महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-329, verse-20

हैरण्यगर्भाच्च वसिष्ठाद्धिरण्यकशिपुः शापं प्राप्तवान् ।
यस्मात्त्वयान्यो वृतो होता तस्मादसमाप्तयज्ञस्त्वमपूर्वात्सत्त्वजाताद्वधं प्राप्स्यसीति ।
तच्छापदानाद्धिरण्यकशिपुः प्राप्तवान्वधम् ॥२०॥

20. hairaṇyagarbhācca vasiṣṭhāddhiraṇyakaśipuḥ śāpaṁ prāptavān ,
yasmāttvayānyo vṛto hotā tasmādasamāptayajñastvamapūrvātsattvajātādvadhaṁ prāpsyasīti ,
tacchāpadānāddhiraṇyakaśipuḥ prāptavānvadham.

20. hairaṇyagarbhāt ca vasiṣṭhāt hiraṇyakaśipuḥ śāpam
prāptavān | yasmāt tvayā anyaḥ vṛtaḥ hotā tasmāt
asamāptayajñaḥ tvam apūrvāt sattvajātāt vadham prāpsyasi
iti | tat śāpadānāt hiraṇyakaśipuḥ prāptavān vadham

20. vasiṣṭhāt hairaṇyagarbhāt ca hiraṇyakaśipuḥ śāpam prāptavān yasmāt tvayā anyaḥ hotā vṛtaḥ,
tasmāt tvam asamāptayajñaḥ apūrvāt sattvajātāt vadham prāpsyasi iti tat śāpadānāt hiraṇyakaśipuḥ vadham prāptavān

20. From Vasiṣṭha, the descendant of Brahmā (Hairaṇyagarbha), Hiraṇyakaśipu received a curse: "Because another officiating priest (hotā) was chosen by you, therefore you, with an unfinished Vedic ritual (yajña), will obtain death from an unprecedented being." Due to the pronouncement of that curse, Hiraṇyakaśipu met his death.

Words meanings summery:

• हैरण्यगर्भात् (hairaṇyagarbhāt) - from Brahmā himself or from a sage descended from Brahmā (from the descendant of Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā))

• च (ca) - and

• वसिष्ठात् (vasiṣṭhāt) - from Vasiṣṭha

• हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained, received

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which reason

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

• होता (hotā) - officiating priest

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that reason

• असमाप्तयज्ञः (asamāptayajñaḥ) - having an unfinished Vedic ritual

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपूर्वात् (apūrvāt) - from an unprecedented, from a never-before-seen

• सत्त्वजातात् (sattvajātāt) - from a being, from a creature

• वधम् (vadham) - death, destruction

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• शापदानात् (śāpadānāt) - due to the pronouncement/giving of the curse

• हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained, received

• वधम् (vadham) - death, destruction

Words meanings and morphology

हैरण्यगर्भात् (hairaṇyagarbhāt) - from Brahmā himself or from a sage descended from Brahmā (from the descendant of Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hairaṇyagarbha

hairaṇyagarbha - descendant of Hiraṇyagarbha; Brahmā; a name for the moon

Taddhita derivative from Hiraṇyagarbha (epithet of Brahmā)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वसिष्ठात् (vasiṣṭhāt) - from Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage); most excellent

हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu

hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiraṇyakaśipu (name of a daitya king)

शापम् (śāpam) - curse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained, received

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - having obtained, received

Past Active Participle

pra- + āp + ktavat

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Hiraṇyakaśipuḥ

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with hotā

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Root vṛ (cl. 9, to choose) + kta

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with hotā

होता (hotā) - officiating priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hotṛ

hotṛ - a priest who invokes the gods; an officiating priest in a Vedic ritual

Agent noun from root hu (to offer)

Root: hu (class 3)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

असमाप्तयज्ञः (asamāptayajñaḥ) - having an unfinished Vedic ritual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asamāptayajña

asamāptayajña - one whose Vedic ritual (yajña) is unfinished

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asamāpta+yajña)

• asamāpta – unfinished, incomplete
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle with negative prefix
  a (neg) + sam- + āp + kta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: āp (class 5)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvam

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपूर्वात् (apūrvāt) - from an unprecedented, from a never-before-seen

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, unexampled, new, never before

a (neg) + pūrva (former, prior)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pūrva – prior, former, earlier, preceding
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with sattvajātāt

सत्त्वजातात् (sattvajātāt) - from a being, from a creature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sattvājāta

sattvajāta - a being born of pure essence; a creature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sattva+jāta)

• sattva – being, existence, reality; essence, nature; a living being, creature
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root jan (to be born) + kta
  Root: jan (class 4)

वधम् (vadham) - death, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death, destruction

Derived from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

pra- + āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with śāpadānāt (referring to the curse)

शापदानात् (śāpadānāt) - due to the pronouncement/giving of the curse

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāpadāna

śāpadāna - giving a curse, pronouncement of a curse

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāpa+dāna)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, granting, bestowing
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)

हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu

hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiraṇyakaśipu (name of a daitya king)

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained, received

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - having obtained, received

Past Active Participle

pra- + āp + ktavat

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Hiraṇyakaśipuḥ

वधम् (vadham) - death, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death, destruction

Derived from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)