महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-17

नासि केवलसर्पेण तिर्यग्योनिषु वर्तता ।
गृहीतः कौरवश्रेष्ठ वरदानमिदं मम ॥१७॥

17. nāsi kevalasarpeṇa tiryagyoniṣu vartatā ,
gṛhītaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha varadānamidaṁ mama.

17. na asi kevalasarpeṇa tiryagyoniṣu vartatā
gṛhītaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha varadānam idam mama

17. O best of the Kurus (kauravaśreṣṭha), you have not been seized by a mere serpent living among animal species. This is a boon granted to me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• असि (asi) - you are

• केवलसर्पेण (kevalasarpeṇa) - by a mere serpent

• तिर्यग्योनिषु (tiryagyoniṣu) - among animal species, in lower births

• वर्तता (vartatā) - by one existing, by one being, by one living

• गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - seized, captured

• कौरवश्रेष्ठ (kauravaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus

• वरदानम् (varadānam) - a boon, a gift of a boon

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, by me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, second person singular

Root: as (class 2)

केवलसर्पेण (kevalasarpeṇa) - by a mere serpent

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kevalasarpa

kevalasarpa - a mere serpent

Compound type : Karmadharaya (kevala+sarpa)

• kevala – mere, sole, only
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)

तिर्यग्योनिषु (tiryagyoniṣu) - among animal species, in lower births

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tiryagyoni

tiryagyoni - animal species, lower birth, animal realm

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tiryac+yoni)

• tiryac – crosswise, horizontal; an animal (that moves horizontally)
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, species, birth
  noun (feminine)

वर्तता (vartatā) - by one existing, by one being, by one living

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vartat

vartat - existing, being, living, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to exist, to be) with the śatṛ suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - seized, captured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, captured, grasped, received

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root grah (to seize, grasp) with suffix -ta.

Root: grah (class 9)

कौरवश्रेष्ठ (kauravaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravaśreṣṭha

kauravaśreṣṭha - best of the Kurus, excellent Kuru

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kaurava+śreṣṭha)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru family
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

वरदानम् (varadānam) - a boon, a gift of a boon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - gift of a boon, bestowing of a wish/boon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – gift, giving, liberality (dāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

मम (mama) - my, by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Indicates possession or agent for the boon.