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?

13. הו אצילה, מי את, ומניין באת, ולמה היית יצור מים? ומדוע ביצעת בעבר את החטא הגדול הזה?

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)

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