महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-32

यत्रेदानीं महासर्प संस्कृतं वृत्तमिष्यते ।
तं ब्राह्मणमहं पूर्वमुक्तवान्भुजगोत्तम ॥३२॥

32. yatredānīṁ mahāsarpa saṁskṛtaṁ vṛttamiṣyate ,
taṁ brāhmaṇamahaṁ pūrvamuktavānbhujagottama.

32. yatra idānīm mahāsarpa saṃskṛtam vṛttam iṣyate
tam brāhmaṇam aham pūrvam uktavān bhujagottama

32. O great serpent, now that a sacred story is desired, I (Yudhiṣṭhira) previously spoke to that Brahmin, O best of serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - in this context, now that (where, in which, in which place)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time, at present

• महासर्प (mahāsarpa) - (addressed to Nahuṣa) (O great serpent, O large snake)

• संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - sacred (story) (refined, well-formed, consecrated, sacred, purified)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, narrative (incident, event, story, conduct, occurrence)

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired (to be told) (is desired, is sought, is wished for)

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• अहम् (aham) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) (I)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoke, said, stated

• भुजगोत्तम (bhujagottama) - (addressed to Nahuṣa) (O best of serpents, O excellent snake)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - in this context, now that (where, in which, in which place)

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time, at present

(indeclinable)

महासर्प (mahāsarpa) - (addressed to Nahuṣa) (O great serpent, O large snake)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāsarpa

mahāsarpa - great serpent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sarpa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)

संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - sacred (story) (refined, well-formed, consecrated, sacred, purified)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃskṛta

saṁskṛta - refined, well-formed, sacred, purified, cultivated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix sam- (together, completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with vṛttam

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, narrative (incident, event, story, conduct, occurrence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened; (as noun) incident, event, story, conduct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of iṣyate

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired (to be told) (is desired, is sought, is wished for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense, passive voice

From root iṣ (to desire), 4th class, Ātmanepada, passive.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to brāhmaṇam

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, priest, related to Brahman

Note: Object of uktavān

अहम् (aham) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of uktavān

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoke, said, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Active Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), with the suffix -vat, declined in masculine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as the main verb, conjugated like a noun/adjective.

भुजगोत्तम (bhujagottama) - (addressed to Nahuṣa) (O best of serpents, O excellent snake)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujagottama

bhujagottama - best of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+uttama)

• bhujaga – serpent, snake (lit. moving with arm/shoulder)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: bhujā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)