महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-3, verse-31

पूर्वं परीक्षितो हि त्वमासीर्द्वैतवनं प्रति ।
अरणीसहितस्यार्थे तच्च निस्तीर्णवानसि ॥३१॥

31. pūrvaṁ parīkṣito hi tvamāsīrdvaitavanaṁ prati ,
araṇīsahitasyārthe tacca nistīrṇavānasi.

31. pūrvam parīkṣitaḥ hi tvam āsīḥ dvaitavanam prati
araṇīsahitasya arthe tat ca nistīrṇavān asi

31. Indeed, you were tested before regarding the Dvaita forest, for the sake of the araṇi (fire-drill) wood; and that, too, you successfully accomplished.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - tested, examined

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आसीः (āsīḥ) - you were

• द्वैतवनम् (dvaitavanam) - Dvaita forest

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• अरणीसहितस्य (araṇīsahitasya) - of the fire-drill (araṇi) wood (of that which is accompanied by the araṇi, of the araṇi-bearing)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• तत् (tat) - that test (that)

• च (ca) - and

• निस्तीर्णवान् (nistīrṇavān) - successfully accomplished (having crossed over, having overcome, accomplished)

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - tested, examined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parīkṣita

parīkṣita - tested, examined, tried

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- (around, completely) + root √īkṣ (to see, examine).

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative with `āsīḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject.

आसीः (āsīḥ) - you were

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Second person singular imperfect of root √as.

द्वैतवनम् (dvaitavanam) - Dvaita forest

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaitavana

dvaitavana - the Dvaita forest (a specific forest)

Note: Object of `prati`.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: Postposition.

अरणीसहितस्य (araṇīsahitasya) - of the fire-drill (araṇi) wood (of that which is accompanied by the araṇi, of the araṇi-bearing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of araṇīsahita

araṇīsahita - accompanied by arani, with arani

Compound type : bahuvrihi (araṇī+sahita)

• araṇī – fire-drill, a piece of wood used to kindle sacred fire
  noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied by, together with, contained in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sa- (with) + root √dhā (to place), but often treated as a compound of sa + hita.
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to an implied noun, such as 'wood' or 'thing'.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth

Note: Used idiomatically with a genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

तत् (tat) - that test (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the previous situation/test.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निस्तीर्णवान् (nistīrṇavān) - successfully accomplished (having crossed over, having overcome, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nistīrṇavat

nistīrṇavat - having crossed, having overcome, accomplished

Past Active Participle

From prefix nis- (out, forth) + root √tṛ (to cross, overcome) + -vat suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tvam` (implied subject of the second clause).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula with `nistīrṇavān`.