महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-16

तार्क्ष्य उवाच ।
क्षेत्रज्ञभूतां परलोकभावे कर्मोदये बुद्धिमतिप्रविष्टाम् ।
प्रज्ञां च देवीं सुभगे विमृश्य पृच्छामि त्वां का ह्यसि चारुरूपे ॥१६॥

16. tārkṣya uvāca ,
kṣetrajñabhūtāṁ paralokabhāve; karmodaye buddhimatipraviṣṭām ,
prajñāṁ ca devīṁ subhage vimṛśya; pṛcchāmi tvāṁ kā hyasi cārurūpe.

16. Tārkṣyaḥ uvāca kṣetrajñabhūtām
paralokabhāve karma udaye buddhimatipraviṣṭām
prajñām ca devīm subhage
vimṛśya pṛcchāmi tvām kā hi asi cārurūpe

16. Tārkṣya said: "O beautiful one, O graceful one, having reflected upon you—who have become the knower of the field (kṣetrajña), entered into the intellect (buddhi) concerning the state of the afterlife (paraloka) and the manifestation of action (karma), and are also the divine wisdom (prajñā)—I ask you, who indeed are you?"

Words meanings summery:

• तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) - Tārkṣya (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्षेत्रज्ञभूताम् (kṣetrajñabhūtām) - having become the knower of the field

• परलोकभावे (paralokabhāve) - in the state of the other world; regarding the afterlife

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

• उदये (udaye) - at the rise, at the manifestation, at the dawn

• बुद्धिमतिप्रविष्टाम् (buddhimatipraviṣṭām) - entered into the intellect

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, discriminative knowledge, insight

• च (ca) - and

• देवीम् (devīm) - divine, goddess

• सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

• विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• का (kā) - who, what (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• असि (asi) - you are

• चारुरूपे (cārurūpe) - O one of beautiful form, O graceful one

Words meanings and morphology

तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) - Tārkṣya (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Tārkṣya

Tārkṣya - Tārkṣya (a proper name, often associated with Garuḍa or his descendants)

Note: The sandhi with `uvāca` causes the visarga to drop.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root vac, Perfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षेत्रज्ञभूताम् (kṣetrajñabhūtām) - having become the knower of the field

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣetrajñabhūta

kṣetrajñabhūta - become the knower of the field; become the individual soul (ātman)

compound of kṣetrajña and bhūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetrajña+bhūta)

• kṣetrajña – knower of the field; the individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been; an entity, a being
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `prajñām`.

परलोकभावे (paralokabhāve) - in the state of the other world; regarding the afterlife

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paralokabhāva

paralokabhāva - state of the other world, condition of the afterlife (paraloka)

compound of paraloka and bhāva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraloka+bhāva)

• paraloka – the other world, afterlife (paraloka)
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Specifies the context for `buddhimatipraviṣṭām` and `kṣetrajñabhūtām`.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

(noun)

neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms `karmodaye` with `udaye`.

उदये (udaye) - at the rise, at the manifestation, at the dawn

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rise, manifestation, prosperity, dawn

from root i (to go) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: With `karma` forms `karmodaye` (at the manifestation of action/karma).

बुद्धिमतिप्रविष्टाम् (buddhimatipraviṣṭām) - entered into the intellect

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhimatipraviṣṭa

buddhimatipraviṣṭa - entered into the intellect (buddhi)

compound of buddhimati and praviṣṭa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhimati+praviṣṭa)

• buddhimati – in the intellect
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of mati (intellect), here 'buddhi' seems to specify the type of 'mati' or it could be a compound 'buddhi-mati' as one entity, i.e., mental faculty. Given the context, 'in the intellect' is most suitable. 'buddhi' is intellect, 'mati' is mind/intellect. The form 'buddhimati' is used as locative of 'mati' which is then compounded, or 'buddhi' acting as a qualifier.
• praviṣṭa – entered, gone into
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root viś (to enter) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `prajñām`.

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, discriminative knowledge, insight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, discriminative knowledge, insight (prajñā)

from root jñā (to know) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of `vimṛśya` and `pṛcchāmi`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देवीम् (devīm) - divine, goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman, queen

Note: Qualifies `prajñām`.

सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of subhagā

subhagā - beautiful, fortunate, charming

compound of su and bhaga

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhaga)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, prosperity, excellence, beauty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Sarasvatī.

विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

from root mṛś (to touch, to consider) with prefix vi; formed with suffix -ya (after upasarga)

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of prach

Present Active

root prach, Present, 1st person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Object of `pṛcchāmi`.

का (kā) - who, what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle. Sandhi with `asi` becomes `hyasi`.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

root as, Present, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

चारुरूपे (cārurūpe) - O one of beautiful form, O graceful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cārurūpā

cārurūpā - having a beautiful form, graceful

compound of cāru and rūpa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+rūpa)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, graceful, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to Sarasvatī.