महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-34

अथाश्रमपदं प्राप्य तं स्म भूयो महात्मनः ।
शप्ताः स्म इति जानन्त ऋषिं तमुपचक्रमुः ॥३४॥

34. athāśramapadaṁ prāpya taṁ sma bhūyo mahātmanaḥ ,
śaptāḥ sma iti jānanta ṛṣiṁ tamupacakramuḥ.

34. atha āśramapadam prāpya tam sma bhūyaḥ mahātmanaḥ
śaptāḥ sma iti jānanataḥ ṛṣim tam upacakramuḥ

34. Then, upon reaching the hermitage, knowing that they had been cursed by that great-souled sage, they again approached him.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, dwelling place of ascetics

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him)

• स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle used to express past time with a present tense verb, or to add emphasis

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• शप्ताः (śaptāḥ) - cursed, reviled

• स्म (sma) - (we) are indeed (cursed) or (we) were (cursed) (an indeclinable particle used to express past time with a present tense verb, or to add emphasis)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

• जाननतः (jānanataḥ) - (they) knowing (knowing, realizing)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

• तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him, that)

• उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they approached

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, dwelling place of ascetics

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, dwelling place of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic's dwelling, a stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – place, foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from pra-āp + ya

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle used to express past time with a present tense verb, or to add emphasis

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sage Apava/Vasiṣṭha who cursed them.

शप्ताः (śaptāḥ) - cursed, reviled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śapta

śapta - cursed

Past Passive Participle

from root śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

स्म (sma) - (we) are indeed (cursed) or (we) were (cursed) (an indeclinable particle used to express past time with a present tense verb, or to add emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here with an implied 'we are' (plural nominative).

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

(indeclinable)

जाननतः (jānanataḥ) - (they) knowing (knowing, realizing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jānanat

jānanat - knowing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

from root jñā (to know), class 9, parasmaipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the Vasus, implied subject.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

तम् (tam) - referring to the sage (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of upakram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)