms of gods, Siddhas, and Rishis (from the world of gods, Siddhas, and Rishis)

• परिच्युतः (paricyutaḥ) - bereft of (fallen from, bereft of)

• प्रपतामि (prapatāmi) - I am falling (I am falling down)

• अल्पपुण्यः (alpapuṇyaḥ) - bereft of merit (with little merit, having few merits)

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayati (Yayati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Name of a famous king

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (the speaker) (Yayati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Name of a famous king

नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of King Nahusha (of Nahusha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Name of a king, father of Yayati

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पूरोः (pūroḥ) - of Puru (Yayati's son) (of Puru)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puru

puru - Name of a king, son of Yayati

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

सर्वभूतावमनात् (sarvabhūtāvamanāt) - due to disrespecting all creatures (from disrespecting all beings)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtāvamāna

sarvabhūtāvamāna - disrespect towards all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+avamāna)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• avamāna – disrespect, insult
  noun (masculine)
  from ava-man (to disrespect)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: man (class 4)

प्रभ्रंशितः (prabhraṁśitaḥ) - having been cast down (cast down, fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhraṃśita

prabhraṁśita - fallen down, cast down, deprived of

Past Passive Participle

from pra-bhraṃś (to fall down)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (Yayati)

सुरसिद्धर्षिलोकात् (surasiddharṣilokāt) - from the realms of gods, Siddhas, and Rishis (from the world of gods, Siddhas, and Rishis)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of surasiddharṣiloka

surasiddharṣiloka - world of gods, Siddhas and Rishis

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sura+siddha+ṛṣi+loka)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – perfected being, accomplished one
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sidh (to accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, Rishi
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

परिच्युतः (paricyutaḥ) - bereft of (fallen from, bereft of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paricyuta

paricyuta - fallen down, deprived of, separated from

Past Passive Participle

from pari-cyu (to fall from, to be deprived)

Prefix: pari

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (Yayati)

प्रपतामि (prapatāmi) - I am falling (I am falling down)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prapat

Present active

1st person singular, Present tense, Parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

अल्पपुण्यः (alpapuṇyaḥ) - bereft of merit (with little merit, having few merits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpapuṇya

alpapuṇya - having little merit, of small virtue

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+puṇya)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (Yayati)