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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-15

अपयातेऽसुरे तस्मिंस्तां कन्यां वासवोऽब्रवीत् ।
कासि कस्यासि किं चेह कुरुषे त्वं शुभानने ॥१५॥
15. apayāte'sure tasmiṁstāṁ kanyāṁ vāsavo'bravīt ,
kāsi kasyāsi kiṁ ceha kuruṣe tvaṁ śubhānane.
15. apayāte asure tasmin tām kanyām vāsavaḥ abravīt kā
asi kasyāḥ asi kim ca iha kuruṣe tvam śubhānanane
15. When that Asura had departed, Vāsava (Indra) spoke to that maiden: "O beautiful-faced one, who are you? Whose are you? And what are you doing here?"

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपयाते (apayāte) - when he had departed (having departed, having gone away (locative singular masculine))
  • असुरे (asure) - when the Asura (Keśī) (in the Asura, when the Asura)
  • तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (Asura) (in that, when that (locative singular masculine))
  • ताम् (tām) - to that (maiden) (that (feminine accusative singular))
  • कन्याम् (kanyām) - the maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
  • वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (Vāsava (name of Indra))
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)
  • का (kā) - Who (are you)? (who? (feminine nominative singular))
  • असि (asi) - are (you) (you are)
  • कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - Whose (are you)? (whose? (feminine genitive singular))
  • असि (asi) - are (you) (you are)
  • किम् (kim) - what (what?)
  • (ca) - and
  • इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)
  • कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - do you do (you do, you make)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • शुभाननने (śubhānanane) - O beautiful-faced one

Words meanings and morphology

अपयाते (apayāte) - when he had departed (having departed, having gone away (locative singular masculine))
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of apayāta
apayāta - departed, gone away
Past Passive Participle
√yā with prefix apa-
Prefix: apa
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with asure and tasmin.
असुरे (asure) - when the Asura (Keśī) (in the Asura, when the Asura)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of asura
asura - demon, anti-god
Note: Refers to Keśī.
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (Asura) (in that, when that (locative singular masculine))
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
Note: Agrees with asure.
ताम् (tām) - to that (maiden) (that (feminine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Refers to kanyām.
कन्याम् (kanyām) - the maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter
Note: Object of abravīt.
वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (Vāsava (name of Indra))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - Indra, chief of the gods
Note: Subject of abravīt.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac
Imperfect active third person singular
√vac with a-augment
Root: vac (class 2)
का (kā) - Who (are you)? (who? (feminine nominative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - who? what?
Note: Interrogative pronoun.
असि (asi) - are (you) (you are)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present active second person singular
√as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Copula.
कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - Whose (are you)? (whose? (feminine genitive singular))
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of kim
kim - who? what?
Note: Interrogative pronoun.
असि (asi) - are (you) (you are)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present active second person singular
√as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Copula.
किम् (kim) - what (what?)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what? which? why?
Note: Interrogative pronoun.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Enclitic, usually follows the word it connects.
इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of place.
कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - do you do (you do, you make)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present middle second person singular
√kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The middle voice can imply the action is for one's self.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Nominative subject.
शुभाननने (śubhānanane) - O beautiful-faced one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhānanā
śubhānanā - beautiful-faced, lovely-faced
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+ānana)
  • śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
    adjective (neuter)
  • ānana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
Note: Addressed to the maiden.