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13,1

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-25

लुब्धक उवाच ।
वृत्रं हत्वा देवराट्श्रेष्ठभाग्वै यज्ञं हत्वा भागमवाप चैव ।
शूली देवो देववृत्तं कुरु त्वं क्षिप्रं सर्पं जहि मा भूद्विशङ्का ॥२५॥
25. lubdhaka uvāca ,
vṛtraṁ hatvā devarāṭśreṣṭhabhāgvai; yajñaṁ hatvā bhāgamavāpa caiva ,
śūlī devo devavṛttaṁ kuru tvaṁ; kṣipraṁ sarpaṁ jahi mā bhūdviśaṅkā.
25. lubdhakaḥ uvāca | vṛtram hatvā devarāṭ
śreṣṭhabhāg vai yajñam hatvā bhāgam avāpa
ca eva | śūlī devaḥ devavṛttam kuru
tvam kṣipram sarpam jahi mā bhūt viśaṅkā
25. lubdhakaḥ uvāca devarāṭ vṛtram hatvā
śreṣṭhabhāg vai avāpa ca yajñam hatvā bhāgam
eva (avāpa) tvam śūlī devaḥ devavṛttam
kuru kṣipram sarpam jahi viśaṅkā mā bhūt
25. The hunter said: "Having slain Vṛtra, the king of gods indeed obtained the best portion; and having disrupted a Vedic ritual (yajña), he (Indra or Shiva) also obtained a share. O divine Śūlī (snake), perform a god-like deed! Quickly kill this creature; let there be no doubt!"

Words meanings summery:

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  • लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - hunter
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain
  • देवराट् (devarāṭ) - Indra, the king of gods (king of gods)
  • श्रेष्ठभाग् (śreṣṭhabhāg) - best share, largest portion
  • वै (vai) - indeed, verily
  • यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
  • भागम् (bhāgam) - share, portion
  • अवाप (avāpa) - obtained, reached
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, even, also
  • शूली (śūlī) - O powerful one, addressed to the snake, likening it to Shiva (one bearing a trident; an epithet for Shiva)
  • देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being
  • देववृत्तम् (devavṛttam) - divine deed, god-like conduct
  • कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
  • सर्पम् (sarpam) - The creature (deer) being caught by the snake, or a general term for a creature to be dispatched. (serpent, snake; creature)
  • जहि (jahi) - kill, slay
  • मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)
  • भूत् (bhūt) - let it be, may it be
  • विशङ्का (viśaṅkā) - doubt, hesitation, apprehension

Words meanings and morphology

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - hunter
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka
lubdhaka - hunter, fowler
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛtra
vṛtra - Vṛtra (a Vedic demon, personification of drought, slain by Indra)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain
(indeclinable)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Absolutive (gerund)
देवराट् (devarāṭ) - Indra, the king of gods (king of gods)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāj
devarāj - king of gods, Indra
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rāj)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • rāj – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
श्रेष्ठभाग् (śreṣṭhabhāg) - best share, largest portion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭhabhāg
śreṣṭhabhāg - best share, largest portion
Compound type : tatpurusha (śreṣṭha+bhāga)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
    adjective
  • bhāga – share, portion, division
    noun (masculine)
वै (vai) - indeed, verily
(indeclinable)
यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
Root: yaj (class 1)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
(indeclinable)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Absolutive (gerund)
भागम् (bhāgam) - share, portion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - share, portion, division
अवाप (avāpa) - obtained, reached
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āp
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, even, also
(indeclinable)
शूली (śūlī) - O powerful one, addressed to the snake, likening it to Shiva (one bearing a trident; an epithet for Shiva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūlin
śūlin - armed with a spear or trident; an epithet of Shiva
देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
देववृत्तम् (devavṛttam) - divine deed, god-like conduct
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devavṛtta
devavṛtta - deed of a god, divine action or conduct
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+vṛtta)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • vṛtta – deed, action, conduct, behavior
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root vṛt (to be, to turn)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
yuṣmad - you
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage
सर्पम् (sarpam) - The creature (deer) being caught by the snake, or a general term for a creature to be dispatched. (serpent, snake; creature)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa
sarpa - snake, serpent; any creeping animal or creature
Root: sṛp (class 1)
जहि (jahi) - kill, slay
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
भूत् (bhūt) - let it be, may it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, injunctive (luṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
विशङ्का (viśaṅkā) - doubt, hesitation, apprehension
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viśaṅkā
viśaṅkā - doubt, hesitation, apprehension, fear