महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-125, verse-23

पदातिर्बद्धनिस्त्रिंशो धन्वी बाणी नरेश्वर ।
एतदिच्छाम विज्ञातुं कुतः प्राप्तोऽसि मानद ।
कस्मिन्कुले हि जातस्त्वं किंनामासि ब्रवीहि नः ॥२३॥

23. padātirbaddhanistriṁśo dhanvī bāṇī nareśvara ,
etadicchāma vijñātuṁ kutaḥ prāpto'si mānada ,
kasminkule hi jātastvaṁ kiṁnāmāsi bravīhi naḥ.

23. padātiḥ baddhanistriṃśaḥ dhanvī bāṇī
naraiśvara etat icchāma vijñātum
kutaḥ prāptaḥ asi mānada kasmin kule hi
jātaḥ tvam kim nāmā asi bravīhi naḥ

23. he naraiśvara,
he mānada,
(tvam) padātiḥ baddhanistriṃśaḥ dhanvī bāṇī (asi); etat vijñātum icchāma: kutaḥ prāptaḥ asi? hi tvam kasmin kule jātaḥ? kim nāmā asi? naḥ bravīhi.

23. O lord of men (naraiśvara)! O giver of honor (mānada)! You are a foot-soldier, with a sword fastened, a bowman, and an archer. We wish to know this: From where have you come? In what lineage indeed are you born? What is your name? Tell us.

Words meanings summery:

• पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier, pedestrian

• बद्धनिस्त्रिंशः (baddhanistriṁśaḥ) - having a sword bound, girt with a sword

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - bowman, armed with a bow

• बाणी (bāṇī) - archer, armed with arrows

• नरैश्वर (naraiśvara) - O lord of men

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इच्छाम (icchāma) - we wish, we desire

• विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know, to understand

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, come, obtained

• असि (asi) - you are

• मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor, respecting, generous

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in what, in which

• कुले (kule) - in family, in lineage, in clan

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• नामा (nāmā) - name

• असि (asi) - you are

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, us, our)

Words meanings and morphology

पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier, pedestrian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padāti

padāti - foot-soldier, pedestrian, infantryman

बद्धनिस्त्रिंशः (baddhanistriṁśaḥ) - having a sword bound, girt with a sword

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhanistriṃśa

baddhanistriṁśa - girt with a sword, having a sword fastened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+nistriṃśa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened, captured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• nistriṃśa – sword
  noun (masculine)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - bowman, armed with a bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - bowman, archer, armed with a bow

Derived from dhanus (bow) + -in (possessive suffix)

बाणी (bāṇī) - archer, armed with arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇin

bāṇin - archer, armed with arrows

Derived from bāṇa (arrow) + -in (possessive suffix)

नरैश्वर (naraiśvara) - O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraiśvara

naraiśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, supreme being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

इच्छाम (icchāma) - we wish, we desire

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present tense (laṭ)

Present tense, 1st person plural, active voice of root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

विज्ञातुम् (vijñātum) - to know, to understand

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root jñā (to know) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, why

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, come, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense (laṭ)

Present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice of root as

Root: as (class 2)

मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor, respecting, generous

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, respectful, liberal

Agent noun compound of māna (honor) and da (giver, from root dā)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in what, in which

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

कुले (kule) - in family, in lineage, in clan

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, race, community

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person singular)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used here as an interrogative pronoun/adjective for 'what name'.

नामा (nāmā) - name

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense (laṭ)

Present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice of root as

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

imperative mood (loṭ)

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us (1st person plural)

Note: Can be dative, genitive, or accusative.