महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-5, verse-29

तमब्रूतां महात्मानौ भोजशारद्वतावुभौ ।
किमयं स्यन्दनो युक्तः किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षितम् ॥२९॥

29. tamabrūtāṁ mahātmānau bhojaśāradvatāvubhau ,
kimayaṁ syandano yuktaḥ kiṁ ca kāryaṁ cikīrṣitam.

29. tam abrūtām mahātmānau bhojaśāradvatau ubhau kim
ayam syandanaḥ yuktaḥ kim ca kāryam cikīrṣitam

29. The two great souls, Bhoja (Kṛpa) and Śāradvata (Kṛtavarman), both spoke to him: "Why is this chariot harnessed? And what action is intended to be done?"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

• अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they two spoke, said

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls

• भोजशारद्वतौ (bhojaśāradvatau) - The two commanders Kṛpa (Bhoja) and Kṛtavarman (Śāradvata) (Bhoja (Kṛpa) and Śāradvata (Kṛtavarman))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine)

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• स्यन्दनः (syandanaḥ) - chariot

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - yoked, harnessed, joined, connected

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended to be done, desired to be done

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they two spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

Laṅ (Imperfect) - Third person dual active.

Root: brū (class 2)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person, supreme (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

भोजशारद्वतौ (bhojaśāradvatau) - The two commanders Kṛpa (Bhoja) and Kṛtavarman (Śāradvata) (Bhoja (Kṛpa) and Śāradvata (Kṛtavarman))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhojaśāradvata

bhojaśāradvata - Bhoja and Śāradvata

Compound type : dvandva (bhoja+śāradvata)

• bhoja – Bhoja (a name, referring to Kṛpa in context)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāradvata – Śāradvata (a name, referring to Kṛtavarman in context)
  proper noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

स्यन्दनः (syandanaḥ) - chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of syandana

syandana - chariot, flowing, stream

Root: syand (class 1)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - yoked, harnessed, joined, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - yoked, harnessed, joined, suitable, engaged, controlled

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to yoke, join), kta suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

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

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root kṛ (to do, make), ṇyat suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended to be done, desired to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - desired to be done, intended to be done

Past Passive Participle of desiderative

From root kṛ (to do), desiderative stem cikīrṣa, kta suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)