महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-45, verse-8

कथं च वर्तते चाद्य पिता मम स पार्थिवः ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन्यदि दृष्टस्त्वया नृपः ॥८॥

8. kathaṁ ca vartate cādya pitā mama sa pārthivaḥ ,
śrotumicchāmi bhagavanyadi dṛṣṭastvayā nṛpaḥ.

8. katham ca vartate ca adya pitā mama saḥ pārthivaḥ
śrotum icchāmi bhagavan yadi dṛṣṭaḥ tvayā nṛpaḥ

8. ca adya mama saḥ pārthivaḥ pitā katham vartate
bhagavan yadi nṛpaḥ tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ śrotum icchāmi

8. And how is that royal father of mine doing today? O revered one, I wish to hear if the king was seen by you.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and

• वर्तते (vartate) - he is doing, he fares (he/she/it is, exists, happens, fares)

• च (ca) - and

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (that, he)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - royal (father) (royal, earthly, king)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Nārada) (O revered one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (seen, observed)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - he is doing, he fares (he/she/it is, exists, happens, fares)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Lat) of vṛt

Present

3rd person singular, present middle indicative (ātmanepada)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सः (saḥ) - that (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - royal (father) (royal, earthly, king)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - royal, king

Note: Qualifies 'pitā'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form using the suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used with 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Lat) of iṣ

Present

1st person singular, present active indicative

Root: iṣ (class 4)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Nārada) (O revered one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, divine, glorious

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Participle acting as main verb.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'dṛṣṭaḥ'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.