महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-35

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां प्रतिगृह्य विशां पते ।
शस्त्रं गृहीत्वा निशितं सर्वगात्राण्यकृन्तत ॥३५॥

35. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ śaktiṁ prajvalitāṁ pratigṛhya viśāṁ pate ,
śastraṁ gṛhītvā niśitaṁ sarvagātrāṇyakṛntata.

35. vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ śaktim prajvalitām pratigṛhya
viśām pate śastram gṛhītvā niśitam sarvagātrāṇi akṛntata

35. Vaiśampāyana said: Then, O lord of men (Janamejaya), having received the blazing spear, he took a sharpened weapon and cut off all his own limbs.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine spear given by Indra (spear, power)

• प्रज्वलिताम् (prajvalitām) - blazing, inflamed

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

• विशाम् (viśām) - of men, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, knife

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, whetted

• सर्वगात्राणि (sarvagātrāṇi) - all limbs

• अकृन्तत (akṛntata) - cut off his own limbs (he cut, he tore)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine spear given by Indra (spear, power)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, strength, spear

प्रज्वलिताम् (prajvalitām) - blazing, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, flaming, kindled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jval' (1st class) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'śaktim'.

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' (9th class) with prefix 'prati-'

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

विशाम् (viśām) - of men, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Vocative addressing Janamejaya.

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, knife

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, knife

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' (9th class) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śā' (2nd class) with prefix 'ni-'

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'śastram'.

सर्वगात्राणि (sarvagātrāṇi) - all limbs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvagātra

sarvagātra - all limbs, entire body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+gātra)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (neuter)
• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)

अकृन्तत (akṛntata) - cut off his own limbs (he cut, he tore)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛt

Imperfect Active

root 'kṛt' (6th class), imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: kṛt (class 6)