महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-40, verse-8

श्रोतुमिच्छामि पुत्रस्य कोऽस्य मृत्युर्भविष्यति ।
अन्तर्हितं ततो भूतमुवाचेदं पुनर्वचः ॥८॥

8. śrotumicchāmi putrasya ko'sya mṛtyurbhaviṣyati ,
antarhitaṁ tato bhūtamuvācedaṁ punarvacaḥ.

8. śrotum icchāmi putrasya kaḥ asya mṛtyuḥ bhaviṣyati
| antarhitam tataḥ bhūtam uvāca idam punaḥ vacaḥ

8. "I wish to hear what the death of my son will be." Then the hidden being spoke these words again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

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

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of my son (of the son)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (of him, his)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

• अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden (hidden, disappeared)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - being (being, creature, spirit)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• इदम् (idam) - these (this)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Present (laṭ), 1st person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The implied subject is 'aham' (I).

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of my son (of the son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Possessive, relating to 'mṛtyuḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with 'mṛtyuḥ'.

अस्य (asya) - of him (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son, synonymous with 'putrasya'.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active Indicative

Future (lṛṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - hidden (hidden, disappeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarhita

antarhita - hidden, vanished, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place) with upasarga antar (inside) and the suffix -ta.

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtam'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - being (being, creature, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit; past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist). Here used as a noun meaning 'being' or 'spirit'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - these (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.