महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-94, verse-43
तामपृच्छत्स दृष्ट्वैव कन्यामसितलोचनाम् ।
कस्य त्वमसि का चासि किं च भीरु चिकीर्षसि ॥४३॥
कस्य त्वमसि का चासि किं च भीरु चिकीर्षसि ॥४३॥
43. tāmapṛcchatsa dṛṣṭvaiva kanyāmasitalocanām ,
kasya tvamasi kā cāsi kiṁ ca bhīru cikīrṣasi.
kasya tvamasi kā cāsi kiṁ ca bhīru cikīrṣasi.
43.
tām apṛcchat saḥ dṛṣṭvā eva kanyām asitalocanām
kasya tvam asi kā ca asi kim ca bhīru cikīrṣasi
kasya tvam asi kā ca asi kim ca bhīru cikīrṣasi
43.
Seeing that dark-eyed maiden, he immediately asked her, "Whose are you? And who are you? And what do you, timid one, wish to do?"
Words meanings summery:
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- ताम् (tām) - that maiden (her, that)
- अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked, he inquired
- सः (saḥ) - King Shantanu (he)
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
- एव (eva) - immediately (indeed, certainly, just, only)
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl, daughter
- असितलोचनाम् (asitalocanām) - dark-eyed, black-eyed
- कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- असि (asi) - you are
- का (kā) - who, what
- च (ca) - and, also
- असि (asi) - you are
- किम् (kim) - what
- च (ca) - and, also
- भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one (vocative) (timid one, fearful one)
- चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you intend to do
Words meanings and morphology
ताम् (tām) - that maiden (her, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked, he inquired
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pṛcch
Root: pṛch (class 6)
सः (saḥ) - King Shantanu (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
(indeclinable)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: absolutive (gerund)
एव (eva) - immediately (indeed, certainly, just, only)
(indeclinable)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl, daughter
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
असितलोचनाम् (asitalocanām) - dark-eyed, black-eyed
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of asitalocanā
asitalocanā - dark-eyed, black-eyed
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (asita+locana)
- asita – dark, black, un-white
adjective
Prefix: a - locana – eye, seeing
noun (neuter)
कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
का (kā) - who, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
किम् (kim) - what
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Note: Often used adverbially.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one (vocative) (timid one, fearful one)
(adjective)
Vocative, singular of bhīru
bhīru - timid, fearful, shy
Root: bhī (class 3)
चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you intend to do
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Desiderative present
Desiderative stem 'cikīrṣa' from root 'kṛ'
Root: kṛ (class 8)