महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-1, verse-26

गता किल पृथा तस्य सकाशमिति नः श्रुतम् ।
अस्माकं शमकामा वै त्वं च पुत्रो ममेत्यथ ॥२६॥

26. gatā kila pṛthā tasya sakāśamiti naḥ śrutam ,
asmākaṁ śamakāmā vai tvaṁ ca putro mametyatha.

26. gatā kila pṛthā tasya sakāśam iti naḥ śrutam
asmākam śamakāmā vai tvam ca putraḥ mama iti atha

26. kila pṛthā tasya sakāśam gatā iti naḥ śrutam vai
asmākam śamakāmā tvam ca mama putraḥ iti atha

26. We have heard that Pṛthā indeed went to his presence. (She said): 'You desire peace for us, and you are my son!' Thus (she spoke).

Words meanings summery:

• गता (gatā) - gone, went

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known, they say

• पृथा (pṛthā) - Kuntī, mother of the Pāṇḍavas and Karṇa (Pṛthā)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, referring to Karṇa (his, to him)

• सकाशम् (sakāśam) - presence, vicinity, near

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

• नः (naḥ) - to us, by us, our

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

• शमकामा (śamakāmā) - desirous of peace, wishing for peace

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• च (ca) - and

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

• अथ (atha) - then, thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

गता (gatā) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, departed, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as a finite verb here.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known, they say

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or hearsay.

पृथा (pṛthā) - Kuntī, mother of the Pāṇḍavas and Karṇa (Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - Pṛthā (name of Kuntī, mother of Karṇa and the Pāṇḍavas)

Feminine noun.

तस्य (tasya) - his, referring to Karṇa (his, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, governing 'sakāśam'.

सकाशम् (sakāśam) - presence, vicinity, near

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity, side, near

From sa- (with) + kāśa (appearance).

Note: Used adverbially.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

Quotation marker.

नः (naḥ) - to us, by us, our

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of vayam

vayam - we

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form, here instrumental, agent of the passive 'śrutam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed, listened to, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Acts as a finite verb.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of vayam

vayam - we

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Relates to 'śamakāmā'.

शमकामा (śamakāmā) - desirous of peace, wishing for peace

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śamakāma

śamakāma - desirous of peace, peace-loving

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śama+kāma)

• śama – peace, tranquility, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Pṛthā as the speaker, addressing Karṇa.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'asi' (you are).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Noun.

Note: Predicate nominative to 'tvam'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, modifying 'putraḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

Quotation marker.

अथ (atha) - then, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a new statement or action.