महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-193, verse-48

स्थूणस्तु शापं संप्राप्य तत्रैव न्यवसत्तदा ।
समये चागमत्तं वै शिखण्डी स क्षपाचरम् ॥४८॥

48. sthūṇastu śāpaṁ saṁprāpya tatraiva nyavasattadā ,
samaye cāgamattaṁ vai śikhaṇḍī sa kṣapācaram.

48. sthūṇaḥ tu śāpam saṃprāpya tatra eva nyavasat tadā
samaye ca āgamat tam vai śikhaṇḍī saḥ kṣapācaram

48. tu sthūṇaḥ śāpam saṃprāpya tatra eva tadā nyavasat
ca samaye saḥ śikhaṇḍī tam vai kṣapācaram āgamat

48. But Sthūṇa, having received the curse, resided there at that time. And at the appointed moment, that Shikhaṇḍin came to him, the night-ranger (yakṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• स्थूणः (sthūṇaḥ) - Sthūṇa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

• संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having obtained, having received, having acquired

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

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

• न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - dwelt, resided, lived

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• समये (samaye) - at the appointed time, at the proper moment, in due course

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आगमत् (āgamat) - came, approached

• तम् (tam) - to Sthūṇa (him, to him)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhaṇḍin

• सः (saḥ) - that Shikhaṇḍin (he, that)

• क्षपाचरम् (kṣapācaram) - referring to the yakṣa Sthūṇa (night-ranger, one who moves at night)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थूणः (sthūṇaḥ) - Sthūṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūṇa

sthūṇa - a name, a pillar, a post

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शापम् (śāpam) - curse, imprecation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, malediction

Root: śap (class 1)

संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having obtained, having received, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefixes sam and pra, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - dwelt, resided, lived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ni-vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

समये (samaye) - at the appointed time, at the proper moment, in due course

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, appointed time, opportunity, convention

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

आगमत् (āgamat) - came, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - to Sthūṇa (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - one with a crest or top-knot; a peacock; a name

सः (saḥ) - that Shikhaṇḍin (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

क्षपाचरम् (kṣapācaram) - referring to the yakṣa Sthūṇa (night-ranger, one who moves at night)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣapācara

kṣapācara - night-wanderer, a goblin, demon, yakṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣapā+cara)

• kṣapā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going; one who moves
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)