महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-12

इमामवस्थां संप्राप्तो ह्यहं कोपान्मनीषिणाम् ।
शापस्यान्तं परिप्रेप्सुः सर्पस्य कथयामि तत् ॥१२॥

12. imāmavasthāṁ saṁprāpto hyahaṁ kopānmanīṣiṇām ,
śāpasyāntaṁ pariprepsuḥ sarpasya kathayāmi tat.

12. imām avasthām samprāptaḥ hi aham kopāt manīṣiṇām
śāpasya antam pariprepsuḥ sarpasya kathayāmi tat

12. Indeed, I attained this condition due to the wrath of the wise sages. As I desire to find an end to this serpent's curse, I will tell you that story.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this (condition) (this)

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition (of being a serpent) (state, condition, situation)

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कोपात् (kopāt) - due to the wrath (from anger, from wrath)

• मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise sages (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the sages)

• शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse (of the curse, of the imprecation)

• अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, limit, boundary)

• परिप्रेप्सुः (pariprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain (the end of the curse) (desiring to obtain, wishing to reach)

• सर्पस्य (sarpasya) - of the serpent (of the serpent, of the snake)

• कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will tell (I tell, I narrate, I relate)

• तत् (tat) - that (story) (that)

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this (condition) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition (of being a serpent) (state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation

from ava-sthā (√sthā, to stand, to be in a certain state)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - obtained, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

कोपात् (kopāt) - due to the wrath (from anger, from wrath)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

from √kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise sages (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the sages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sage, thoughtful

from manīṣā (intellect)

शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse (of the curse, of the imprecation)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

from √śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

अन्तम् (antam) - the end (end, limit, boundary)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion

परिप्रेप्सुः (pariprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain (the end of the curse) (desiring to obtain, wishing to reach)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariprepsu

pariprepsu - desirous of obtaining, wishing to reach

Desiderative Participle

from pari-pra-āp (√āp, cl. 5 P., to obtain), desiderative stem

Prefixes: pari+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

सर्पस्य (sarpasya) - of the serpent (of the serpent, of the snake)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

from √sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Refers to the curse that turned him into a serpent.

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will tell (I tell, I narrate, I relate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kath

causative of √kath (cl. 10 P.)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Can imply future tense in certain contexts.

तत् (tat) - that (story) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this