महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-5

किमाहृत्य विदित्वा वा प्रीतिस्ते स्याद्भुजंगम ।
किमाहारं प्रयच्छामि कथं मुञ्चेद्भवानिमम् ॥५॥

5. kimāhṛtya viditvā vā prītiste syādbhujaṁgama ,
kimāhāraṁ prayacchāmi kathaṁ muñcedbhavānimam.

5. kim āhṛtya viditvā vā prītiḥ te syāt bhujaṅgama |
kim āhāram prayacchāmi katham muñcet bhavān imam

5. O serpent (bhujaṅgama), what should I bring or what knowledge should I acquire that would satisfy you? What food should I offer? How would you release him?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having brought, by bringing

• विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, by knowing

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, pleasure, joy

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, would be

• भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent, O snake (bhujaṅgama)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I should offer, I give

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• मुञ्चेत् (muñcet) - would release, should release

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• इमम् (imam) - Referring to Bhīma, who is captured by the serpent. (this one, him)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it functions adverbially or as direct object of bringing/knowing.

आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having brought, by bringing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive of root hṛ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Absolutive indicates 'having done X'.

विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, by knowing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive of root vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Absolutive indicates 'having done X'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, pleasure, joy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - satisfaction, pleasure, joy, love

From root prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Can also be genitive. Here functions as possessive "your".

स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

Optative 3rd singular active of as

Root: as (class 2)

भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - O serpent, O snake (bhujaṅgama)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - serpent, snake

Bhuja (arm/shoulder) + ga (going), one who goes on its arms (undulating)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhuja+gama)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving, goer
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix -a to root gam
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Here functions as a direct object.

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, sustenance, diet

From root hṛ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I should offer, I give

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present 1st singular active of yach (gamaka of dā with pra)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Can imply 'should' in an interrogative context.

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

मुञ्चेत् (muñcet) - would release, should release

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of muc

Optative Active

Optative 3rd singular active of muc (class 6)

Root: muc (class 6)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - Referring to Bhīma, who is captured by the serpent. (this one, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, him

Note: Refers to Bhīma in context.