महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-193, verse-45

ततो महात्मा यक्षेन्द्रः प्रत्युवाचानुगामिनः ।
सर्वान्यक्षगणांस्तात शापस्यान्तचिकीर्षया ॥४५॥

45. tato mahātmā yakṣendraḥ pratyuvācānugāminaḥ ,
sarvānyakṣagaṇāṁstāta śāpasyāntacikīrṣayā.

45. tataḥ mahātmā yakṣendraḥ pratyuvāca anugāminaḥ
sarvān yakṣagaṇān tāta śāpasya antacikīrṣayā

45. tataḥ mahātmā yakṣendraḥ śāpasya antacikīrṣayā sarvān anugāminaḥ yakṣagaṇān tāta (iti) pratyuvāca.

45. Then, the great-souled chief of the yakṣas, desiring to alleviate the curse (śāpa), replied to all his followers, the hosts of yakṣas, (saying,) 'My dear sons...'

Words meanings summery:

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

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded

• यक्षेन्द्रः (yakṣendraḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (chief of the yakṣas)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

• अनुगामिनः (anugāminaḥ) - followers, attendants

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• यक्षगणान् (yakṣagaṇān) - hosts of yakṣas, groups of yakṣas

• तात (tāta) - dear sons/friends (address to followers) (dear son, dear father, dear friend)

• शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse

• अन्तचिकीर्षया (antacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to end, with the intention of ending

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

यक्षेन्द्रः (yakṣendraḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (chief of the yakṣas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣendra

yakṣendra - chief of yakṣas, king of yakṣas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+indra)

• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied, he answered

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd Person Singular Active

Root vac with prefix prati, perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

अनुगामिनः (anugāminaḥ) - followers, attendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anugāmin

anugāmin - follower, attendant, accompanying

Derived from root gam with prefix anu, agent noun.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यक्षगणान् (yakṣagaṇān) - hosts of yakṣas, groups of yakṣas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yakṣagaṇa

yakṣagaṇa - hosts of yakṣas, assemblage of yakṣas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+gaṇa)

• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, troop, host, group
  noun (masculine)

तात (tāta) - dear sons/friends (address to followers) (dear son, dear father, dear friend)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear father, dear son, dear friend (term of endearment or respect)

शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse

(noun)

Genitive, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, malediction

अन्तचिकीर्षया (antacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to end, with the intention of ending

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antacikīrṣā

antacikīrṣā - desire to end, intention to terminate

Derived from anta (end) and cikīrṣā (desire to do/make, desiderative of kṛ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+cikīrṣā)

• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
• cikīrṣā – desire to do, desire to make, intention to act
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  Desiderative form of the root kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)