महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-16

तच्छ्रुत्वा दुर्मना देवी बृहस्पतिमुवाच ह ।
रक्ष मां नहुषाद्ब्रह्मंस्तवास्मि शरणं गता ॥१६॥

16. tacchrutvā durmanā devī bṛhaspatimuvāca ha ,
rakṣa māṁ nahuṣādbrahmaṁstavāsmi śaraṇaṁ gatā.

16. tat śrutvā durmanā devī bṛhaspatim uvāca ha
rakṣa mām nahuṣāt brahman tava asmi śaraṇam gatā

16. Hearing that, the distressed goddess spoke to Bṛhaspati, "O Brāhmaṇa, protect me from Nahuṣa! I have sought refuge in you."

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (which Nahuṣa said) (that, this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दुर्मना (durmanā) - distressed, sad, dejected

• देवी (devī) - the goddess (Indrāṇī) (goddess, divine lady)

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

• रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!

• माम् (mām) - me

• नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahuṣa

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Bṛhaspati (who is a Brāhmaṇa) (O Brāhmaṇa)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• गता (gatā) - sought refuge (in you) (gone, resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (which Nahuṣa said) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

दुर्मना (durmanā) - distressed, sad, dejected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durmanas

durmanas - distressed, sad, dejected, evil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+manas)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies devī

देवी (devī) - the goddess (Indrāṇī) (goddess, divine lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

Note: Subject of uvāca

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

Note: Object of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (irregular)

From root vac (to speak), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

From root rakṣ (to protect), 2nd person singular

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of rakṣa

नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a mythical king)

Note: Source of protection

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Bṛhaspati (who is a Brāhmaṇa) (O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Addressed to Bṛhaspati

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Possessive for śaraṇam

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Tense

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home

Note: Object of gatā (as in 'gone to refuge')

गता (gatā) - sought refuge (in you) (gone, resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'I' (implied subject, referring to Devī)