महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-20

सोऽहं भृगोः सुदयितां भार्यामपहरं बलात् ।
महर्षेरभिशापेन कृमिभूतोऽपतं भुवि ॥२०॥

20. so'haṁ bhṛgoḥ sudayitāṁ bhāryāmapaharaṁ balāt ,
maharṣerabhiśāpena kṛmibhūto'pataṁ bhuvi.

20. saḥ aham bhṛgoḥ su-dayitām bhāryām apaharam balāt
mahā-ṛṣeḥ abhiśāpena kṛmi-bhūtaḥ apatam bhuvi

20. saḥ aham balāt bhṛgoḥ su-dayitām bhāryām apaharam
mahā-ṛṣeḥ abhiśāpena kṛmi-bhūtaḥ bhuvi apatam

20. I, that same person, abducted by force the very beloved wife of Bhṛgu. Because of the great sage's curse, I became a worm and fell to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that same (person), referring to the previous speaker (he, that one)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

• सु-दयिताम् (su-dayitām) - very beloved, much cherished

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• अपहरम् (apaharam) - I abducted, I carried off

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

• महा-ऋषेः (mahā-ṛṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• अभिशापेन (abhiśāpena) - by the curse

• कृमि-भूतः (kṛmi-bhūtaḥ) - having become a worm

• अपतम् (apatam) - I fell, I descended

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that same (person), referring to the previous speaker (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (a celebrated sage)

सु-दयिताम् (su-dayitām) - very beloved, much cherished

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-dayitā

su-dayitā - very beloved, highly cherished

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+dayitā)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification or goodness
• dayitā – beloved, dear
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'day' (to love, to pity)
  Root: day (class 1)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, to support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अपहरम् (apaharam) - I abducted, I carried off

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of apahṛ

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power

महा-ऋषेः (mahā-ṛṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-ṛṣi

mahā-ṛṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अभिशापेन (abhiśāpena) - by the curse

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhiśāpa

abhiśāpa - curse, imprecation

Derived from root 'śap' (to curse) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: śap (class 1)

कृमि-भूतः (kṛmi-bhūtaḥ) - having become a worm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛmi-bhūta

kṛmi-bhūta - become a worm, transformed into a worm

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound of 'kṛmi' (worm) and 'bhūta' (become), where 'bhūta' is the PPP of 'bhū'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛmi+bhūta)

• kṛmi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपतम् (apatam) - I fell, I descended

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world, place