महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-7

किमर्थं च भयाच्छक्रस्तस्य बालस्य धीमतः ।
अनावृष्ट्यां प्रवृत्तायां ववर्ष बलवृत्रहा ॥७॥

7. kimarthaṁ ca bhayācchakrastasya bālasya dhīmataḥ ,
anāvṛṣṭyāṁ pravṛttāyāṁ vavarṣa balavṛtrahā.

7. kimartham ca bhayāt śakraḥ tasya bālasya dhīmataḥ
anāvṛṣṭyām pravṛttāyām vavarṣa balavṛtrahā

7. And for what reason did Indra (Śakra), the slayer of Bala and Vritra (balavṛtrahā), out of fear of that intelligent boy, cause rain when a drought had commenced?

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason (why, for what purpose)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (of the boy) (from fear, out of fear)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods (Indra (proper noun), mighty, powerful)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (boy Rishyashringa) (of him, of that)

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of that boy (Rishyashringa) (of the boy, of the child)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent (boy) (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sagacious)

• अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - when the drought had set in (in the drought, in the absence of rain)

• प्रवृत्तायाम् (pravṛttāyām) - when it (the drought) had commenced (in the commenced, in the set in, in the begun)

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - Indra caused rain (he rained, it rained)

• बलवृत्रहा (balavṛtrahā) - Indra, who killed Bala and Vritra (slayer of Bala and Vritra)

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason (why, for what purpose)

(indeclinable)

Compound: kim (what) + artha (purpose, meaning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, used adverbially.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (of the boy) (from fear, out of fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

Root: bhī (class 3)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods (Indra (proper noun), mighty, powerful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (proper noun, epithet of Indra), powerful, mighty, strong

From root śak (to be able, powerful).

Root: śak (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (boy Rishyashringa) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

बालस्य (bālasya) - of that boy (Rishyashringa) (of the boy, of the child)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent (boy) (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sagacious)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, thoughtful

Possessive adjective, from dhī (intellect) + matup suffix.

अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - when the drought had set in (in the drought, in the absence of rain)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anāvṛṣṭi

anāvṛṣṭi - drought, absence of rain

Compound: an- (negation) + āvṛṣṭi (rain).

Compound type : nañ tatpurusha (an+āvṛṣṭi)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āvṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-vṛṣ (to rain down).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

प्रवृत्तायाम् (pravṛttāyām) - when it (the drought) had commenced (in the commenced, in the set in, in the begun)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛttā

pravṛttā - commenced, begun, arisen, set in

Past Passive Participle

Feminine form of pravṛtta, from verb pra-vṛt (to turn on, to begin, to occur).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - Indra caused rain (he rained, it rained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vṛṣ

Reduplicated Perfect

Third person singular, active voice.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

बलवृत्रहा (balavṛtrahā) - Indra, who killed Bala and Vritra (slayer of Bala and Vritra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavṛtrahan

balavṛtrahan - slayer of Bala and Vritra (epithet of Indra)

Agent Noun

Compound: bala (name of a demon) + vṛtra (name of a demon) + han (slayer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+vṛtra+han)

• bala – Bala (proper noun, name of a demon), strength, power
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – Vritra (proper noun, name of a demon), obstacle
  proper noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer, striking
  noun (masculine)
  Krt suffix -in
  Agent noun from root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)