महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-2

तं स तेन यथोद्दिष्टं नागं विप्रेण ब्राह्मणः ।
पर्यपृच्छद्यथान्यायं श्रुत्वैव च जगाम सः ॥२॥

2. taṁ sa tena yathoddiṣṭaṁ nāgaṁ vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ ,
paryapṛcchadyathānyāyaṁ śrutvaiva ca jagāma saḥ.

2. tam saḥ tena yathā uddiṣṭam nāgam vipreṇa brāhmaṇaḥ
paryapṛcchat yathānyāyam śrutvā eva ca jagāma saḥ

2. That brahmin (the protagonist) properly questioned that Naga, as he had been instructed by the (other) brahmin (the sage), and having heard the answer, he departed immediately.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the Naga) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin protagonist) (he, that)

• तेन (tena) - by the (other) brahmin (the sage) (by him, by that)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to)

• उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - instructed (indicated, pointed out, specified)

• नागम् (nāgam) - the Naga (serpent, Naga, elephant)

• विप्रेण (vipreṇa) - by the (other) brahmin (the sage) (by a brahmin)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - that brahmin (the protagonist) (brahmin)

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - properly questioned (questioned, inquired about)

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - properly (properly, justly, according to custom)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the answer) (having heard)

• एव (eva) - immediately (just, only, indeed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जगाम (jagāma) - departed (went)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin protagonist) (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the Naga) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Naga.

सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin protagonist) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin protagonist.

तेन (tena) - by the (other) brahmin (the sage) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage who gave instructions.

यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uddiṣṭam'.

उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - instructed (indicated, pointed out, specified)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uddiṣṭa

uddiṣṭa - indicated, pointed out, specified

Past Passive Participle

from root diś 'to point, show' with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgam'.

नागम् (nāgam) - the Naga (serpent, Naga, elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, Naga (mythical serpent-being), elephant

Note: Direct object of 'paryapṛcchat'.

विप्रेण (vipreṇa) - by the (other) brahmin (the sage) (by a brahmin)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, sage, inspired person

Note: Agent for 'uddiṣṭam'.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - that brahmin (the protagonist) (brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Subject of 'paryapṛcchat' and 'jagāma'.

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - properly questioned (questioned, inquired about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pṛcch

Imperfect Active

from pari-pra-cch 'to question around, inquire fully'

Prefix: pari

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - properly (properly, justly, according to custom)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni

Note: Adverb modifying 'paryapṛcchat'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the answer) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root śru 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates action completed before 'jagāma'.

एव (eva) - immediately (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes immediacy with 'śrutvā'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two main actions (questioning and departing).

जगाम (jagāma) - departed (went)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin protagonist) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin protagonist.