महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-11

यथा त्विदं मया प्राप्तं भुजंगत्वमरिंदम ।
तदवश्यं मया ख्याप्यं तवाद्य शृणु सत्तम ॥११॥

11. yathā tvidaṁ mayā prāptaṁ bhujaṁgatvamariṁdama ,
tadavaśyaṁ mayā khyāpyaṁ tavādya śṛṇu sattama.

11. yathā tu idam mayā prāptam bhujamgatvam arindama
tat avaśyam mayā khyāpyam tava adya śṛṇu sattama

11. O vanquisher of foes (arimdama), O best among men (sattama), listen today! I must certainly explain to you how this state of being a serpent was attained by me.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

• तु (tu) - indeed, (particle for emphasis) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• इदम् (idam) - this (state of being a serpent) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

• भुजम्गत्वम् (bhujamgatvam) - the state of being a serpent (serpent-ness, the state of being a serpent)

• अरिन्दम (arindama) - O vanquisher of foes (vanquisher of foes, tamer of enemies)

• तत् (tat) - that (story/explanation) (that, therefore)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ख्याप्यम् (khyāpyam) - to be explained (to be explained, to be declared, to be told)

• तव (tava) - to you (of you, to you, your)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best among men (best, most excellent, pre-eminent)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, (particle for emphasis) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (state of being a serpent) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from pra-āp (√āp, cl. 5 P., to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भुजम्गत्वम् (bhujamgatvam) - the state of being a serpent (serpent-ness, the state of being a serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhujamgatva

bhujamgatva - the state or condition of being a serpent

Derived from bhujamga with the suffix -tva (abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhujamga+tva)

• bhujamga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns

अरिन्दम (arindama) - O vanquisher of foes (vanquisher of foes, tamer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - vanquishing foes, taming enemies

Compound of ari (enemy) and dama (taming/vanquishing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing, vanquishing
  noun (masculine)
  from √dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet for Janamejaya.

तत् (tat) - that (story/explanation) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

ख्याप्यम् (khyāpyam) - to be explained (to be explained, to be declared, to be told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khyāpya

khyāpya - to be declared, to be announced, to be explained

Gerundive

from causative of √khyā (to tell, to declare)

Root: khyā (class 2)

तव (tava) - to you (of you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Used in the dative sense 'to you'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सत्तम (sattama) - O best among men (best, most excellent, pre-eminent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, pre-eminent

Superlative of sat (good, excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+tama)

• sat – good, excellent, real, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from √as (to be), participle used as an adjective/noun
  Root: as (class 2)
• tama – most, -est (superlative suffix)
  indeclinable
  Superlative suffix

Note: Used as an epithet for Janamejaya.