महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-13

का वै त्वमसि कल्याणि कुतो वासि जलेचरी ।
किमर्थं च महत्पापमिदं कृतवती पुरा ॥१३॥

13. kā vai tvamasi kalyāṇi kuto vāsi jalecarī ,
kimarthaṁ ca mahatpāpamidaṁ kṛtavatī purā.

13. kā vai tvam asi kalyāṇi kutaḥ vā asi jalecarī
kimartham ca mahat pāpam idam kṛtavatī purā

13. Who are you, O beautiful one? And from where do you come, O water-dweller? For what reason did you commit this great sin (pāpa) before?

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - who, what

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - are, you are

• कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

• वा (vā) - or, and

• असि (asi) - are, you are

• जलेचरी (jalecarī) - water-dweller, aquatic creature

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कृतवती (kṛtavatī) - having done, who has done

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, before

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (personal pronoun, 2nd person)

असि (asi) - are, you are

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 2nd person, singular, active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - beautiful, auspicious, excellent (feminine)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - are, you are

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 2nd person, singular, active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

जलेचरी (jalecarī) - water-dweller, aquatic creature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalecarī

jalecarī - water-dweller, aquatic creature (feminine)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+carī)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• carī – roaming, moving, going (feminine derivative of car)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root car with suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Adjective modifying 'pāpam'.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, bad; sin, vice, evil deed

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'pāpam'.

कृतवती (kṛtavatī) - having done, who has done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, performed

Past Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tavat (feminine form).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Participle referring to the woman, acting as the subject.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)