महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-187, verse-4

कृष्णाहेतोरनुप्राप्तान्दिवः संदर्शनार्थिनः ।
ब्रवीतु नो भवान्सत्यं संदेहो ह्यत्र नो महान् ॥४॥

4. kṛṣṇāhetoranuprāptāndivaḥ saṁdarśanārthinaḥ ,
bravītu no bhavānsatyaṁ saṁdeho hyatra no mahān.

4. kṛṣṇāhetoḥ anuprāptān divaḥ saṃdarśanārthinaḥ
bravītu naḥ bhavān satyam sandehaḥ hi atra naḥ mahān

4. Please tell us the truth concerning those who have arrived from heaven for Kṛṣṇa's sake, desiring to see him, for we indeed have a great doubt about this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णाहेतोः (kṛṣṇāhetoḥ) - for Kṛṣṇa's sake, on account of Kṛṣṇa

• अनुप्राप्तान् (anuprāptān) - those who have arrived, obtained, reached

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from sky, from day

• संदर्शनार्थिनः (saṁdarśanārthinaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - Please tell (may he speak, let him say, please tell)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, for us, our)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, reality)

• सन्देहः (sandehaḥ) - a doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

• हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• नः (naḥ) - ours (for us) (to us, for us, our)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णाहेतोः (kṛṣṇāhetoḥ) - for Kṛṣṇa's sake, on account of Kṛṣṇa

(indeclinable)

compound of kṛṣṇa and hetu, used adverbially in the ablative

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇa+hetu)

• kṛṣṇa – Kṛṣṇa (a proper name); dark, black
  proper noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)

अनुप्राप्तान् (anuprāptān) - those who have arrived, obtained, reached

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from anu- + prāp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: anu

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here substantively as 'those who have arrived'.

दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from sky, from day

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

संदर्शनार्थिनः (saṁdarśanārthinaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃdarśanārthin

saṁdarśanārthin - desirous of seeing

compound of saṃdarśana (seeing) and arthin (desirous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃdarśana+arthin)

• saṃdarśana – seeing, viewing, sight
  noun (neuter)
  from saṃ- + dṛś (to see)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• arthin – desirous, requesting, petitioner
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha (purpose, desire)

Note: Agrees with 'anuprāptān' though the latter is accusative here, suggesting 'saṃdarśanārthinaḥ' might be nominative of those who desire, or a descriptive genitive/dative. Contextually, it acts as an adjective to 'anuprāptān'.

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - Please tell (may he speak, let him say, please tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternative form for asmad in Dative/Genitive/Accusative plural.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir, being, existing

Present Active Participle

from bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun.

सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, reality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real

सन्देहः (sandehaḥ) - a doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandeha

sandeha - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

from sam- + dih (to smear, often implying confusion)

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 4)

हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

from pronominal root a- with suffix -tra

नः (naḥ) - ours (for us) (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternative form for asmad in Dative/Genitive/Accusative plural.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable