महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-138, verse-4

किं नु मे नाग्नयः शूद्र प्रतिनन्दन्ति दर्शनम् ।
त्वं चापि न यथापूर्वं कच्चित्क्षेममिहाश्रमे ॥४॥

4. kiṁ nu me nāgnayaḥ śūdra pratinandanti darśanam ,
tvaṁ cāpi na yathāpūrvaṁ kaccitkṣemamihāśrame.

4. kim nu me na agnayaḥ śūdra pratinandanti darśanam
tvam ca api na yathāpūrvam kaccit kṣemam iha āśrame

4. O śūdra, why do the fires not welcome my presence? And you too are not as before. Is all well here in the hermitage (āśrama)?

4. הו שׁוּדְרַה, מדוע האשים אינן מקבלות את פניי בשמחה, וגם אתה אינך כמו קודם. אני מקווה שהכול בסדר כאן במשכן.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• नु (nu) - now, indeed, then; an interrogative particle

• मे (me) - to me, my

• न (na) - not

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - The sacred fires of the agnihotra ritual (the fires)

• शूद्र (śūdra) - Addressing the śūdra house-keeper (O śūdra)

• प्रतिनन्दन्ति (pratinandanti) - they welcome, they delight in, they are pleased with

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - The presence or sight of Mahātapas (sight, appearance, seeing, vision)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to the śūdra house-keeper (you)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not

• यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as previously

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - An interrogative particle implying hope (that all is well) (I hope that..., whether (interrogative particle))

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - now, indeed, then; an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Alternate case: Genitive

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - The sacred fires of the agnihotra ritual (the fires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni, sacred fire

शूद्र (śūdra) - Addressing the śūdra house-keeper (O śūdra)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class (śūdra)

प्रतिनन्दन्ति (pratinandanti) - they welcome, they delight in, they are pleased with

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratinand

Prefix: prati

Root: nand (class 1)

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - The presence or sight of Mahātapas (sight, appearance, seeing, vision)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, looking, sight, vision, appearance, philosophy (darśana)

From √dṛś (to see) + 'ana' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to the śūdra house-keeper (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as previously

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in such a manner as
  indeclinable
• pūrva – previous, former, earlier, prior
  adjective (masculine)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - An interrogative particle implying hope (that all is well) (I hope that..., whether (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - safety, security, welfare, well-being, prosperity

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative if an implied verb takes it as object.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - a hermitage, a secluded dwelling for ascetics; a stage of life (āśrama)

Root: śram (class 4)

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