महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-11

क्वासौ क्वासाविति पुनस्तत्र तत्र विधावति ।
मया किल रणे युद्धं काङ्क्षमाणः स सौभराट् ॥११॥

11. kvāsau kvāsāviti punastatra tatra vidhāvati ,
mayā kila raṇe yuddhaṁ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ sa saubharāṭ.

11. kva asau kva asau iti punaḥ tatra tatra vidhāvāti
mayā kila raṇe yuddham kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ saḥ saubharāṭ

11. That great king Saubhara, indeed seeking battle with me, is now running here and there, repeatedly asking, 'Where is he? Where is he?'

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• क्व (kva) - where?

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech. (thus, so saying)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• विधावाति (vidhāvāti) - he runs about, he rushes

• मया (mayā) - by me

• किल (kila) - Emphatic particle, suggesting reported speech or common knowledge. (indeed, certainly, as is well known)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - desiring, wishing for

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• सौभराट् (saubharāṭ) - Refers to King Jarasandha in this context. (the great king Saubhara, king of Saubha)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb derived from the pronominal stem kim-.

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (far off), yonder

Note: Nominative singular masculine of adas.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb derived from the pronominal stem kim-.

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (far off), yonder

Note: Nominative singular masculine of adas.

इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech. (thus, so saying)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative suffix -tra added to the pronominal stem tad-.

Note: Used twice to mean 'here and there'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative suffix -tra added to the pronominal stem tad-.

Note: Used twice to mean 'here and there'.

विधावाति (vidhāvāti) - he runs about, he rushes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dhāv

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular, from √dhāv (to run) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: √dhāv (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

किल (kila) - Emphatic particle, suggesting reported speech or common knowledge. (indeed, certainly, as is well known)

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat, war

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ'.

काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - desiring, wishing for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣamāṇa

kāṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, wishing for, aspiring

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada) from √kāṅkṣ (to desire).

Root: √kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ saubharāṭ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सौभराट् (saubharāṭ) - Refers to King Jarasandha in this context. (the great king Saubhara, king of Saubha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubharāṭ

saubharāṭ - king of Saubha (a region or city), the great king Saubhara

Compound: Saubha + rāj (king).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saubha+rāj)

• saubha – Name of a city or country, or associated with the sage Saubhari
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāj – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √rāj (class 1)