महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-127, verse-42

किमर्थं च पुनर्देव प्रकृतिस्थः क्षणात्कृतः ।
तथैव द्रुमसंछन्नः कृतोऽयं ते महेश्वर ॥४२॥

42. kimarthaṁ ca punardeva prakṛtisthaḥ kṣaṇātkṛtaḥ ,
tathaiva drumasaṁchannaḥ kṛto'yaṁ te maheśvara.

42. kimartham ca punar deva prakṛtisthaḥ kṣaṇāt kṛtaḥ
tathā eva drumasamchannaḥ kṛtaḥ ayam te maheśvara

42. ca kimartham deva punar prakṛtisthaḥ kṣaṇāt kṛtaḥ ca
tathā eva maheśvara te ayam drumasamchannaḥ kṛtaḥ

42. And why, O god, were you instantly restored to your original nature (prakṛti)? And similarly, O great lord (Maheśvara), why was this (mountain) made covered with trees again by you?

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - For what purpose, why

• च (ca) - And (And, also)

• पुनर् (punar) - Again (Again, anew, moreover)

• देव (deva) - O god (referring to Shiva). (O god, O divine one)

• प्रकृतिस्थः (prakṛtisthaḥ) - Restored to one's original nature (prakṛti). (Situated in one's nature, natural)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - In an instant (Instantly, in a moment)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Made, restored (Made, done, caused)

• तथा (tathā) - Similarly (So, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - Only, indeed, just

• द्रुमसम्छन्नः (drumasamchannaḥ) - Covered with trees

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Made, restored (Made, done, caused)

• अयम् (ayam) - This (mountain) (This, this one)

• ते (te) - By you (implied agent of kṛtaḥ). (By you (as agent), your, to you)

• महेश्वर (maheśvara) - O great lord (epithet for Shiva). (O great lord)

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - For what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use of an accusative form.

च (ca) - And (And, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पुनर् (punar) - Again (Again, anew, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

देव (deva) - O god (referring to Shiva). (O god, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being, king

a-stem masculine noun.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Address to Shiva.

प्रकृतिस्थः (prakṛtisthaḥ) - Restored to one's original nature (prakṛti). (Situated in one's nature, natural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛtistha

prakṛtistha - standing in one's own nature, natural, normal

Tatpurusha compound: prakṛti (nature) + stha (from root sthā).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prakṛti+stha)

• prakṛti – nature, origin, original form, primordial matter
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-kṛ (to do, to make).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Suffix from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to deva.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - In an instant (Instantly, in a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, very short time

a-stem masculine/neuter noun.

Note: Used adverbially.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Made, restored (Made, done, caused)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, caused

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative participle.

तथा (tathā) - Similarly (So, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

एव (eva) - Only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

द्रुमसम्छन्नः (drumasamchannaḥ) - Covered with trees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drumasaṃchanna

drumasaṁchanna - covered with trees

Tatpurusha compound: druma (tree) + saṃchanna (covered). saṃchanna is a Ppp of chad with sam.

Compound type : tatpurusha (druma+saṃchanna)

• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• saṃchanna – covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chad (to cover) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Predicative for ayam.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Made, restored (Made, done, caused)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, caused

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative participle.

अयम् (ayam) - This (mountain) (This, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the mountain.

ते (te) - By you (implied agent of kṛtaḥ). (By you (as agent), your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form.

महेश्वर (maheśvara) - O great lord (epithet for Shiva). (O great lord)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, a name of Shiva

Compound: mahā (great) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat.
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Address to Shiva.