महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-145, verse-30

तं चैवाङ्कगतं दृष्ट्वा बालं पञ्चशिखं पुनः ।
उमा जिज्ञासमाना वै कोऽयमित्यब्रवीत्तदा ॥३०॥

30. taṁ caivāṅkagataṁ dṛṣṭvā bālaṁ pañcaśikhaṁ punaḥ ,
umā jijñāsamānā vai ko'yamityabravīttadā.

30. tam ca eva aṅkagataṃ dṛṣṭvā bālam pañcaśikham
punaḥ umā jijñāsamānā vai kaḥ ayam iti abravīt tadā

30. umā punaḥ vai jijñāsamānā ca eva aṅkagataṃ
pañcaśikham bālam tam dṛṣṭvā tadā kaḥ ayam iti abravīt

30. And indeed, upon seeing that five-crested child on her lap again, Umā, eager to know, then said, "Who is this?"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Referring to the child. (him, that)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly, only)

• अङ्कगतं (aṅkagataṁ) - Placed on Uma's lap. (seated on the lap)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• बालम् (bālam) - The divine child, Kumāra or Skanda. (child, boy)

• पञ्चशिखम् (pañcaśikham) - Describing the unique appearance of the child. (five-crested, having five locks of hair)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Implies seeing him for a second time, or seeing him in this particular state 'again'. (again, anew)

• उमा (umā) - Lord Shiva's consort. (Uma (name of Parvati))

• जिज्ञासमाना (jijñāsamānā) - Umā's state of mind. (desirous of knowing, inquisitive)

• वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly)

• कः (kaḥ) - Part of Uma's question. (who)

• अयम् (ayam) - Part of Uma's question, referring to the child. (this)

• इति (iti) - Introduces direct speech. (thus, so)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Uma's utterance. (said, spoke)

• तदा (tadā) - Refers to the moment after seeing the child. (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Referring to the child. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

अङ्कगतं (aṅkagataṁ) - Placed on Uma's lap. (seated on the lap)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅkagata

aṅkagata - seated on the lap, being on the hip

tatpuruṣa compound: aṅka (lap) + gata (gone, arrived)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅka+gata)

• aṅka – lap, side, hip
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṅk
• gata – gone, arrived, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam with suffix -ta
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bālam.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

बालम् (bālam) - The divine child, Kumāra or Skanda. (child, boy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy

पञ्चशिखम् (pañcaśikham) - Describing the unique appearance of the child. (five-crested, having five locks of hair)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pañcaśikha

pañcaśikha - five-crested, having five locks of hair

bahuvrīhi compound: pañca (five) + śikha (crest, lock of hair)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+śikha)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• śikha – crest, lock of hair, tuft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bālam.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Implies seeing him for a second time, or seeing him in this particular state 'again'. (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

उमा (umā) - Lord Shiva's consort. (Uma (name of Parvati))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of umā

umā - Uma (name of Parvati, consort of Shiva)

जिज्ञासमाना (jijñāsamānā) - Umā's state of mind. (desirous of knowing, inquisitive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñā

jñā - to know

Present Participle (Ātmanepada, desiderative)

derived from desiderative stem of root jñā with suffix -māna

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Present participle, desiderative of √jñā.

वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - Part of Uma's question. (who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अयम् (ayam) - Part of Uma's question, referring to the child. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इति (iti) - Introduces direct speech. (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Uma's utterance. (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

augment a- + root brū + 3rd person singular ending

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - Refers to the moment after seeing the child. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)