महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-18

स लब्ध्वा दुर्लभां भार्यां पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् ।
व्रतं चक्रे विनाशाय जिह्मगानां धृतव्रतः ॥१८॥

18. sa labdhvā durlabhāṁ bhāryāṁ padmakiñjalkasaprabhām ,
vrataṁ cakre vināśāya jihmagānāṁ dhṛtavrataḥ.

18. sa labdhvā durlabhām bhāryām padmakiñjalkasaprabhām
vratam cakre vināśāya jihmagānām dhṛtavrataḥ

18. Having obtained such a rare wife, splendid like a lotus filament, he, firm in his vow, undertook a vow for the destruction of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Ruru) (he, that)

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained (having obtained, having found)

• दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - rare (hard to obtain, rare)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

• पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् (padmakiñjalkasaprabhām) - splendid like a lotus filament (having the splendor of a lotus filament)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - a vow (vow, sacred observance)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he undertook (a vow) (he made, he performed, he did)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction (for destruction, for ruin)

• जिह्मगानाम् (jihmagānām) - of serpents (of those moving crookedly, of serpents)

• धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - firm in his vow (holding a vow, firm in a vow)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Ruru) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: nominative singular masculine of tad

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained (having obtained, having found)

(indeclinable)

Root: labh (class 1)

दुर्लभाम् (durlabhām) - rare (hard to obtain, rare)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

from dur- (bad, difficult) + labh- (to obtain)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+labha)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• labha – obtaining, gain
  noun
  agent noun/verbal adjective
  from root labh- (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: agrees with bhāryām

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be maintained

feminine of future passive participle

from root bhṛ- (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् (padmakiñjalkasaprabhām) - splendid like a lotus filament (having the splendor of a lotus filament)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padmakiñjalkasaprabhā

padmakiñjalkasaprabhā - having the splendor of a lotus filament

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padmakiñjalka+sa+prabhā)

• padmakiñjalka – lotus filament
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• prabhā – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root bhā- (to shine) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: agrees with bhāryām

व्रतम् (vratam) - a vow (vow, sacred observance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty

चक्रे (cakre) - he undertook (a vow) (he made, he performed, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 3rd singular perfect middle of kṛ

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction (for destruction, for ruin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss

action noun

from root naś- (to perish) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

जिह्मगानाम् (jihmagānām) - of serpents (of those moving crookedly, of serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jihmaga

jihmaga - moving crookedly, serpent, snake

Compound type : upapada-samāsa (jihma+ga)

• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest
  adjective
• ga – going, moving
  adjective/suffix
  agent noun/suffix
  from root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - firm in his vow (holding a vow, firm in a vow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtavrata

dhṛtavrata - holding a vow, firm in an observance, steadfast

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+vrata)

• dhṛta – held, borne, firm
  adjective
  past participle
  from root dhṛ- (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance
  noun (neuter)

Note: agrees with sa