महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-86, verse-2

यत्तु कारणमुत्पत्तेः सुवर्णस्येह कीर्तितम् ।
स कथं तारकः प्राप्तो निधनं तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥२॥

2. yattu kāraṇamutpatteḥ suvarṇasyeha kīrtitam ,
sa kathaṁ tārakaḥ prāpto nidhanaṁ tadbravīhi me.

2. yat tu kāraṇam utpatteḥ suvarṇasya iha kīrtitam
saḥ katham tārakaḥ prāptaḥ nidhanam tat bravīhi me

2. me bravīhi tat yat tu kāraṇam suvarṇasya utpatteḥ
iha kīrtitam saḥ katham nidhanam prāptaḥ

2. You have described the cause of the birth of Skanda (Suvarṇa). But how then did Tāraka attain his demise? Please tell me that.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (referring to the cause) (which, what)

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed, then)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, instrument)

• उत्पत्तेः (utpatteḥ) - of the birth (of birth, of origin, of production)

• सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of Skanda (Suvarṇa), the deity associated with gold/fire (of gold; of Suvarṇa (a name for Skanda))

• इह (iha) - here (in this discourse/text) (here, in this world, in this context)

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - has been described (described, proclaimed, praised)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Tāraka) (he, that)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (the demon) (Tāraka (a demon's name); a ferryman, a rescuer)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (death) (attained, reached, obtained)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise (death, destruction, end, abode)

• तत् (tat) - that (the story of Tāraka's death) (that, therefore)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (referring to the cause) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उत्पत्तेः (utpatteḥ) - of the birth (of birth, of origin, of production)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - birth, origin, production

from ut-pad + ktin

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of Skanda (Suvarṇa), the deity associated with gold/fire (of gold; of Suvarṇa (a name for Skanda))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold; having a beautiful color; a name for Skanda/Kārtikeya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+varṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

इह (iha) - here (in this discourse/text) (here, in this world, in this context)

(indeclinable)

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - has been described (described, proclaimed, praised)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - described, proclaimed, praised

Past Passive Participle

from kīrt + kta

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: used as a predicate for 'kāraṇam'

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Tāraka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka (the demon) (Tāraka (a demon's name); a ferryman, a rescuer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāraka

tāraka - Tāraka (proper name); a ferryman, a rescuer

Root: tṛ (class 1)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (death) (attained, reached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from pra-āp + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: modifies Tārakaḥ

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise (death, destruction, end, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, end, abode, storehouse

from ni-dhā + lyuṭ

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: object of 'prāptaḥ'

तत् (tat) - that (the story of Tāraka's death) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: object of 'bravīhi'

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we