महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-46, verse-16

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
भृगोः शापाद्भृशं भीतो जातवेदाः प्रतापवान् ।
शमीगर्भमथासाद्य ननाश भगवांस्ततः ॥१६॥

16. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
bhṛgoḥ śāpādbhṛśaṁ bhīto jātavedāḥ pratāpavān ,
śamīgarbhamathāsādya nanāśa bhagavāṁstataḥ.

16. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca bhṛgoḥ śāpāt bhṛśam bhītaḥ jātavedāḥ
pratāpavān śamīgarbham atha āsādya nanāśa bhagavān tataḥ

16. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca: bhṛgoḥ śāpāt bhṛśam bhītaḥ,
pratāpavān bhagavān jātavedāḥ atha śamīgarbham āsādya tataḥ nanāśa.

16. Vaiśampāyana said: 'The powerful, divine Jātavedas (Agni), greatly frightened by Bhṛgu's curse, then, having entered the interior of a śamī tree, disappeared.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu, from Bhṛgu

• शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse

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

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - Agni, frightened (frightened, afraid)

• जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - Jātavedas (a name for Agni, literally 'one who knows all born beings')

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

• शमीगर्भम् (śamīgarbham) - the interior of a śamī tree

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having entered (having reached, having obtained, having approached)

• ननाश (nanāśa) - he disappeared, he perished

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Agni (divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed lord)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa, and the narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya)

Note: The narrator responding to Janamejaya.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect tense form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb indicating Vaiśampāyana's speech.

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu, from Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Note: Indicates possession of 'śāpa' (curse).

शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

From √śap (to curse).

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause of being frightened.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the participle 'bhītaḥ'.

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - Agni, frightened (frightened, afraid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, afraid, terrified

Past Passive Participle

From √bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Refers to Jātavedas (Agni).

जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - Jātavedas (a name for Agni, literally 'one who knows all born beings')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - Jātavedas, 'knower of all born', an epithet of Agni; fire

Compound of 'jāta' (born) and 'vedas' (knowledge/knower).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, sacred knowledge; property, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  From √vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Another name for Agni, the fire god.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid, mighty

Possessive adjective from 'pratāpa' (power, glory).

Note: Agrees with Jātavedas (Agni).

शमीगर्भम् (śamīgarbham) - the interior of a śamī tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śamīgarbha

śamīgarbha - the interior/womb of a śamī tree

Compound of 'śamī' (śamī tree) and 'garbha' (womb, interior).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śamī+garbha)

• śamī – śamī tree
  noun (feminine)
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior, core
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'āsādya'.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a sequence of events.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having entered (having reached, having obtained, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From √sad (to sit, settle, obtain) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'nanāśa'.

ननाश (nanāśa) - he disappeared, he perished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of naś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Perfect tense form of √naś.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, subject is Jātavedas (Agni).

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Agni (divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, glorious, blessed; a lord, god

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, good luck).

Note: Agrees with Jātavedas (Agni).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from 'tad' (that).

Note: Adverb of time, indicating consequence or sequence.