महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-26

तमपृच्छत्ततो राजा कुशिकः प्रणतस्तदा ।
किमन्नजातमिष्टं ते किमुपस्थापयाम्यहम् ॥२६॥

26. tamapṛcchattato rājā kuśikaḥ praṇatastadā ,
kimannajātamiṣṭaṁ te kimupasthāpayāmyaham.

26. tam apṛcchat tataḥ rājā kuśikaḥ praṇataḥ tadā
kim annajātam iṣṭam te kim upasthāpayāmi aham

26. Then, the humble King Kuśika asked him: 'What kind of food do you desire? What should I offer?'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the sage) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

• राजा (rājā) - King Kuśika (king)

• कुशिकः (kuśikaḥ) - Kuśika (name of a king/sage)

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, humble, submissive

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अन्नजातम् (annajātam) - kind of food, type of food

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, liked, preferred

• ते (te) - to you, by you

• किम् (kim) - what?

• उपस्थापयामि (upasthāpayāmi) - should I offer/present/arrange

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the sage) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

Root: prach (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King Kuśika (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कुशिकः (kuśikaḥ) - Kuśika (name of a king/sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśika

kuśika - Kuśika (a proper name, often a king or a sage)

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, humble, submissive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, bent, humble, reverential

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? which?

अन्नजातम् (annajātam) - kind of food, type of food

(noun)

neuter, singular of annajāta

annajāta - kind of food, species of food

Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+jāta)

• anna – food, sustenance
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, kind, type
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jan (class 4)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, liked, preferred

(adjective)

neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, liked, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Root: iṣ (class 4)

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? which?

उपस्थापयामि (upasthāpayāmi) - should I offer/present/arrange

(verb)

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

Present Active First Person Singular (causative)

Causative of root sthā with prefix upa, conjugated in Present tense.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I