महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-125, verse-7

रक्षस्तु वाचा संपूज्य प्रश्नं पप्रच्छ तं द्विजम् ।
मोक्ष्यसे ब्रूहि मे प्रश्नं केनास्मि हरिणः कृशः ॥७॥

7. rakṣastu vācā saṁpūjya praśnaṁ papraccha taṁ dvijam ,
mokṣyase brūhi me praśnaṁ kenāsmi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ.

7. rakṣaḥ tu vācā sampūjya praśnam papraccha tam dvijam
mokṣyase brūhi me praśnam kena asmi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ

7. rakṣaḥ tu vācā sampūjya tam dvijam praśnam papraccha
mokṣyase brūhi me praśnam kena asmi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ

7. The demon, however, honoring that brahmin (dvija) with words, asked him a question: "You will be released. Answer my question: by what means am I a lean deer?"

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, monster

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वाचा (vācā) - by word, with speech

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (him, that)

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - to that brahmin (to the twice-born, to the brahmin)

• मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will be freed, released

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• मे (me) - my (question) (my, to me, for me)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

• केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, antelope

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, thin, emaciated, weak

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, monster

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वाचा (vācā) - by word, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Means of honoring.

सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

From root 'pūj' (to honor, worship) with preverb 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prach

Perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular active voice

From root 'prach'.

Root: prach (class 6)

तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the brahmin (dvija).

द्विजम् (dvijam) - to that brahmin (to the twice-born, to the brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya), bird, tooth, serpent

Compound of 'dvi' (twice) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will be freed, released

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of muc

Future (lṛṭ) 2nd person singular middle voice

From root 'muc' (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Passive meaning derived from middle voice in future tense.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative (loṭ) 2nd person singular active voice

From root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - my (question) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Interrogative pronoun.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present (laṭ) 1st person singular active voice

From root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, antelope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope, fawn

Note: Predicate nominative for 'asmi'.

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, thin, emaciated, weak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - lean, thin, emaciated, weak, meager

Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'asmi'.