महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-5, verse-15

तमेवं शुभकर्माणं शुकं परमधार्मिकम् ।
विजानन्नपि तां प्राप्तिं पप्रच्छ बलसूदनः ॥१५॥

15. tamevaṁ śubhakarmāṇaṁ śukaṁ paramadhārmikam ,
vijānannapi tāṁ prāptiṁ papraccha balasūdanaḥ.

15. tam evam śubhakarmanam śukam paramadhārmikam
vijānan api tām prāptim papraccha balasūdanaḥ

15. balasūdanaḥ śukam tam evam śubhakarmanam
paramadhārmikam tām prāptim vijānan api papraccha

15. Even though he was aware of that attainment, Indra, the slayer of Bala, questioned Śuka, who was so virtuous and supremely devoted to his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Śuka) (him, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• शुभकर्मनम् (śubhakarmanam) - of auspicious deeds, virtuous

• शुकम् (śukam) - the sage Śuka (Śuka)

• परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - supremely righteous, very devoted to his intrinsic nature

• विजानन् (vijānan) - even though knowing (knowing, understanding, being aware)

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• ताम् (tām) - that

• प्राप्तिम् (prāptim) - a specific spiritual attainment or state (attainment, acquisition, reaching, state)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, inquired

• बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - Indra, the slayer of Bala (the slayer of Bala)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Śuka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Śuka.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the excellent qualities of Śuka.

शुभकर्मनम् (śubhakarmanam) - of auspicious deeds, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubhakarman

śubhakarman - performing good actions, virtuous, of auspicious deeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+karman)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies Śuka.

शुकम् (śukam) - the sage Śuka (Śuka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - a parrot; name of a sage, son of Vyāsa

Note: The object of the verb 'papraccha'.

परमधार्मिकम् (paramadhārmikam) - supremely righteous, very devoted to his intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramadhārmika

paramadhārmika - supremely righteous, most virtuous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dhārmika)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, just, adherent to dharma
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma + -ika

Note: Modifies Śuka.

विजानन् (vijānan) - even though knowing (knowing, understanding, being aware)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, understanding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Describes the state of Indra while asking the question.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the 'even though knowing' construction with 'vijānan'.

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'prāptim'.

प्राप्तिम् (prāptim) - a specific spiritual attainment or state (attainment, acquisition, reaching, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, state, reaching

Derived from pra- + √āp (to obtain) + -ti

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The object of 'vijānan'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √prach

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Reduplicated past tense form of √prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - Indra, the slayer of Bala (the slayer of Bala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balasūdana

balasūdana - slayer of Bala (an epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+sūdana)

• bala – strength, power; name of an asura
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √sūd (to destroy, kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: The subject of the sentence.