महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-53, verse-18

नागयोनौ यदा चैव तदा वर्तामि नागवत् ।
यक्षराक्षसयोनीश्च यथावद्विचराम्यहम् ॥१८॥

18. nāgayonau yadā caiva tadā vartāmi nāgavat ,
yakṣarākṣasayonīśca yathāvadvicarāmyaham.

18. nāgayonau yadā ca eva tadā vartāmi nāgavat
yakṣarākṣasayonīḥ ca yathāvat vicarāmi aham

18. When I am indeed in a Naga species, then I exist like a Naga. And similarly, I move about appropriately in the Yaksha and Rakshasa species.

Words meanings summery:

• नागयोनौ (nāgayonau) - in a Naga species (in a Naga species, in a Naga origin)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the condition (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I am present (I am, I exist, I behave, I turn)

• नागवत् (nāgavat) - like a Naga (like a Naga, in the manner of Nagas)

• यक्षराक्षसयोनीः (yakṣarākṣasayonīḥ) - in the Yaksha and Rakshasa species (Yaksha and Rakshasa species)

• च (ca) - and, similarly (and, also)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - appropriately (appropriately, duly, truly, according to reality)

• विचरामि (vicarāmi) - I move about, I behave (I wander, I roam, I behave, I act)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

नागयोनौ (nāgayonau) - in a Naga species (in a Naga species, in a Naga origin)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nāgayoni

nāgayoni - Naga species, birth among Nagas

Compound of 'nāga' and 'yoni'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+yoni)

• nāga – serpent, snake, Naga (a mythical serpent being)
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, place of birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Locative of state or place.

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'yad'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with the previous descriptions.

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the condition (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies the preceding clause.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Correlates with 'yadā'.

वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I am present (I am, I exist, I behave, I turn)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present active indicative

Root 'vṛt' (1st class, Ātmanepada)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'aham' (implied).

नागवत् (nāgavat) - like a Naga (like a Naga, in the manner of Nagas)

(indeclinable)

From 'nāga' + vat suffix (like).

Note: Modifies 'vartāmi'.

यक्षराक्षसयोनीः (yakṣarākṣasayonīḥ) - in the Yaksha and Rakshasa species (Yaksha and Rakshasa species)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of yakṣarākṣasayoni

yakṣarākṣasayoni - Yaksha and Rakshasa species/origin

Dvandva compound of 'yakṣa' and 'rākṣasa', followed by 'yoni'.

Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rākṣasa+yoni)

• yakṣa – Yaksha (a class of nature-spirits, guardians of wealth)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – Rakshasa (a class of demons or evil beings)
  proper noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, place of birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'vicarāmi'.

च (ca) - and, similarly (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - appropriately (appropriately, duly, truly, according to reality)

(indeclinable)

From 'yathā' + vat suffix (like, according to).

Note: Modifies 'vicarāmi'.

विचरामि (vicarāmi) - I move about, I behave (I wander, I roam, I behave, I act)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vicar

present active indicative

From prefix 'vi' + root 'car' (1st class).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject for 'vicarāmi'.