महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-150

किं नु तत्कारणं मन्ये येनाहं भवतः प्रियः ।
अन्यत्राभ्यवहारार्थात्तत्रापि च बुधा वयम् ॥१५०॥

150. kiṁ nu tatkāraṇaṁ manye yenāhaṁ bhavataḥ priyaḥ ,
anyatrābhyavahārārthāttatrāpi ca budhā vayam.

150. kim nu tat kāraṇam manye yena aham bhavataḥ priyaḥ
| anyatra abhyavahārārthāt tatra api ca budhāḥ vayam

150. kim nu tat kāraṇam manye,
yena aham bhavataḥ priyaḥ? abhyavahārārthāt anyatra ca,
tatra api vayam budhāḥ.

150. What, I wonder, is the reason by which I am dear to you? For, apart from the purpose of sustenance, we are also intelligent in that regard.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, why, whether)

• नु (nu) - I wonder (rhetorical particle expressing doubt or inquiry) (indeed, now, perhaps, then (particle))

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason (cause, reason, motive)

• मन्ये (manye) - I wonder (expressing the speaker's thought) (I think, I believe, I consider)

• येन (yena) - by which (by which, whereby, by whom)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (of you, from you, sir, your excellency)

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - apart from (elsewhere, otherwise, apart from)

• अभ्यवहारार्थात् (abhyavahārārthāt) - apart from the purpose of sustenance (from the purpose of eating/consumption, for the sake of food)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that regard (i.e., regarding reasons for being dear) (there, in that place, in that matter)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - intelligent (wise, intelligent, learned ones)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why, how, whether

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kāraṇam.

नु (nu) - I wonder (rhetorical particle expressing doubt or inquiry) (indeed, now, perhaps, then (particle))

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/emphatic particle.

Note: Adds a rhetorical flavour to the question.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kāraṇam.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason (cause, reason, motive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument, means

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative to kim.

मन्ये (manye) - I wonder (expressing the speaker's thought) (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle Indicative

1st person singular present middle (ātmanepada).

Root: man (class 4)

येन (yena) - by which (by which, whereby, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kāraṇam.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of the clause 'I am dear to you'.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (of you, from you, sir, your excellency)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, your excellency (respectful address)

Present Active Participle (honorific)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be). Used as a respectful 2nd person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possession/relation with priyaḥ.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Derived from root 'prī' (to love, to please).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for aham.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - apart from (elsewhere, otherwise, apart from)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'anya' (other) + suffix 'tra' (locative adverb).

अभ्यवहारार्थात् (abhyavahārārthāt) - apart from the purpose of sustenance (from the purpose of eating/consumption, for the sake of food)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyavahārārtha

abhyavahārārtha - purpose of eating/consumption, for the sake of food

Compound of abhyavahāra (eating, consumption) and artha (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhyavahāra+artha)

• abhyavahāra – eating, consumption, food
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ava'.
  Prefixes: abhi-+ava-
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by anyatra.

तत्र (tatra) - in that regard (i.e., regarding reasons for being dear) (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the context of 'being dear'.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Emphasis/inclusion particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Coordinating conjunction.

Note: Connects 'anyatra abhyavahārārthāt' and 'vayam budhāḥ'.

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - intelligent (wise, intelligent, learned ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned; a wise person

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, to awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for vayam.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person plural pronoun.

Note: Subject of the second clause.