महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-2

सर्प उवाच ।
पात्रे दत्त्वा प्रियाण्युक्त्वा सत्यमुक्त्वा च भारत ।
अहिंसानिरतः स्वर्गं गच्छेदिति मतिर्मम ॥२॥

2. sarpa uvāca ,
pātre dattvā priyāṇyuktvā satyamuktvā ca bhārata ,
ahiṁsānirataḥ svargaṁ gacchediti matirmama.

2. sarpa uvāca pātre dattvā priyāṇi uktvā satyam uktvā ca
bhārata ahiṃsānirataḥ svargam gacchet iti matiḥ mama

2. The serpent said: O descendant of Bharata, having given to a worthy person, having spoken kind words, and having spoken the truth, one who is dedicated to non-violence (ahiṃsā) would attain heaven. This is my opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्प (sarpa) - the serpent (Nahuṣa) (serpent, snake)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पात्रे (pātre) - to a worthy recipient (for gifts) (in a vessel, to a worthy person, to a recipient)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - kind words, pleasant things (dear things, pleasant words, beloved ones)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

• अहिंसानिरतः (ahiṁsānirataḥ) - devoted to non-violence (ahiṃsā), engaged in non-harming

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would attain, would reach (would go, should go, may go)

• इति (iti) - (introduces a statement or opinion) (thus, so, in this way)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, belief (opinion, thought, intention, belief, mind)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

सर्प (sarpa) - the serpent (Nahuṣa) (serpent, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense (liṭ)

Irregular perfect tense form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पात्रे (pātre) - to a worthy recipient (for gifts) (in a vessel, to a worthy person, to a recipient)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātra

pātra - vessel, container, worthy person, recipient

Root: pā (class 1)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root dā (to give), with suffix -tvā.

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - kind words, pleasant things (dear things, pleasant words, beloved ones)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Object of uktvā

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak), with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

Derived from sat (being)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of uktvā

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak), with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

भारत (bhārata) - (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, Indian

Derived from Bharata, means one belonging to the Bharata lineage.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अहिंसानिरतः (ahiṁsānirataḥ) - devoted to non-violence (ahiṃsā), engaged in non-harming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahiṃsānirata

ahiṁsānirata - devoted to non-violence (ahiṃsā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahiṃsā+nirata)

• ahiṃsā – non-violence, non-harming (ahiṃsā)
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)
• nirata – engaged in, devoted to, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-ram (to delight in, to be engaged)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of gacchet

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial region, abode of bliss

Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet (destination)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would attain, would reach (would go, should go, may go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

optative mood

From root gam (to go), 3rd person singular, active.

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - (introduces a statement or opinion) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, belief (opinion, thought, intention, belief, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, belief, understanding

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti' (is)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, genitive singular

Note: Possessive for matiḥ