महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-32

पृष्टश्च तेन बहुशः प्राप्तं कथमरिंदम ।
त्रैलोक्यराज्यं धर्मज्ञ कारणं तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥३२॥

32. pṛṣṭaśca tena bahuśaḥ prāptaṁ kathamariṁdama ,
trailokyarājyaṁ dharmajña kāraṇaṁ tadbravīhi me.

32. pṛṣṭaḥ ca tena bahuśaḥ prāptam katham ariṃdama
trailokyarājyam dharmajña kāraṇam tat bravīhi me

32. ca tena bahuśaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ ariṃdama dharmajña katham
trailokyarājyam prāptam tat kāraṇam me bravīhi

32. And he (the Brahmin) asked him (Prahlāda) repeatedly, "O subduer of enemies, O knower of natural law (dharma), how did you attain sovereignty over the three worlds? Please tell me the reason for that."

Words meanings summery:

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned, inquired

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that (person or thing)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, repeatedly, in many ways

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, achieved, acquired

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies

• त्रैलोक्यराज्यम् (trailokyarājyam) - kingship of the three worlds, sovereignty over the three worlds

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma), O righteous one

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, motive

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned, inquired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prach' (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that (person or thing)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, repeatedly, in many ways

(indeclinable)

From 'bahu' with suffix -śaḥ

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, gained, achieved, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dam)

• ari – enemy, foe, opponent
  noun (masculine)
• dam – to subdue, tame, conquer
  root (masculine)
  Suffix -a is added to form agent noun
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: An epithet for Prahlāda

त्रैलोक्यराज्यम् (trailokyarājyam) - kingship of the three worlds, sovereignty over the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trailokyarājya

trailokyarājya - the sovereignty or dominion over the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (trailokya+rājya)

• trailokya – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule
  noun (neuter)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma), O righteous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, acquainted with moral and religious duties or natural law

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding, acquainted with
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: An epithet for Prahlāda

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, origin, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kāraṇam'

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular of 'asmad'