महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-6

कथं चोत्पादितः खड्गः कस्यार्थाय च केन वा ।
पूर्वाचार्यं च खड्गस्य प्रब्रूहि प्रपितामह ॥६॥

6. kathaṁ cotpāditaḥ khaḍgaḥ kasyārthāya ca kena vā ,
pūrvācāryaṁ ca khaḍgasya prabrūhi prapitāmaha.

6. katham ca utpāditaḥ khaḍgaḥ kasya arthāya ca kena
vā pūrvācāryam ca khaḍgasya prabrūhi prapitāmaha

6. prapitāmaha khaḍgaḥ katham ca utpāditaḥ kasya
arthāya ca kena vā ca khaḍgasya pūrvācāryam prabrūhi

6. And how was the sword created, and for whose purpose, and by whom? Also, O great-grandfather, please tell me about the original teacher (or master) of the sword.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उत्पादितः (utpāditaḥ) - produced, created (produced, created, generated)

• खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword (sword, scimitar)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of what)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the object)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• पूर्वाचार्यम् (pūrvācāryam) - original teacher (or master) (original teacher, former master)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• खड्गस्य (khaḍgasya) - of the sword

• प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, declare (tell, declare, explain)

• प्रपितामह (prapitāmaha) - O great-grandfather (great-grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उत्पादितः (utpāditaḥ) - produced, created (produced, created, generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpādita

utpādita - produced, created, generated, caused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefix ut, and causative suffix -i, meaning 'to cause to rise, produce'

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Participle agreeing with khaḍgaḥ

खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword (sword, scimitar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative pronoun

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the object)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, value

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative pronoun

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वाचार्यम् (pūrvācāryam) - original teacher (or master) (original teacher, former master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrvācārya

pūrvācārya - former teacher, original master, ancient preceptor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ācārya)

• pūrva – former, prior, ancient, first
  adjective (masculine)
• ācārya – teacher, preceptor, master
  noun (masculine)
  From root car with prefix ā 'to follow'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

खड्गस्य (khaḍgasya) - of the sword

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, declare (tell, declare, explain)

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रपितामह (prapitāmaha) - O great-grandfather (great-grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forth, in front
  indeclinable
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)