महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-137, verse-24

तं राजा कस्त्वमित्याह ततस्तं प्राह मारुतः ।
वायुर्वै देवदूतोऽस्मि हितं त्वां प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२४॥

24. taṁ rājā kastvamityāha tatastaṁ prāha mārutaḥ ,
vāyurvai devadūto'smi hitaṁ tvāṁ prabravīmyaham.

24. tam rājā kaḥ tvam iti āha tataḥ tam prāha mārutaḥ
vāyuḥ vai devadūtaḥ asmi hitam tvām prabravīmi aham

24. rājā tam (puruṣam) "kaḥ tvam (asi)?" iti āha.
tataḥ mārutaḥ tam prāha: "aham vāyuḥ vai devadūtaḥ asmi.
aham tvām hitam prabravīmi.
"

24. The king asked him, 'Who are you?' Then Maruta said to him, 'I am Vayu, indeed a messenger of the gods. I am telling you what is beneficial.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the person being questioned) (him, that)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the person addressed) (you)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing or concluding a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

• आह (āha) - said, asked (said, spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

• तम् (tam) - to him (the king) (him, that)

• प्राह (prāha) - said (said, spoke forth)

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - Maruta (the Wind-god) (the Wind-god, Vayu)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the Wind-god) (wind, air, the god Vayu)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• देवदूतः (devadūtaḥ) - a messenger of the gods (messenger of the gods)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• हितम् (hitam) - what is beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare, what is good)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - to you (you (accusative))

• प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I am telling (I tell, I speak forth, I declare)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the person being questioned) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'āha' and later 'prāha'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'to be' within the quote.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the person addressed) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Predicate nominative to 'kaḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus (introducing or concluding a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.

आह (āha) - said, asked (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

perfect tense

root ah, perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: ah (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

तम् (tam) - to him (the king) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'prāha'.

प्राह (prāha) - said (said, spoke forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

perfect tense

root ah, perfect tense (liṭ), with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - Maruta (the Wind-god) (the Wind-god, Vayu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - belonging to the wind, the god of wind, Vayu, a Marut

Note: Subject of 'prāha'.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the Wind-god) (wind, air, the god Vayu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the deity Vayu

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

देवदूतः (devadūtaḥ) - a messenger of the gods (messenger of the gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - messenger of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  from root dū (to go)
  Root: dū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

root verb

Root: as (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - what is beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare, what is good)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good, welfare

past passive participle (used as noun/adjective)

from root dhā (to place), with prefix hi (to send, lay, place) in some contexts

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'prabravīmi'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - to you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indirect object (or accusative of person) of 'prabravīmi'.

प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I am telling (I tell, I speak forth, I declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-brū

root verb, present tense

root brū, present tense (laṭ), with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of 'prabravīmi'.