महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-30, verse-30

सा तु कन्या यथाशापं नारदं तं ददर्श ह ।
पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राणां प्रयोगादेव वानरम् ॥३०॥

30. sā tu kanyā yathāśāpaṁ nāradaṁ taṁ dadarśa ha ,
pāṇigrahaṇamantrāṇāṁ prayogādeva vānaram.

30. sā tu kanyā yathāśāpam nāradam tam dadarśa ha
pāṇigrahaṇa-mantrāṇām prayogāt eva vānaram

30. tu sā kanyā yathāśāpam pāṇigrahaṇa-mantrāṇām
prayogāt eva tam nāradam vānaram ha dadarśa

30. Following the curse, that maiden indeed saw Nārada, who, by the mere application of the marriage (pāṇigrahaṇa) mantras, had taken the form of a monkey.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

• यथाशापम् (yathāśāpam) - according to the curse

• नारदम् (nāradam) - Narada

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• पाणिग्रहण-मन्त्राणाम् (pāṇigrahaṇa-mantrāṇām) - of the marriage mantras

• प्रयोगात् (prayogāt) - from the application, from the recitation

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• वानरम् (vānaram) - as a monkey

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

यथाशापम् (yathāśāpam) - according to the curse

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāpa)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)

नारदम् (nāradam) - Narada

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

पाणिग्रहण-मन्त्राणाम् (pāṇigrahaṇa-mantrāṇām) - of the marriage mantras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇigrahaṇa-mantra

pāṇigrahaṇa-mantra - marriage mantra (lit. hand-taking sacred utterance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇigrahaṇa+mantra)

• pāṇigrahaṇa – hand-taking, marriage ceremony
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• mantra – sacred utterance, incantation, Vedic hymn
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

प्रयोगात् (prayogāt) - from the application, from the recitation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prayoga

prayoga - application, performance, recitation, use

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

वानरम् (vānaram) - as a monkey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Used adverbially to describe Narada's state.