महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-349, verse-13

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
आगतोऽहं महाभाग तव दर्शनलालसः ।
कंचिदर्थमनर्थज्ञः प्रष्टुकामो भुजंगम ॥१३॥

13. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
āgato'haṁ mahābhāga tava darśanalālasaḥ ,
kaṁcidarthamanarthajñaḥ praṣṭukāmo bhujaṁgama.

13. brāhmaṇa uvāca āgataḥ aham mahābhāga tava darśanalālasaḥ
kaṃcit artham anarthajñaḥ praṣṭukāmaḥ bhujaṅgama

13. The brahmin said: "O greatly blessed serpent, I have come eager to see you. Being ignorant of what is truly beneficial, I desire to ask you something."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - I have come (arrived, come)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly blessed one (greatly blessed, highly fortunate, illustrious one)

• तव (tava) - your

• दर्शनलालसः (darśanalālasaḥ) - eager for your sight (eager for sight, desirous of seeing)

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some (some, any)

• अर्थम् (artham) - matter, something (purpose, meaning, object, matter, thing, wealth)

• अनर्थज्ञः (anarthajñaḥ) - ignorant of what is truly beneficial (ignorant of what is beneficial/profitable/useful, ignorant of harm)

• प्रष्टुकामः (praṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to ask (desirous of asking, wishing to ask)

• भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent (snake, serpent)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, belonging to the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Derived from brahman (Brahman, sacred utterance)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - I have come (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly blessed one (greatly blessed, highly fortunate, illustrious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressing the snake

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दर्शनलालसः (darśanalālasaḥ) - eager for your sight (eager for sight, desirous of seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśanalālasa

darśanalālasa - eager for sight, desirous of seeing

Compound type : tatpurusha (darśana+lālasa)

• darśana – sight, seeing, vision
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (substantive derived from verb)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• lālasa – eager, longing, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root lal (to play, sport, desire)
  Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some (some, any)

(pronoun)

singular of kaṃcid

kaṁcid - some, any

From kim + cit

Note: Acts as an adjective to 'artham'

अर्थम् (artham) - matter, something (purpose, meaning, object, matter, thing, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, matter

Root: ṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'praṣṭukāmaḥ'

अनर्थज्ञः (anarthajñaḥ) - ignorant of what is truly beneficial (ignorant of what is beneficial/profitable/useful, ignorant of harm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anarthajña

anarthajña - ignorant of purpose/profit/harm

Compound type : tatpurusha (anartha+jña)

• anartha – worthless, bad, evil, harm, misfortune, not purpose/meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of artha
  Prefix: an
• jña – knowing, conversant with, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt (suffix -jña)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

प्रष्टुकामः (praṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to ask (desirous of asking, wishing to ask)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṣṭukāma

praṣṭukāma - desirous of asking

Compound type : tatpurusha (praṣṭum+kāma)

• praṣṭum – to ask
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  From root prach (to ask) with suffix -tum
  Root: prach (class 6)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - snake, serpent (literally, 'going with the arm/shoulder' or 'going on the breast')

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bhuja+gama)

• bhuja – arm, hand, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt (suffix -ga)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Addressing the snake