महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-34

कासि कस्यासि रम्भोरु किमर्थं चेह तिष्ठसि ।
कथं च निर्जनेऽरण्ये चरस्येका शुचिस्मिते ॥३४॥

34. kāsi kasyāsi rambhoru kimarthaṁ ceha tiṣṭhasi ,
kathaṁ ca nirjane'raṇye carasyekā śucismite.

34. kā asi kasyāḥ asi rambhoru kim artham ca iha tiṣṭhasi
katham ca nirjane araṇye carasi ekā śucismite

34. O woman with beautiful thighs (rambhoru), who are you? To whom do you belong? And why do you stay here? And how is it, O woman with a radiant smile (śucismite), that you wander alone in this desolate forest?

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - who (feminine), what

• असि (asi) - you are

• कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - whose (feminine), of whom

• असि (asi) - you are

• रम्भोरु (rambhoru) - O woman with beautiful thighs (like a plantain tree)

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of, meaning

• च (ca) - and

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you stay, you remain

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and

• निर्जने (nirjane) - in the desolate, in the lonely

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• चरसि (carasi) - you wander, you move, you roam

• एका (ekā) - alone, single (feminine)

• शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O woman whose smile is pure and radiant. (O woman with a radiant smile, O pure-smiling one)

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who (feminine), what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Second person singular, present tense, active voice of root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - whose (feminine), of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Second person singular, present tense, active voice of root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

रम्भोरु (rambhoru) - O woman with beautiful thighs (like a plantain tree)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rambhoru

rambhoru - having thighs like a plantain tree, beautiful-thighed (vocative)

Compound of `rambhā` (plantain tree) and `ūru` (thigh).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rambhā+ūru)

• rambhā – plantain tree
  noun (feminine)
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine/feminine)

Note: Epithet for a beautiful woman.

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you stay, you remain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

Second person singular, present tense, active voice of root √sthā (class 1).

Root: sthā (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निर्जने (nirjane) - in the desolate, in the lonely

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirjana

nirjana - desolate, lonely, unfrequented

Compound of `nis` (without) and `jana` (people).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+jana)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

चरसि (carasi) - you wander, you move, you roam

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present Active

Second person singular, present tense, active voice of root √car (class 1).

Root: car (class 1)

एका (ekā) - alone, single (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the woman).

शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O woman whose smile is pure and radiant. (O woman with a radiant smile, O pure-smiling one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śucismitā

śucismitā - having a radiant/pure smile (vocative)

Compound of `śuci` (pure, radiant) and `smita` (smile).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+smita)

• śuci – pure, radiant, bright
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• smita – smile
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from √smi)
  Derived from root √smi (to smile).
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Epithet for a beautiful woman.