महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-7

शिष्य उवाच ।
कुतश्चाहं कुतश्च त्वं तत्सत्यं ब्रूहि यत्परम् ।
कुतो जातानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥७॥

7. śiṣya uvāca ,
kutaścāhaṁ kutaśca tvaṁ tatsatyaṁ brūhi yatparam ,
kuto jātāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca.

7. śiṣyaḥ uvāca kutaḥ ca aham kutaḥ ca tvam tat satyam
brūhi yat param kutaḥ jātāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca

7. śiṣyaḥ uvāca aham ca kutaḥ tvam ca kutaḥ brūhi yat param
tat satyam kutaḥ jātāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi ca carāṇi ca

7. The disciple said: 'From where do I originate, and from where do you originate? Please tell me that ultimate truth (satya). From where are all beings, both stationary and moving, born?'

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - the disciple (disciple)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the guru) (you)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satya) (truth, reality)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• परम् (param) - ultimate (supreme, ultimate, highest)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

• जातानि (jātāni) - born (born, produced)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - stationary (stationary, immovable)

• चराणि (carāṇi) - moving (moving, mobile)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - the disciple (disciple)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student

gerundive/passive participle from root śās

Derived from root śās (to teach, instruct) with suffix -ya (karmāṇi)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active third person singular

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from interrogative pronoun kim with suffix -tas

Note: Interrogative adverb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of an implied 'asmi' (am).

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the guru) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of an implied 'asi' (are).

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `brūhi`.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satya) (truth, reality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Derived from sat (being, existing)

Note: Object of `brūhi`.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

(verb)

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

imperative active second person singular

Root brū (to speak), imperative, Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular. Irregular form of 'vac'.

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies `param`.

परम् (param) - ultimate (supreme, ultimate, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other, superior

Note: Qualifies `satyam`.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from interrogative pronoun kim with suffix -tas

Note: Interrogative adverb.

जातानि (jātāni) - born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `bhūtāni`.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'santi' (are).

स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - stationary (stationary, immovable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immovable, standing

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -vara

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bhūtāni`.

चराणि (carāṇi) - moving (moving, mobile)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cara

cara - moving, mobile, going

Derived from root car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bhūtāni`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connecting `sthāvarāṇi` and `carāṇi`.