महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-76, verse-14

देवयान्युवाच ।
केनास्यर्थेन नृपते इमं देशमुपागतः ।
जिघृक्षुर्वारिजं किंचिदथ वा मृगलिप्सया ॥१४॥

14. devayānyuvāca ,
kenāsyarthena nṛpate imaṁ deśamupāgataḥ ,
jighṛkṣurvārijaṁ kiṁcidatha vā mṛgalipsayā.

14. devayānī uvāca kena asya arthena nṛpate imam deśam
upāgataḥ jighṛkṣuḥ vārijam kiñcit atha vā mṛgalipsayā

14. Devayani said, 'O King, for what reason have you come to this region? Is it perhaps with a desire to obtain some aquatic plants, or to hunt game?'

Words meanings summery:

• देवयानी (devayānī) - The daughter of Shukracharya, speaker of the verse. (Devayani (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

• केन (kena) - For what purpose or intention. (by what, with what, for what reason)

• अस्य (asya) - This, referring to the purpose/reason mentioned. (of this, his, its)

• अर्थेन (arthena) - For what purpose or reason. (by purpose, by meaning, for the sake of, for the purpose)

• नृपते (nṛpate) - Vocative address to King Yayati. (O king, O lord of men)

• इमम् (imam) - This particular region. (this)

• देशम् (deśam) - This particular area or region (where Devayani is). (region, country, place, spot)

• उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - Have you come (to this place)? (arrived, come, approached)

• जिघृक्षुः (jighṛkṣuḥ) - Desiring to obtain or gather something. (desirous of seizing, wishing to take, wishing to catch, wanting to obtain)

• वारिजम् (vārijam) - Something born in water, specifically aquatic plants like lotuses. (born in water, aquatic, lotus, conch-shell, fish)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Some quantity of aquatic plants. (something, a little, anything, perhaps)

• अथ (atha) - Used here as part of an alternative, meaning 'or'. (then, now, moreover, or)

• वा (vā) - Conjunction, meaning 'or'. (or, either...or, like, as if)

• मृगलिप्सया (mṛgalipsayā) - With a desire to hunt deer or game animals. (by desire for deer, by desire for hunting, with a wish to hunt)

Words meanings and morphology

देवयानी (devayānī) - The daughter of Shukracharya, speaker of the verse. (Devayani (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Name of Shukracharya's daughter, a celestial path.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

केन (kena) - For what purpose or intention. (by what, with what, for what reason)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why, how, of what kind.

Note: Agrees with `arthena`.

अस्य (asya) - This, referring to the purpose/reason mentioned. (of this, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that (demonstrative pronoun).

Note: Modifies `arthena` implicitly.

अर्थेन (arthena) - For what purpose or reason. (by purpose, by meaning, for the sake of, for the purpose)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, reason, aim.

Note: Forms an interrogative phrase `kena asya arthena` (by what purpose this).

नृपते (nṛpate) - Vocative address to King Yayati. (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men, sovereign.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person, hero.
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner.
  noun (masculine)

इमम् (imam) - This particular region. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that (masculine demonstrative pronoun).

Note: Agrees with `deśam`.

देशम् (deśam) - This particular area or region (where Devayani is). (region, country, place, spot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot, direction.

Root: diś

Note: Object of motion 'upāgataḥ'.

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - Have you come (to this place)? (arrived, come, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, come near, arrived, resorted to.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `gam` with prefixes `upa-` and `ā-` and suffix `kta`.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam' (you).

जिघृक्षुः (jighṛkṣuḥ) - Desiring to obtain or gather something. (desirous of seizing, wishing to take, wishing to catch, wanting to obtain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighṛkṣu

jighṛkṣu - desirous of seizing, wishing to catch, intending to take, wishing to obtain.

Desiderative Noun/Adjective

From desiderative stem of `grah` (to seize) with `u` suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

वारिजम् (vārijam) - Something born in water, specifically aquatic plants like lotuses. (born in water, aquatic, lotus, conch-shell, fish)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vārija

vārija - water-born, aquatic, lotus, conch-shell, fish, pearl.

From `vāri` (water) + `ja` (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+ja)

• vāri – water.
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from, belonging to.
  adjective
  From root `jan`.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of `jighṛkṣuḥ`.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Some quantity of aquatic plants. (something, a little, anything, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies `vārijam`.

अथ (atha) - Used here as part of an alternative, meaning 'or'. (then, now, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of `atha vā` (or else).

वा (vā) - Conjunction, meaning 'or'. (or, either...or, like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of `atha vā` (or else).

मृगलिप्सया (mṛgalipsayā) - With a desire to hunt deer or game animals. (by desire for deer, by desire for hunting, with a wish to hunt)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛgalipsā

mṛgalipsā - desire for hunting (deer/game), wish to catch game.

From `mṛga` (deer/game) + `lipsā` (desire for, from `labh` desiderative).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+lipsā)

• mṛga – deer, game animal, wild animal.
  noun (masculine)
• lipsā – desire to obtain, wish to seize, longing.
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of `labh` (to obtain) + `ā`.
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or means.