महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-38

ततस्तस्माद्विमानाग्रात्प्रच्युतश्च्युतभूषणः ।
प्रपतन्बुबुधेऽऽत्मानं व्यालीभूतमधोमुखम् ॥३८॥

38. tatastasmādvimānāgrātpracyutaścyutabhūṣaṇaḥ ,
prapatanbubudhe''tmānaṁ vyālībhūtamadhomukham.

38. tataḥ tasmāt vimānāgrāt pracyutaḥ cyutabhūṣaṇaḥ
prapatan bubudhe ātmānam vyālībhūtam adhomukham

38. Then, having fallen from the summit of that celestial chariot (vimāna) and with his ornaments (bhūṣaṇa) dropped, he (the speaker) became aware of himself (ātman) as he was falling, transformed into a downward-facing female snake.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• विमानाग्रात् (vimānāgrāt) - from the summit of that celestial chariot (vimāna) (from the top of the celestial chariot)

• प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - fallen, dropped, cast down

• च्युतभूषणः (cyutabhūṣaṇaḥ) - with his ornaments (bhūṣaṇa) dropped (whose ornaments have fallen, with fallen ornaments)

• प्रपतन् (prapatan) - as he was falling (falling down)

• बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he became aware (he knew, he understood, he became aware)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (ātman) (himself, soul, self)

• व्यालीभूतम् (vyālībhūtam) - transformed into a female snake (having become a female snake)

• अधोमुखम् (adhomukham) - downward-faced, facing downwards

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'vimānāgrāt'.

विमानाग्रात् (vimānāgrāt) - from the summit of that celestial chariot (vimāna) (from the top of the celestial chariot)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vimānāgra

vimānāgra - summit of a celestial car/palace, top of a celestial mansion

Tatpurusha compound: vimāna (celestial car/palace) + agra (top/summit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimāna+agra)

• vimāna – celestial car, aerial chariot, palace, mansion
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix vi- + root mā 'to measure'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mā
• agra – top, summit, front, point, chief
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ag

प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - fallen, dropped, cast down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracyuta

pracyuta - fallen, descended, deprived, cast down

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root cyu with prefix pra, masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: cyu (class 1)

च्युतभूषणः (cyutabhūṣaṇaḥ) - with his ornaments (bhūṣaṇa) dropped (whose ornaments have fallen, with fallen ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyutabhūṣaṇa

cyutabhūṣaṇa - having dropped ornaments, whose ornaments have fallen

Bahuvrihi compound: cyuta (fallen) + bhūṣaṇa (ornament).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cyuta+bhūṣaṇa)

• cyuta – fallen, dropped, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root cyu 'to fall'.
  Root: cyu (class 1)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, embellishment
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhūṣ 'to adorn'.
  Root: bhūṣ

Note: Describes the implied subject.

प्रपतन् (prapatan) - as he was falling (falling down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pat

pat - to fall, to fly, to alight

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root pat with prefix pra, masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he became aware (he knew, he understood, he became aware)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of budh

Perfect Middle

Perfect 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, of root budh (class 1 or 4).

Root: budh (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (ātman) (himself, soul, self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

Root: an

व्यालीभूतम् (vyālībhūtam) - transformed into a female snake (having become a female snake)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyālībhūta

vyālībhūta - having become a female snake, turned into a female serpent

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound: vyālī (female snake) + bhūta (become, past passive participle of bhū). Masculine accusative singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyālī+bhūta)

• vyālī – female snake, venomous snake
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of vyāla (snake).
• bhūta – become, been, was, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root bhū 'to be, become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अधोमुखम् (adhomukham) - downward-faced, facing downwards

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhomukha

adhomukha - downward-faced, head downwards

Tatpurusha compound: adhas (downwards) + mukha (face).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhas+mukha)

• adhas – below, downwards, underneath
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
  noun (neuter)
  Root: muh

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam' (and 'vyālībhūtam').