महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-5

सोऽपेतवर्मा पुत्रस्ते विरराज भृशं नृप ।
उत्सृज्य काले राजेन्द्र निर्मोकमिव पन्नगः ॥५॥

5. so'petavarmā putraste virarāja bhṛśaṁ nṛpa ,
utsṛjya kāle rājendra nirmokamiva pannagaḥ.

5. saḥ apetavarmā putraḥ te virarāja bhṛśam nṛpa
utsṛjya kāle rājendra nirmokam iva pannagaḥ

5. nṛpa rājendra saḥ te putraḥ apetavarmā bhṛśam virarāja,
kāle nirmokam utsṛjya pannagaḥ iva

5. O king, that son of yours, his armor removed, shone brightly, just like a snake casting off its old skin (nirmoka) at the right time, O lord of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (son) (that, he)

• अपेतवर्मा (apetavarmā) - one whose armor is removed

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ते (te) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of you, your)

• विरराज (virarāja) - he shone, he was resplendent

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having cast off, having abandoned, having left

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in time, at the proper season

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Lord of kings (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O chief of kings, O lord of kings)

• निर्मोकम् (nirmokam) - old skin (of a snake), slough

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - snake, serpent

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (son) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपेतवर्मा (apetavarmā) - one whose armor is removed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apetavarman

apetavarman - one from whom armor has departed, stripped of armor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (apeta+varman)

• apeta – gone away, departed, removed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix apa-.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: √i (class 2)
• varman – armor, shield
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to the son, whose armor was removed.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

ते (te) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Variant for dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

विरराज (virarāja) - he shone, he was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √rāj

Perfect (Lit) form

Root rāj with prefix vi-. Reduplicated perfect form.

Prefix: vi

Root: √rāj (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'protector of men')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √pā (to protect).
  Root: √pā (class 2)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having cast off, having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root sṛj with prefix ut- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

Note: Absolutive (indeclinable participle) indicating an action completed before the main verb.

काले (kāle) - at the time, in time, at the proper season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, destiny

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Lord of kings (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O chief of kings, O lord of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, lord of kings, emperor

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (chief of the gods), chief, best, lord
  noun (masculine)

निर्मोकम् (nirmokam) - old skin (of a snake), slough

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirmoka

nirmoka - casting off, shedding (skin); the cast skin or slough of a snake

From √muc (to release) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nis

Root: √muc (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (literally 'one who moves on its belly')

Compound type : upapada (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, alighted, gone down
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pad (to go, fall). In this compound, it refers to the belly (lit. 'that which is fallen' or 'alighted upon').
  Root: √pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving, mover
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √gam (to go).
  Root: √gam (class 1)