महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-63, verse-4

स नागः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वेपमानो नलं तदा ।
उवाच विद्धि मां राजन्नागं कर्कोटकं नृप ॥४॥

4. sa nāgaḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā vepamāno nalaṁ tadā ,
uvāca viddhi māṁ rājannāgaṁ karkoṭakaṁ nṛpa.

4. saḥ nāgaḥ prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā vepamānaḥ nalam tadā
uvāca viddhi mām rājan nāgam karkoṭakam nṛpa

4. That serpent, trembling and having folded his hands (prāñjali), then said to Nala: 'O King, O ruler, know me to be the serpent Karkoṭaka.'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to the creature mentioned previously. (that, he)

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent, snake

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling, quivering

• नलम् (nalam) - to Nala

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

• माम् (mām) - me

• राजन् (rājan) - O king, O ruler

• नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, snake

• कर्कोटकम् (karkoṭakam) - Karkoṭaka

• नृप (nṛpa) - O ruler, O king

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Referring to the creature mentioned previously. (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

1st person singular pronoun

नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a mythical serpent-demon

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (as a sign of respect), reverent

Literally 'having folded hands'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  indeclinable
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root bhū + ktvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling, quivering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vepamāna

vep - to tremble, to shake, to quiver

present middle participle

from root vep + māna

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: modifies nāgaḥ

नलम् (nalam) - to Nala

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

pronominal adverb

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

imperative active

2nd person singular, from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun

राजन् (rājan) - O king, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a mythical serpent-demon

कर्कोटकम् (karkoṭakam) - Karkoṭaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karkoṭaka

karkoṭaka - Karkoṭaka (name of a nāga, king of serpents)

नृप (nṛpa) - O ruler, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 1)