महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-116, verse-12

ततः शशाप तान्कोपात्ते शप्ताश्चेतनां जहुः ।
मृगपक्षिसधर्माणः क्षिप्रमासञ्जडोपमाः ॥१२॥

12. tataḥ śaśāpa tānkopātte śaptāścetanāṁ jahuḥ ,
mṛgapakṣisadharmāṇaḥ kṣipramāsañjaḍopamāḥ.

12. tataḥ śaśāpa tān kopāt te śaptāḥ ca cetanām
jahuḥ mṛgapakṣisadharmāṇaḥ kṣipram āsan jaḍopamāḥ

12. Then, out of anger, he cursed them. Having been cursed, they lost their awareness and quickly became dull, resembling beasts and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed

• तान् (tān) - them

• कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, out of anger

• ते (te) - they

• शप्ताः (śaptāḥ) - cursed, having been cursed

• च (ca) - and

• चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness, awareness, intellect

• जहुः (jahuḥ) - they gave up, they lost

• मृगपक्षिसधर्माणः (mṛgapakṣisadharmāṇaḥ) - having the nature of animals and birds

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

• जडोपमाः (jaḍopamāḥ) - like inert beings, like dull beings

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root śap (1st conjugation, Parasmaipada), Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: śap (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शप्ताः (śaptāḥ) - cursed, having been cursed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness, awareness, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, awareness, sensation

Root: cit (class 1)

जहुः (jahuḥ) - they gave up, they lost

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of hā

Perfect Active

root hā (3rd conjugation, Parasmaipada), Perfect 3rd person plural

Root: hā (class 3)

मृगपक्षिसधर्माणः (mṛgapakṣisadharmāṇaḥ) - having the nature of animals and birds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣisadharman

mṛgapakṣisadharman - having the nature of deer and birds, beast-like, bird-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛga+pakṣin+sadharman)

• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• sadharman – of similar nature, having similar attributes or qualities
  adjective (masculine)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

root as (2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada), Imperfect 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

जडोपमाः (jaḍopamāḥ) - like inert beings, like dull beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍopama

jaḍopama - resembling an inert or dull person/thing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+upama)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, stupid, senseless
  adjective (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)