महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-24

सोऽहं परमदुष्कर्मा वसामि निरयेऽशुचौ ।
सर्पयोनिमिमां प्राप्य कालाकाङ्क्षी महाद्युते ॥२४॥

24. so'haṁ paramaduṣkarmā vasāmi niraye'śucau ,
sarpayonimimāṁ prāpya kālākāṅkṣī mahādyute.

24. saḥ aham paramaduṣkarmā vasāmi niraye aśucau
sarpayonim imām prāpya kālākāṅkṣī mahādyute

24. I, who performed extremely evil deeds (karma), now dwell in this unclean hell, having taken on this birth as a snake, and I am awaiting my time, O greatly resplendent one!

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परमदुष्कर्मा (paramaduṣkarmā) - having extremely bad deeds, whose actions are exceedingly evil

• वसामि (vasāmi) - I live, I dwell

• निरये (niraye) - in hell, in the underworld

• अशुचौ (aśucau) - in the unclean, in the impure

• सर्पयोनिम् (sarpayonim) - a snake birth, a snake species

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after obtaining

• कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - awaiting the time, desirous of the end

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O highly effulgent one

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

परमदुष्कर्मा (paramaduṣkarmā) - having extremely bad deeds, whose actions are exceedingly evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaduṣkarman

paramaduṣkarman - having extremely bad deeds (karma), whose actions are exceedingly evil

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parama+duṣkarman)

• parama – highest, supreme, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• duṣkarman – evil deed, bad action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

वसामि (vasāmi) - I live, I dwell

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person singular Present Indicative

Root: vas (class 1)

निरये (niraye) - in hell, in the underworld

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, purgatory

अशुचौ (aśucau) - in the unclean, in the impure

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśuci

aśuci - unclean, impure

Note: Agrees with niraye.

सर्पयोनिम् (sarpayonim) - a snake birth, a snake species

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarpayoni

sarpayoni - snake birth/species

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+yoni)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• yoni – origin, source, womb, birth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with sarpayonim.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after obtaining

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from pra + āp + lyap

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - awaiting the time, desirous of the end

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālākāṅkṣin

kālākāṅkṣin - awaiting the time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+ākāṅkṣin)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• ākāṅkṣin – wishing, desiring, expecting
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Formed from ā + kāṅkṣ + in
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O highly effulgent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, greatly radiant

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Vocative form, addressing someone with great radiance.