महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-5

सा तस्मै विधिवत्पूजां चक्रे धर्मपरायणा ।
स्वागतेनागतं कृत्वा किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. sā tasmai vidhivatpūjāṁ cakre dharmaparāyaṇā ,
svāgatenāgataṁ kṛtvā kiṁ karomīti cābravīt.

5. sā tasmai vidhivat pūjām cakre dharmaparāyaṇā
svāgatena āgatam kṛtvā kim karomi iti ca abravīt

5. dharmaparāyaṇā sā tasmai vidhivat pūjām cakre.
svāgatena āgatam kṛtvā ca "kim karomi?" iti abravīt.

5. She, devoted to natural law (dharma), duly offered him worship. Welcoming him, she then asked, "What may I do for you?"

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Refers to the nāgapatnī (she, that (feminine))

• तस्मै (tasmai) - To the brahmin (to him, for him)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly, according to rule/rites

• पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, adoration

• चक्रे (cakre) - she did, she performed

• धर्मपरायणा (dharmaparāyaṇā) - devoted to dharma, intent on righteousness

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, by welcoming

• आगतम् (āgatam) - Refers to the brahmin (having come, arrived)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having treated him (the brahmin) as one who has come, i.e., welcoming him. (having done, having made, having treated)

• किम् (kim) - what

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I shall do

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Refers to the nāgapatnī (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the nāgapatnī.

तस्मै (tasmai) - To the brahmin (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly, according to rule/rites

(indeclinable)

from vidhi (rule) with -vat suffix

Note: Qualifies 'cakre pūjām'.

पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, adoration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, adoration, honor

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

चक्रे (cakre) - she did, she performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Tense, Middle Voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject is 'sā'.

धर्मपरायणा (dharmaparāyaṇā) - devoted to dharma, intent on righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmaparāyaṇā

dharmaparāyaṇā - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on righteousness

feminine form of dharmaparāyaṇā

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+parāyaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, having as a chief object
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, by welcoming

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, auspicious arrival

Note: Used adverbially.

आगतम् (āgatam) - Refers to the brahmin (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the brahmin; functions as object with 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having treated him (the brahmin) as one who has come, i.e., welcoming him. (having done, having made, having treated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 'āgatam kṛtvā' means 'having treated him as one who has come', i.e., 'welcoming him'.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I shall do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an intention or request (what may I do?).

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions (offering worship and asking).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'sā'.