महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-346, verse-10

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
उपदेशेन युष्माकमाहारोऽयं मया वृतः ।
द्विरूनं दशरात्रं वै नागस्यागमनं प्रति ॥१०॥

10. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
upadeśena yuṣmākamāhāro'yaṁ mayā vṛtaḥ ,
dvirūnaṁ daśarātraṁ vai nāgasyāgamanaṁ prati.

10. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca upadeśena yuṣmākam āhāraḥ ayam mayā
vṛtaḥ dvīrūnam daśarātram vai nāgasya āgamanam prati

10. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca yuṣmākam upadeśena ayam āhāraḥ mayā
vṛtaḥ nāgasya āgamanam prati vai dvīrūnam daśarātram

10. The brahmin said: 'I have accepted this meal according to your instruction. The serpent's arrival is indeed expected in eight nights (literally, two less than ten nights).'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by your instruction (by instruction, by advice)

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you (addressing multiple people or respectfully plural) (of you (plural))

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - this meal (food, meal, sustenance)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (meal) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• मया (mayā) - by me (the brahmin) (by me)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accepted (chosen, accepted, covered)

• द्वीरूनम् (dvīrūnam) - two less (than ten) (two less, diminished by two)

• दशरात्रम् (daśarātram) - a period of ten nights

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (an emphatic particle))

• नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the serpent (nāga) (of the serpent, of the nāga)

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival (coming, arrival, approach)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, against, concerning, regarding)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class; related to brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect tense active voice of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by your instruction (by instruction, by advice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, advice, teaching

from upa- + √diś (to point out)

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you (addressing multiple people or respectfully plural) (of you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - this meal (food, meal, sustenance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, nourishment, taking

from ā- + √hṛ (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (meal) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

मया (mayā) - by me (the brahmin) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accepted (chosen, accepted, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, accepted, appointed, covered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vṛ (to choose, to cover)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

द्वीरूनम् (dvīrūnam) - two less (than ten) (two less, diminished by two)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dvīrūna

dvīrūna - two less, diminished by two

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ūna)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ūna – less, deficient, wanting
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √ūn (to lessen)
  Root: ūn (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

दशरात्रम् (daśarātram) - a period of ten nights

(noun)

neuter, singular of daśarātra

daśarātra - a period of ten nights

Compound type : dvigu (daśan+rātra)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• rātra – night, nocturnal
  noun (neuter)
  from rātri

Note: Adverbial usage.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the serpent (nāga) (of the serpent, of the nāga)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; a class of mythical serpent-beings

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival (coming, arrival, approach)

(noun)

neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

verbal noun

from ā- + √gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, against, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a postposition with the accusative. In this context, it functions to specify the subject of the previous statement.