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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-248, verse-14

गच्छ जानीहि सौम्यैनां कस्य का च कुतोऽपि वा ।
किमर्थमागता सुभ्रूरिदं कण्टकितं वनम् ॥१४॥
14. gaccha jānīhi saumyaināṁ kasya kā ca kuto'pi vā ,
kimarthamāgatā subhrūridaṁ kaṇṭakitaṁ vanam.
14. gaccha jānīhi saumya enām kasya kā ca kutaḥ api
vā kim artham āgatā subhrūḥ idam kaṇṭakitam vanam
14. Go, O gentle one, and find out whose daughter she is, and from where she has come, or for what purpose this beautiful-browed woman has arrived in this thorny forest.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गच्छ (gaccha) - go
  • जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, find out
  • सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one
  • एनाम् (enām) - her, this (feminine)
  • कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
  • का (kā) - who (feminine)
  • (ca) - and
  • कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where
  • अपि (api) - also, even, or
  • वा (vā) - or
  • किम् (kim) - What (purpose) (what)
  • अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of
  • आगता (āgatā) - arrived, come (feminine)
  • सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - woman with beautiful eyebrows, beautiful-browed woman
  • इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
  • कण्टकितम् (kaṇṭakitam) - thorny, full of thorns
  • वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, find out
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya
saumya - gentle, mild, auspicious
एनाम् (enām) - her, this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of enam
enam - this, that, him, her
कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
का (kā) - who (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, or
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - What (purpose) (what)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who
Note: Used here as part of 'kim artham' for 'for what purpose'.
अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, for the sake of
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object
Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose, here in combination with 'kim'.
आगता (āgatā) - arrived, come (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ā-gam
gam - to go, to move
Past Passive Participle
Formed with -ta suffix, feminine form
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Past Passive Participle acting as an adjective.
सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - woman with beautiful eyebrows, beautiful-browed woman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of subhrū
subhrū - beautiful-browed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+bhrū)
  • su – good, beautiful, well
    indeclinable
  • bhrū – eyebrow
    noun (feminine)
Note: Used here as a noun referring to the woman.
इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
कण्टकितम् (kaṇṭakitam) - thorny, full of thorns
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṇṭakita
kaṇṭakita - thorny, full of thorns
वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove