महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-63, verse-11

ततः संख्यातुमारब्धमदशद्दशमे पदे ।
तस्य दष्टस्य तद्रूपं क्षिप्रमन्तरधीयत ॥११॥

11. tataḥ saṁkhyātumārabdhamadaśaddaśame pade ,
tasya daṣṭasya tadrūpaṁ kṣipramantaradhīyata.

11. tataḥ saṃkhyātum ārabdham adaśat daśame pade
tasya daṣṭasya tat rūpam kṣipram antardhīyata

11. Then, as Nala began to count, Karkoṭaka bit him on the tenth step. Immediately, Nala's original form, of him who was bitten, disappeared.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - the counting began (by Nala) (begun, started)

• अदशत् (adaśat) - Karkoṭaka bit Nala (bit)

• दशमे (daśame) - on the tenth

• पदे (pade) - on the step

• तस्य (tasya) - of Nala (of him)

• दष्टस्य (daṣṭasya) - of Nala, who was bitten (of the bitten one, of him who was bitten)

• तत् (tat) - Nala's (original) form (that, his)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - Nala's original form (form, appearance, shape)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• अन्तर्धीयत (antardhīyata) - disappeared, became hidden

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of √khyā with prefix saṃ

Prefix: saṃ

Root: √khyā (class 2)

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - the counting began (by Nala) (begun, started)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

from √rabh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: √rabh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of counting (saṃkhyātum).

अदशत् (adaśat) - Karkoṭaka bit Nala (bit)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of daṃś

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active of √daṃś

Root: √daṃś (class 1)

दशमे (daśame) - on the tenth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of daśama

daśama - tenth

ordinal numeral from daśan (ten)

Note: Modifies 'pade'

पदे (pade) - on the step

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, word

तस्य (tasya) - of Nala (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दष्टस्य (daṣṭasya) - of Nala, who was bitten (of the bitten one, of him who was bitten)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daṣṭa

daṣṭa - bitten, stung

Past Passive Participle

from √daṃś

Root: √daṃś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tasya'

तत् (tat) - Nala's (original) form (that, his)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'rūpam'

रूपम् (rūpam) - Nala's original form (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्धीयत (antardhīyata) - disappeared, became hidden

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of antardhā

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular imperfect middle of √dhā with prefix antar

Prefix: antar

Root: √dhā (class 3)