महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-346, verse-11

यद्यष्टरात्रे निर्याते नागमिष्यति पन्नगः ।
तदाहारं करिष्यामि तन्निमित्तमिदं व्रतम् ॥११॥

11. yadyaṣṭarātre niryāte nāgamiṣyati pannagaḥ ,
tadāhāraṁ kariṣyāmi tannimittamidaṁ vratam.

11. yadi aṣṭarātre niryāte na āgamiṣyati pannagaḥ
tadā āhāram kariṣyāmi tat-nimittam idam vratam

11. yadi aṣṭarātre niryāte pannagaḥ na āgamiṣyati
tadā āhāram kariṣyāmi idam vratam tat-nimittam

11. If, after eight nights have passed, the serpent does not arrive, then I will take a meal. This observance (vrata) is for that purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• अष्टरात्रे (aṣṭarātre) - after eight nights (have passed) (in eight nights, after eight nights)

• निर्याते (niryāte) - after having passed (referring to aṣṭarātra) (having departed, having passed, having expired)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आगमिष्यति (āgamiṣyati) - will arrive (will come, will arrive)

• पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - the serpent (nāga) (serpent, snake, one that moves on its belly)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• आहारम् (āhāram) - a meal (food, meal, sustenance)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will take (a meal) (I will do, I will make, I will undertake)

• तत्-निमित्तम् (tat-nimittam) - for that purpose (for that purpose, caused by that)

• इदम् (idam) - this (vow) (this (neuter nominative singular))

• व्रतम् (vratam) - this observance (vrata) (vow, sacred observance, religious practice)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

अष्टरात्रे (aṣṭarātre) - after eight nights (have passed) (in eight nights, after eight nights)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṣṭarātra

aṣṭarātra - a period of eight nights

Compound type : dvigu (aṣṭan+rātra)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• rātra – night, nocturnal
  noun (neuter)
  from rātri

Note: Expresses 'when eight nights have passed'.

निर्याते (niryāte) - after having passed (referring to aṣṭarātra) (having departed, having passed, having expired)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of niryāta

niryāta - departed, gone out, passed, expired

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of nir- + √yā (to go)

Prefix: nis

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with aṣṭarātre.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आगमिष्यति (āgamiṣyati) - will arrive (will come, will arrive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āgam

Future Active

3rd person singular Future tense active voice of ā- + √gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - the serpent (nāga) (serpent, snake, one that moves on its belly)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake; one that moves on its belly (from panna 'fallen/creeping' + ga 'going')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended, crept
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √pat (to fall, fly)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: A synonym for nāga.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yadi'.

आहारम् (āhāram) - a meal (food, meal, sustenance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, nourishment, taking

from ā- + √hṛ (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will take (a meal) (I will do, I will make, I will undertake)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Active

1st person singular Future tense active voice of √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: āhāraṃ kariṣyāmi means 'I will take food'.

तत्-निमित्तम् (tat-nimittam) - for that purpose (for that purpose, caused by that)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tat-nimitta

tat-nimitta - for that reason, caused by that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+nimitta)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• nimitta – cause, reason, purpose
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial or predicate adjective.

इदम् (idam) - this (vow) (this (neuter nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

व्रतम् (vratam) - this observance (vrata) (vow, sacred observance, religious practice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice, rule