महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-15

बदरीमाश्रमं यत्तु नारदः प्राद्रवत्पुनः ।
नरनारायणौ द्रष्टुं किं नु तत्कारणं मुने ॥१५॥

15. badarīmāśramaṁ yattu nāradaḥ prādravatpunaḥ ,
naranārāyaṇau draṣṭuṁ kiṁ nu tatkāraṇaṁ mune.

15. badarīm āśramam yat tu nāradaḥ prādravat punaḥ
nara-nārāyaṇau draṣṭum kim nu tat kāraṇam mune

15. mune,
kim nu tat kāraṇam,
yat nāradaḥ punaḥ badarīm āśramam nara-nārāyaṇau draṣṭum prādravat?

15. But what indeed was the reason, O sage (muni), that Narada again hurried to the Badari hermitage to see Nara and Narayana?

Words meanings summery:

• बदरीम् (badarīm) - to the Badari hermitage, a specific holy site (to Badari (a sacred place/hermitage))

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage at Badari (hermitage, sacred dwelling, stage of life)

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to the fact)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

• प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran, he hurried

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back

• नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana (two sages/incarnations)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

• तत् (tat) - that

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

Words meanings and morphology

बदरीम् (badarīm) - to the Badari hermitage, a specific holy site (to Badari (a sacred place/hermitage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of badarī

badarī - jujube tree; proper name of a hermitage (Badarikāśrama)

Note: Object of implied motion, goes with 'āśramam'.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - the hermitage at Badari (hermitage, sacred dwelling, stage of life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, sacred dwelling, stage of life

From ā + śram (to exert, toil).

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Direct object of 'prādravat' in a sense of direction.

यत् (yat) - which (referring to the fact)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the action of Narada rushing.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada, a divine sage and messenger

प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran, he hurried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prādrav

Imperfect (luṅ) from pra + dru (to run).

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back

(indeclinable)

नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana (two sages/incarnations)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nara-nārāyaṇa

nara-nārāyaṇa - Nara and Narayana, a pair of ancient sages/deities

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being; proper name (often associated with Arjuna)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• nārāyaṇa – Narayana (a name of Viṣṇu, often paired with Nara)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'nara' (water) + 'ayana' (abode), or 'nara' (men) + 'ayana' (refuge).

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable (infinitival))

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'kāraṇam'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'yat'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressed to the listener/questioner.