महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-6, verse-6

ये च ते कथिता व्याला व्याधयस्ते प्रकीर्तिताः ।
या सा नारी बृहत्काया अधितिष्ठति तत्र वै ।
तामाहुस्तु जरां प्राज्ञा वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम् ॥६॥

6. ye ca te kathitā vyālā vyādhayaste prakīrtitāḥ ,
yā sā nārī bṛhatkāyā adhitiṣṭhati tatra vai ,
tāmāhustu jarāṁ prājñā varṇarūpavināśinīm.

6. ye ca te kathitāḥ vyālāḥ vyādhayaḥ
te prakīrtitāḥ | yā sā nārī bṛhatkāyā
adhitiṣṭhati tatra vai | tām āhuḥ
tu jarām prājñāḥ varṇarūpavināśinīm

6. ye ca te vyālāḥ kathitāḥ,
te vyādhayaḥ prakīrtitāḥ yā sā bṛhatkāyā nārī tatra adhitiṣṭhati vai,
tām tu prājñāḥ varṇarūpavināśinīm jarām āhuḥ

6. And those serpents which were mentioned, they are declared to be diseases. As for that gigantic woman who dwells there, the wise call her old age, which destroys both complexion and form.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those which (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - those (those, they)

• कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken of / mentioned (spoken of, told, mentioned)

• व्यालाः (vyālāḥ) - serpents (snakes, serpents, vicious animals)

• व्याधयः (vyādhayaḥ) - diseases (diseases, sicknesses, ailments)

• ते (te) - they (those, they)

• प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - are declared (declared, proclaimed, celebrated)

• या (yā) - that (woman) who (who, which)

• सा (sā) - that (woman) (she, that)

• नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, female)

• बृहत्काया (bṛhatkāyā) - gigantic (large-bodied, gigantic)

• अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - dwells (dwells, resides, stands over, presides over)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• ताम् (tām) - her (the woman) (her, that)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - wise ones call (they say, they call)

• तु (tu) - (emphatic) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• जराम् (jarām) - old age (old age, decay)

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise (ones) (wise ones, intelligent people)

• वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम् (varṇarūpavināśinīm) - which destroys both complexion and form (that which destroys complexion and form)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those which (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun. Masculine nominative plural.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ते (te) - those (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun. Masculine nominative plural.

कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken of / mentioned (spoken of, told, mentioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, mentioned, described

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell, relate) + ita suffix.

Root: kath (class 10)

व्यालाः (vyālāḥ) - serpents (snakes, serpents, vicious animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāla

vyāla - snake, serpent, wild beast, vicious animal

From root val (to move) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Subject.

व्याधयः (vyādhayaḥ) - diseases (diseases, sicknesses, ailments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, sickness, ailment, malady

From vi (apart) + root ā-dhā (to place) - from vi-ā-dhā 'to be in a bad state'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative.

ते (te) - they (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun. Masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject.

प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - are declared (declared, proclaimed, celebrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - declared, proclaimed, celebrated, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root kīrt (to mention, praise) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

या (yā) - that (woman) who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun. Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject.

सा (sā) - that (woman) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun. Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject.

नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female, wife

Feminine noun.

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of adhitiṣṭhati.

बृहत्काया (bṛhatkāyā) - gigantic (large-bodied, gigantic)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛhatkāya

bṛhatkāya - large-bodied, gigantic, having a large form

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+kāya)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective
  Stem form, used here as the first member of a compound.
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• kāya – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  From root ci (to pile up) with a suffix.
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with nārī.

अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - dwells (dwells, resides, stands over, presides over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

present active indicative

Third person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Root sthā (to stand) with prefix adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from demonstrative pronoun tad.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ताम् (tām) - her (the woman) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun. Feminine accusative singular.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - wise ones call (they say, they call)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

Third person plural, perfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Form is irregular, derived from vac (to speak/say).

Root: brū (class 2)

तु (tu) - (emphatic) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing contrast or continuation.

जराम् (jarām) - old age (old age, decay)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude

Feminine noun. From root jṝ (to wear out, decay).

Root: jṝ (class 9)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise (ones) (wise ones, intelligent people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable person

From pra (forth) + root jñā (to know).

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of āhuḥ.

वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम् (varṇarūpavināśinīm) - which destroys both complexion and form (that which destroys complexion and form)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varṇarūpavināśinī

varṇarūpavināśinī - destroyer of color/complexion and form/beauty

agent noun (feminine)

Compound. Agent noun vināśinī from vi-naś (to destroy) + inī suffix.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (varṇa+rūpa+vināśinī)

• varṇa – color, complexion, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root rūp (to form).
  Root: rūp (class 10)
• vināśinī – destroying, causing destruction, female destroyer
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  From vi (away) + root naś (to perish, destroy) + inī suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying jarām.