महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-5

स कदाचिन्मनुं विप्रो ददर्शोपससर्प च ।
कुशलप्रश्नमन्योन्यं तौ च तत्र प्रचक्रतुः ॥५॥

5. sa kadācinmanuṁ vipro dadarśopasasarpa ca ,
kuśalapraśnamanyonyaṁ tau ca tatra pracakratuḥ.

5. sa kadācit manum vipraḥ dadarśa upasasarpa ca
kuśalapraśnam anyonyam tau ca tatra pracakratuḥ

5. A brahmin once saw Manu and approached him. There, the two of them mutually inquired about each other's well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (the brahmin) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• मनुम् (manum) - Manu, the progenitor of mankind (Manu)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin (seer, sage) (a brahmin, inspired, wise)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• उपससर्प (upasasarpa) - he approached

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुशलप्रश्नम् (kuśalapraśnam) - inquiry about welfare, question of well-being

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• तौ (tau) - Manu and the brahmin (those two, they two)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they two did, they two performed

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (the brahmin) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun kim (kadā) + cit (indefinite particle)

मनुम् (manum) - Manu, the progenitor of mankind (Manu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

Root: man (class 4)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin (seer, sage) (a brahmin, inspired, wise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, inspired, wise, a sage

From root vip 'to tremble, vibrate, be inspired'

Root: vip (class 1)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपससर्प (upasasarpa) - he approached

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect form of sṛp with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कुशलप्रश्नम् (kuśalapraśnam) - inquiry about welfare, question of well-being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśalapraśna

kuśalapraśna - inquiry about welfare, question of well-being

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśala+praśna)

• kuśala – welfare, well-being, skill, dexterity
  noun (neuter)
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + śna (related to prach 'to ask')
  Prefix: pra
  Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the act of inquiring about welfare, here as an object of 'did/performed'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

Repetition of anya 'other'

Note: Used adverbially here.

तौ (tau) - Manu and the brahmin (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tral suffix

प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they two did, they two performed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect active 3rd dual

Reduplicated perfect form of kṛ with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)