महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-4

ततः स भार्यामभ्येत्य प्रोवाच पृथिवीपतिः ।
महर्षिर्वीर्यवानेष क्रुद्धः शापाग्निना दहेत् ॥४॥

4. tataḥ sa bhāryāmabhyetya provāca pṛthivīpatiḥ ,
maharṣirvīryavāneṣa kruddhaḥ śāpāgninā dahet.

4. tataḥ saḥ bhāryām abhyetya provāca pṛthivīpatiḥ
maharṣiḥ vīryavān eṣaḥ kruddhaḥ śāpāgninā dahet

4. Thereupon, the king approached his wife and said, "This powerful great sage, if angered, might burn (us) with the fire of his curse."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having gone towards

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he said, he spoke, he declared

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage, exalted seer

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, mighty, valorous

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, this

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry, enraged, wrathful

• शापाग्निना (śāpāgninā) - by the fire of curse

• दहेत् (dahet) - he might burn, he should burn

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya. Lit. 'one to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having gone towards

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root i (to go) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he said, he spoke, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of pra-vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage, exalted seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, mighty, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, mighty, valorous, heroic

Possessive Suffix

Derived from vīrya (power, valor) with suffix -vat

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry, enraged, wrathful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

शापाग्निना (śāpāgninā) - by the fire of curse

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāpāgni

śāpāgni - fire of curse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāpa+agni)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)

दहेत् (dahet) - he might burn, he should burn

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)