महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-14

सोऽहं शापादगस्त्यस्य ब्राह्मणानवमन्य च ।
इमामवस्थामापन्नः पश्य दैवमिदं मम ॥१४॥

14. so'haṁ śāpādagastyasya brāhmaṇānavamanya ca ,
imāmavasthāmāpannaḥ paśya daivamidaṁ mama.

14. saḥ aham śāpāt agastyasya brāhmaṇān avamanya ca
imām avasthām āpannaḥ paśya daivam idam mama

14. I am that very Nahuṣa who, having insulted the Brahmins, incurred the curse of Agastya and attained this condition. Behold, this is my destiny (daivam)!

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that same (Nahuṣa) (he, that)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शापात् (śāpāt) - by the curse (from a curse, due to a curse)

• अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, priestly class)

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having insulted (having insulted, having despised, having disregarded)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

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

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, observe)

• दैवम् (daivam) - destiny (daivam) (fate, destiny, providence, divine power)

• इदम् (idam) - this (fate) (this)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that same (Nahuṣa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

शापात् (śāpāt) - by the curse (from a curse, due to a curse)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

from √śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a revered Vedic sage)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - the Brahmins (Brahmins, priestly class)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

from brahman (sacred knowledge/power)

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having insulted (having insulted, having despised, having disregarded)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

from ava-man (√man, cl. 4 Ā., to think, to disrespect)

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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)

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - attained (obtained, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, attained, met with

Past Passive Participle

from ā-pad (√pad, cl. 4 Ā., to go, to fall into)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, observe)

(verb)

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

Present stem paśya- from √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दैवम् (daivam) - destiny (daivam) (fate, destiny, providence, divine power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, divine, pertaining to gods

from deva (god)

इदम् (idam) - this (fate) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I