महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-128, verse-12

एतच्छ्रुत्वा स राजर्षिर्धर्मराजानमब्रवीत् ।
अहमत्र प्रवेक्ष्यामि मुच्यतां मम याजकः ।
मत्कृते हि महाभागः पच्यते नरकाग्निना ॥१२॥

12. etacchrutvā sa rājarṣirdharmarājānamabravīt ,
ahamatra pravekṣyāmi mucyatāṁ mama yājakaḥ ,
matkṛte hi mahābhāgaḥ pacyate narakāgninā.

12. etat śrutvā saḥ rājarṣiḥ dharmarājānam
abravīt aham atra pravekṣyāmi
mucyatām mama yājakaḥ matkṛte
hi mahābhāgaḥ pacyate narakāgninā

12. Having heard this, that royal sage (rājarṣi) spoke to the King of justice (dharmarāja): "I will enter here. Let my priest (yājaka) be released. Indeed, for my sake, this noble one is being tormented by the fire of hell."

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (the guru's statement) (this, this here)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage (rājarṣi) (royal sage, kingly seer)

• धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - to the King of justice (dharmarāja) (to the king of dharma, to Yama (the lord of justice))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अत्र (atra) - here (in hell) (here, in this place, thereupon)

• प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - I will enter

• मुच्यताम् (mucyatām) - let him be released (let him be released, let him be freed)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• याजकः (yājakaḥ) - my priest (yājaka) (sacrificer, officiator of sacrifice, priest)

• मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake (for my sake, on my account)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - this noble one (greatly fortunate, noble, illustrious)

• पच्यते (pacyate) - is being tormented (he/it is tormented, he/it is cooked)

• नरकाग्निना (narakāgninā) - by the fire of hell

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (the guru's statement) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to the previous statement.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects actions in sequence.

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage (rājarṣi) (royal sage, kingly seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, kingly seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king who is also a sage.

धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - to the King of justice (dharmarāja) (to the king of dharma, to Yama (the lord of justice))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarājan

dharmarājan - king of dharma, king of justice, Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – justice, righteousness, constitution, natural law, duty
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Augmented imperfect from root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'pravekṣyāmi'.

अत्र (atra) - here (in hell) (here, in this place, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of torment.

प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - I will enter

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of viś

Future tense, 1st person singular

From root viś (to enter) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

मुच्यताम् (mucyatām) - let him be released (let him be released, let him be freed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of muc

Imperative, passive, 3rd person singular

Passive imperative from root muc (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun.

याजकः (yājakaḥ) - my priest (yājaka) (sacrificer, officiator of sacrifice, priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājaka

yājaka - sacrificer, priest, one who causes sacrifices to be performed

Agent noun

Derived from causative of root yaj (to sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: The subject of 'mucyatām'.

मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake (for my sake, on my account)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+kṛta)

• mad – me, my
  pronoun
  Ablative singular of asmad, used in compounds meaning 'from me' or 'my'.
• kṛta – done, made, sake, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (nominalized)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative form acting as an indeclinable.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - this noble one (greatly fortunate, noble, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly estimable, noble, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the 'yājaka'.

पच्यते (pacyate) - is being tormented (he/it is tormented, he/it is cooked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pac

Present tense, middle voice (passive), 3rd person singular

Passive form derived from root pac.

Root: pac (class 1)

नरकाग्निना (narakāgninā) - by the fire of hell

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of narakāgni

narakāgni - fire of hell

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naraka+agni)

• naraka – hell, infernal region
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of torment.