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

मा भैरिति नलश्चोक्त्वा मध्यमग्नेः प्रविश्य तम् ।
ददर्श नागराजानं शयानं कुण्डलीकृतम् ॥३॥

3. mā bhairiti nalaścoktvā madhyamagneḥ praviśya tam ,
dadarśa nāgarājānaṁ śayānaṁ kuṇḍalīkṛtam.

3. mā bhaiḥ iti nalaḥ ca uktvā madhyam agneḥ praviśya
tam dadarśa nāgarājānam śayānam kuṇḍalīkṛtam

3. And Nala, having said 'Do not fear!', entered the midst of the fire and saw that king of serpents (nāgarāja) lying there, coiled up.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear!, be afraid!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks quotation)

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• च (ca) - and, also

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle, the midst

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of the fire

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having gone into

• तम् (tam) - Referring to the creature (bhūtasya) mentioned in the previous verse. (him, that)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• नागराजानम् (nāgarājānam) - the king of serpents

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping

• कुण्डलीकृतम् (kuṇḍalīkṛtam) - coiled up, made into a coil

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear!, be afraid!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist imperative (luṅ) of bhī

imperative active

2nd person singular, aorist imperative with mā

Root: bhī (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks quotation)

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root vac + ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle, the midst

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, midst

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of the fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having gone into

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed with prefix pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तम् (tam) - Referring to the creature (bhūtasya) mentioned in the previous verse. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect active

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नागराजानम् (nāgarājānam) - the king of serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāgarājan

nāgarājan - king of serpents, chief of snakes

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+rājan)

• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śī - to lie down, to sleep

present middle participle

from root śī +āna

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: modifies nāgarājānam

कुण्डलीकृतम् (kuṇḍalīkṛtam) - coiled up, made into a coil

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalīkṛta

kuṇḍalīkṛta - coiled, made into coils, bent into rings

past passive participle

from noun kuṇḍala (coil) + kṛta (made)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuṇḍala+kṛta)

• kuṇḍala – coil, ring, earring
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ + ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifies nāgarājānam