महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-2

स शुश्राव महाबाहुः कपिलेन महात्मना ।
पितॄणां निधनं घोरमप्राप्तिं त्रिदिवस्य च ॥२॥

2. sa śuśrāva mahābāhuḥ kapilena mahātmanā ,
pitṝṇāṁ nidhanaṁ ghoramaprāptiṁ tridivasya ca.

2. saḥ śuśrāva mahābāhuḥ kapilena mahātmanā
pitṝṇām nidhanam ghoram aprāptim tridivasya ca

2. That mighty-armed one heard from the great-souled (mahātmā) Kapila about the dreadful demise of his ancestors and their failure to attain heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - (he) heard (heard)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (king) (mighty-armed)

• कपिलेन (kapilena) - by the sage Kapila (by Kapila)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (mahātmā) (Kapila) (by the great-souled one)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of his ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - the demise (death, demise, destruction)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - the dreadful (demise) (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

• अप्राप्तिम् (aprāptim) - (their) failure to attain (heaven) (non-attainment, failure to obtain)

• त्रिदिवस्य (tridivasya) - of heaven (of heaven, of the triple heaven)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - (he) heard (heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of śru

Perfect Active

Root 'śru' takes 'śuśrāva' in perfect 3rd singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (king) (mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms, mighty-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā and bāhu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king.

कपिलेन (kapilena) - by the sage Kapila (by Kapila)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - Kapila (a proper name, usually of a sage)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (mahātmā) (Kapila) (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded; a great soul

Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Kapila.

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of his ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

निधनम् (nidhanam) - the demise (death, demise, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, demise, destruction; end

From ni- + √dhā (to place, put down)

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'śuśrāva'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - the dreadful (demise) (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Qualifies 'nidhanam'.

अप्राप्तिम् (aprāptim) - (their) failure to attain (heaven) (non-attainment, failure to obtain)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aprāpti

aprāpti - non-attainment, failure to obtain, unavailability

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of a and prāpti

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtainment
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun from pra- + √āp (to obtain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Object of 'śuśrāva'.

त्रिदिवस्य (tridivasya) - of heaven (of heaven, of the triple heaven)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, the sky, the abode of gods

Compound of tri (three) and diva (heaven, day)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+diva)

• tri – three
  numeral
• diva – heaven, sky, day
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aprāptim'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nidhanam ghoram' and 'aprāptim tridivasya'.