महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-120, verse-11

कीट उवाच ।
सुखात्सुखतरं प्राप्तो भगवंस्त्वत्कृते ह्यहम् ।
धर्ममूलां श्रियं प्राप्य पाप्मा नष्ट इहाद्य मे ॥११॥

11. kīṭa uvāca ,
sukhātsukhataraṁ prāpto bhagavaṁstvatkṛte hyaham ,
dharmamūlāṁ śriyaṁ prāpya pāpmā naṣṭa ihādya me.

11. kīṭa uvāca | sukhāt sukhataraṃ prāptaḥ bhagavan tvatkṛte hi
aham | dharmamūlāṃ śriyaṃ prāpya pāpmā naṣṭaḥ iha adya me

11. bhagavan tvatkṛte hi aham sukhāt sukhataram prāptaḥ
dharmamūlām śriyam prāpya adya iha me pāpmā naṣṭaḥ

11. The worm said: "O Lord, because of you, I have attained a happiness greater than [any] happiness. Having achieved prosperity rooted in natural law (dharma), my sin is destroyed here today."

Words meanings summery:

• कीट (kīṭa) - the worm who is speaking (worm, insect)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness, from pleasure

• सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - happier, more pleasant, greater happiness

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Refers to Vyāsa, who transformed the worm. (O Lord, O venerable one)

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, because of you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अहम् (aham) - The worm (kīṭa). (I)

• धर्ममूलाम् (dharmamūlām) - having its root in natural law, founded on righteousness

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - Refers to the elevated state or auspicious fortune attained by the worm. (prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

• पाप्मा (pāpmā) - The karmic burden that kept the being in its current state. (sin, evil, demerit)

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, lost, perished

• इह (iha) - In this current state or circumstance. (here, in this world, in this case)

• अद्य (adya) - At this very moment, due to this event. (today, now)

• मे (me) - My (referring to the worm). (my, to me, by me)

Words meanings and morphology

कीट (kīṭa) - the worm who is speaking (worm, insect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - worm, insect

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root √vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness, from pleasure

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease

सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - happier, more pleasant, greater happiness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukhatara

sukhatara - happier, more pleasant

comparative degree of sukha

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

from √āp with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (implied) or is used nominally.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Refers to Vyāsa, who transformed the worm. (O Lord, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - lord, venerable, divine

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, because of you

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of tvatkṛta, 'for the sake of'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial usage derived from locative of tvatkṛta.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle emphasizing the preceding word.

अहम् (aham) - The worm (kīṭa). (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

धर्ममूलाम् (dharmamūlām) - having its root in natural law, founded on righteousness

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmamūla

dharmamūla - rooted in dharma, foundation of dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+mūla)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies śriyam.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - Refers to the elevated state or auspicious fortune attained by the worm. (prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty

Note: Object of prāpya.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from √āp with prefix pra- (indeclinable past participle)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पाप्मा (pāpmā) - The karmic burden that kept the being in its current state. (sin, evil, demerit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpman

pāpman - sin, evil, demerit

Note: Subject of naṣṭaḥ.

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, lost, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished

Past Passive Participle

from √naś 'to perish, to be lost'

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for pāpmā.

इह (iha) - In this current state or circumstance. (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

अद्य (adya) - At this very moment, due to this event. (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

मे (me) - My (referring to the worm). (my, to me, by me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, my

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.