महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-96, verse-12

स तान्प्रसादयामास शापस्यान्तो भवेदिति ।
तैश्चाप्युक्तो यदा धर्मं क्षेप्स्यसे मोक्ष्यसे तदा ॥१२॥

12. sa tānprasādayāmāsa śāpasyānto bhavediti ,
taiścāpyukto yadā dharmaṁ kṣepsyase mokṣyase tadā.

12. saḥ tān prasādayāmāsa śāpasya antaḥ bhavet iti taiḥ
ca api uktaḥ yadā dharmam kṣepsyase mokṣyase tadā

12. saḥ tān prasādayāmāsa śāpasya antaḥ bhavet iti ca taiḥ api
uktaḥ tadā (tvam) yadā dharmam kṣepsyase (tadā tvam) mokṣyase

12. He (the mongoose) then propitiated them (the ancestors), hoping for an end to his curse. And they, in turn, told him: 'You will achieve liberation (mokṣa) when you cast away your natural law (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (the mongoose, formerly personified Anger) (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - them (the ancestors / pitaras) (them)

• प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - he propitiated, appeased, pleased

• शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, let it be

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or conclusion)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the ancestors / pitaras) (by them)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) or intrinsic nature associated with its current state or role (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• क्षेप्स्यसे (kṣepsyase) - you will throw away, you will despise, you will abandon

• मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will achieve final liberation (mokṣa) (you will be liberated, you will be released)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (the mongoose, formerly personified Anger) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Nominative singular (masculine) of 'tad'

तान् (tān) - them (the ancestors / pitaras) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Accusative plural (masculine) of 'tad'

प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - he propitiated, appeased, pleased

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect Active

3rd person singular, periphrastic perfect active of the causative of pra-√sad. Formed with √ās.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

Root: śap (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular, optative active of √bhū (Pāṇini class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quote or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the ancestors / pitaras) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Instrumental plural (masculine) of 'tad'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) or intrinsic nature associated with its current state or role (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

क्षेप्स्यसे (kṣepsyase) - you will throw away, you will despise, you will abandon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṣip

Future Middle

2nd person singular, future middle (ātmanepada) of √kṣip (Pāṇini class 6)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will achieve final liberation (mokṣa) (you will be liberated, you will be released)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of muc

Future Middle

2nd person singular, future middle (ātmanepada) of √muc (Pāṇini class 6). Often used with passive sense 'to be liberated'.

Root: muc (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)