महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-21

उभयोः शापयोर्भीता वेपमाना पुनः पुनः ।
चिन्तयित्वा महाशापमृषिवित्रासिता भृशम् ॥२१॥

21. ubhayoḥ śāpayorbhītā vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ ,
cintayitvā mahāśāpamṛṣivitrāsitā bhṛśam.

21. ubhayoḥ śāpayoḥ bhītā vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ
cintayitvā mahāśāpam ṛṣivitrāsitā bhṛśam

21. ubhayoḥ śāpayoḥ bhītā punaḥ punaḥ vepamānā
mahāśāpam cintayitvā ṛṣivitrāsitā bhṛśam

21. Terrified by both curses and repeatedly trembling, she, having contemplated the severe curse, was extremely frightened by the sage.

Words meanings summery:

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Viśvāmitra's and Vasiṣṭha's) (of both)

• शापयोः (śāpayoḥ) - of the curses (from Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (of curses)

• भीता (bhītā) - terrified (of incurring both curses) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

• वेपमाना (vepamānā) - continuously shaking with fear (trembling, shaking)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again and again, continuously (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again and again, continuously (again, repeatedly)

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having deeply reflected upon (having thought, having considered)

• महाशापम् (mahāśāpam) - the very formidable curse (from Viśvāmitra) (great curse, severe curse)

• ऋषिवित्रासिता (ṛṣivitrāsitā) - greatly alarmed by the sage's power/curse (terrified by the sage)

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

Words meanings and morphology

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Viśvāmitra's and Vasiṣṭha's) (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Dual pronoun/adjective.

Note: Refers to two entities.

शापयोः (śāpayoḥ) - of the curses (from Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (of curses)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, malediction

From root śap (to curse).

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Governed by bhītā.

भीता (bhītā) - terrified (of incurring both curses) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject (the river goddess).

वेपमाना (vepamānā) - continuously shaking with fear (trembling, shaking)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vepamāna

vepamāna - trembling, shaking

Present Middle Participle

From root vep (to tremble) with śānac (āna) suffix.

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the subject.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again and again, continuously (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeats for emphasis.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again and again, continuously (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of punaḥ emphasizes continuous action.

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having deeply reflected upon (having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From causal root cintay (to think) with suffix tvā.

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Denotes action completed before main event.

महाशापम् (mahāśāpam) - the very formidable curse (from Viśvāmitra) (great curse, severe curse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāśāpa

mahāśāpa - great curse

Compound with internal sandhi ā + ś = āś.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śāpa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śap (to curse).
  Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Direct object of cintayitvā.

ऋषिवित्रासिता (ṛṣivitrāsitā) - greatly alarmed by the sage's power/curse (terrified by the sage)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛṣivitrāsita

ṛṣivitrāsita - terrified by the sage

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of ṛṣi (sage) and vitrāsita (terrified), with internal sandhi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+vitrāsita)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• vitrāsita – terrified, frightened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  From root tras (to tremble) with vi (prefix) in causative.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - extremely, intensely (greatly, exceedingly, very much)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying ṛṣivitrāsitā.