महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-38, verse-35

तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं मुनिपुंगवम् ।
क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥३५॥

35. tamabravītpannagendraḥ kāśyapaṁ munipuṁgavam ,
kva bhavāṁstvarito yāti kiṁ ca kāryaṁ cikīrṣati.

35. tam abravīt pannagendraḥ kāśyapam munipuṅgavam
kva bhavān tvaritaḥ yāti kim ca kāryam cikīrṣati

35. The lord of serpents spoke to Kaśyapa, the foremost among sages: "Where are you going in such haste, and what task do you intend to accomplish?"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• पन्नगेन्द्रः (pannagendraḥ) - the lord of serpents (Takṣaka) (lord of serpents, best of serpents)

• काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - to the sage Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa)

• मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - foremost among sages (foremost among sages, best of sages)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (your honor, you)

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - in haste, hurrying (quick, hastening, hurried)

• याति (yāti) - are going (goes, proceeds)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (work, task, duty; to be done)

• चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intend to accomplish (desires to do, intends to do, wishes to act)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine, singular, accusative. Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Imperfect past, 3rd person singular.

पन्नगेन्द्रः (pannagendraḥ) - the lord of serpents (Takṣaka) (lord of serpents, best of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagendra

pannagendra - lord of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+indra)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king; Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'. Tatpuruṣa compound.

काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - to the sage Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - a descendant of Kaśyapa; name of a sage

Note: Proper noun, object of 'abravīt'.

मुनिपुङ्गवम् (munipuṅgavam) - foremost among sages (foremost among sages, best of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief of sages, foremost ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; excellent, chief, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'kāśyapam'. Tatpuruṣa compound.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (your honor, you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - being, existing; your honor, sir (respectful address)

present participle

From root bhū (to be) + -at suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Respectful form of 'you', grammatically 3rd person singular. Subject of 'yāti'.

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - in haste, hurrying (quick, hastening, hurried)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, rapid

past passive participle

From root tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhavān'.

याति (yāti) - are going (goes, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Present tense, 3rd person singular.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun/adjective. Refers to 'kāryam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (work, task, duty; to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, action, work

gerundive / future passive participle

From root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a noun, object of 'cikīrṣati'.

चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intend to accomplish (desires to do, intends to do, wishes to act)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cikīrṣ

desiderative

Desiderative stem of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present tense, 3rd person singular, desiderative mood. Verb for 'bhavān'.