महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-278, verse-14

क्वास्वौ क्वासाविति प्राह गृहीत्वा परमायुधम् ।
उशना दूरतस्तस्य बभौ ज्ञात्वा चिकीर्षितम् ॥१४॥

14. kvāsvau kvāsāviti prāha gṛhītvā paramāyudham ,
uśanā dūratastasya babhau jñātvā cikīrṣitam.

14. kva asau kva asau iti prāha gṛhītvā parama-āyudham
uśanā dūratas tasya babhau jñātvā cikīrṣitam

14. parama-āyudham gṛhītvā kva asau kva asau iti
prāha uśanā tasya cikīrṣitam jñātvā dūratas babhau

14. "Where is he? Where is he?" he roared, having grasped his supreme weapon. Uśanas, having understood his intention, shone forth from a distance.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• क्व (kva) - where?

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

• परम-आयुधम् (parama-āyudham) - supreme weapon

• उशना (uśanā) - Uśanas

• दूरतस् (dūratas) - from a distance, far away

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Maheśvara (Shiva) (of him, his)

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared splendidly

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - his intention, what was to be done, the desire to do

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-vac

Perfect Active, 3rd person singular

root 'vac' with prefix 'pra', perfect tense, reduplicated form

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

from root 'grah' + suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Expresses a prior action by the subject of the main verb

परम-आयुधम् (parama-āyudham) - supreme weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama-āyudha

parama-āyudha - supreme weapon, excellent weapon

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+āyudha)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gṛhītvā'

उशना (uśanā) - Uśanas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Uśanas, name of Śukra, the preceptor of the demons

Note: Subject of 'babhau'

दूरतस् (dūratas) - from a distance, far away

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas indicating origin/direction

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Maheśvara (Shiva) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Maheśvara (Shiva)

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared splendidly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Perfect Active, 3rd person singular

root 'bhā', perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: bhā (class 2)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

from root 'jñā' + suffix -tvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses a prior action by the subject of 'babhau'

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - his intention, what was to be done, the desire to do

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - desired to be done, intended, purpose, design

past passive participle from desiderative stem

from desiderative stem of 'kṛ' + suffix -ta

Root: kṛ (class 8)