महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-39, verse-12

विप्रेन्द्र यद्विषं हन्या मम वा मद्विधस्य वा ।
कं त्वमर्थमभिप्रेप्सुर्यासि तत्र तपोधन ॥१२॥

12. viprendra yadviṣaṁ hanyā mama vā madvidhasya vā ,
kaṁ tvamarthamabhiprepsuryāsi tatra tapodhana.

12. viprendra yat viṣam hanyāt mama vā madvidhasya vā
kam tvam artham abhiprepsuḥ yāsi tatra tapodhana

12. O chief of Brahmins, whose poison could even kill me or one like me—O ascetic, with what purpose in mind are you going there, desiring to achieve what?

Words meanings summery:

• विप्रेन्द्र (viprendra) - O chief of Brahmins (O chief of Brahmins, O best of Brahmins)

• यत् (yat) - whose (poison) (whose, which (relative pronoun))

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison (of Takṣaka) (poison)

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could kill (may kill, should kill, would kill)

• मम (mama) - my (referring to Takṣaka) (my, of me)

• वा (vā) - or

• मद्विधस्य (madvidhasya) - of one like me (of one like me, of my kind)

• वा (vā) - or

• कम् (kam) - what (what (interrogative pronoun))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kaśyapa) (you)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

• अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain (desiring to obtain, intending to gain)

• यासि (yāsi) - you go (you go, you proceed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (to the place where the king is) (there, thither)

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (O rich in penance, O ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

विप्रेन्द्र (viprendra) - O chief of Brahmins (O chief of Brahmins, O best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprendra

viprendra - chief of Brahmins, best among Brahmins

Compound 'vipra' (Brahmin) + 'indra' (chief, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+indra)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, lord, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative masculine singular.

यत् (yat) - whose (poison) (whose, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Nominative neuter singular, referring to 'viṣam'.

विषम् (viṣam) - poison (of Takṣaka) (poison)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

Note: Nominative neuter singular.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could kill (may kill, should kill, would kill)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular optative active.

मम (mama) - my (referring to Takṣaka) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Genitive singular.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

मद्विधस्य (madvidhasya) - of one like me (of one like me, of my kind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madvidha

madvidha - like me, of my sort/kind

Compound 'mat' (my, me) + 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mat+vidha)

• mat – me, my (from aham)
  pronoun
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive masculine singular.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कम् (kam) - what (what (interrogative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Accusative masculine singular, agreeing with 'artham'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kaśyapa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Nominative singular.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, object (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth, matter

Note: Accusative masculine singular.

अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain (desiring to obtain, intending to gain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprepsu

abhiprepsu - desiring to obtain, intending to gain

desiderative agent noun

From desiderative of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'pra'. Root 'āp' -> 'īps'.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Nominative masculine singular, modifying 'tvam'.

यासि (yāsi) - you go (you go, you proceed)

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: 2nd person singular present active.

तत्र (tatra) - there (to the place where the king is) (there, thither)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' + 'tra' suffix.

Note: Locative adverb.

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (O rich in penance, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - rich in penance, having asceticism as wealth, an ascetic

Compound 'tapas' (penance) + 'dhana' (wealth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – penance, asceticism, heat, devotion
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Vocative masculine singular.