महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-38, verse-5

ततः शापभयाद्विप्रमवोचं पुनरेव तम् ।
एवमस्त्विति च प्राह पुनरेव स मां द्विजः ॥५॥

5. tataḥ śāpabhayādvipramavocaṁ punareva tam ,
evamastviti ca prāha punareva sa māṁ dvijaḥ.

5. tataḥ śāpabhayāt vipram avocam punaḥ eva tam
evam astu iti ca prāha punaḥ eva saḥ mām dvijaḥ

5. tataḥ śāpabhayāt aham tam vipram punaḥ eva avocam
ca saḥ dvijaḥ mām evam astu iti punaḥ eva prāha

5. Then, out of fear of a curse, I spoke to that brahmin again. And that brahmin, in turn, said to me, 'So be it.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Then, thereafter, from that

• शापभयात् (śāpabhayāt) - From fear of a curse, due to fear of imprecation

• विप्रम् (vipram) - To the brahmin, the inspired one

• अवोचम् (avocam) - I spoke, I said

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, repeatedly, moreover

• एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

• तम् (tam) - Him, that

• एवम् (evam) - Thus, so, in this manner

• अस्तु (astu) - Let it be, may it be

• इति (iti) - Thus, so, in this way

• च (ca) - And, also

• प्राह (prāha) - He said, he spoke forth

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, repeatedly, moreover

• एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

• सः (saḥ) - He, that

• माम् (mām) - Me

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Referring to the brahmin who spoke. (Brahmin, twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with the suffix -tas

Note: Adverbial usage.

शापभयात् (śāpabhayāt) - From fear of a curse, due to fear of imprecation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpabhaya

śāpabhaya - fear of a curse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāpa+bhaya)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

विप्रम् (vipram) - To the brahmin, the inspired one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise

Note: Object of avocam.

अवोचम् (avocam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Derived from √vac, in some contexts brū is also used.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, repeatedly, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तम् (tam) - Him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin.

एवम् (evam) - Thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अस्तु (astu) - Let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

इति (iti) - Thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes quotation.

च (ca) - And, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्राह (prāha) - He said, he spoke forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of ah

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Compound of prefix pra and verb ah.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, repeatedly, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सः (saḥ) - He, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - Me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Referring to the brahmin who spoke. (Brahmin, twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaiśya), bird, tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of prāha.