महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-23

बाढमित्येव भगवान्बृहस्पतिरुवाच ताम् ।
न भेतव्यं त्वया देवि नहुषाद्दुष्टचेतसः ॥२३॥

23. bāḍhamityeva bhagavānbṛhaspatiruvāca tām ,
na bhetavyaṁ tvayā devi nahuṣādduṣṭacetasaḥ.

23. bāḍham iti eva bhagavān bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca tām
na bhetavyam tvayā devi nahuṣāt duṣṭacetasaḥ

23. Indeed, the revered Brihaspati said to her, 'O goddess, you should not fear Nahusha, who possesses a wicked mind.'

Words meanings summery:

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - indeed, certainly, very well

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, referring to Brihaspati (revered, blessed, lord)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ताम् (tām) - her

• न (na) - not, no

• भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - to be feared, fearful

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahusha (a mythological king)

• दुष्टचेतसः (duṣṭacetasaḥ) - of evil mind, of wicked spirit

Words meanings and morphology

बाढम् (bāḍham) - indeed, certainly, very well

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, referring to Brihaspati (revered, blessed, lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, blessed, glorious, lord

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati, preceptor of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - to be feared, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhetavya

bhetavya - to be feared, fearful

Gerundive

Gerundive from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahusha (a mythological king)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahusha (a mythological king, temporarily ascended to Indra's throne)

दुष्टचेतसः (duṣṭacetasaḥ) - of evil mind, of wicked spirit

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duṣṭacetas

duṣṭacetas - evil-minded, wicked-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duṣṭa+cetas)

• duṣṭa – corrupted, wicked, evil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √duṣ (to be bad)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)