महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-249, verse-4

धातुर्विधातुः सवितुर्विभोर्वा शक्रस्य वा त्वं सदनात्प्रपन्ना ।
न ह्येव नः पृच्छसि ये वयं स्म न चापि जानीम तवेह नाथम् ॥४॥

4. dhāturvidhātuḥ saviturvibhorvā; śakrasya vā tvaṁ sadanātprapannā ,
na hyeva naḥ pṛcchasi ye vayaṁ sma; na cāpi jānīma taveha nātham.

4. dhātuḥ vidhātuḥ savituḥ vibhoḥ vā
śakrasya vā tvam sadanāt prapannā
na hi eva naḥ pṛcchasi ye vayam sma
na ca api jānīma tava iha nātham

4. You have arrived from the abode of either Dhātṛ, Vidhātṛ, Savitṛ, or Vibhu, or from the abode of Indra (Śakra). Indeed, you do not ask who we are, nor do we know your protector here.

Words meanings summery:

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the creator god Dhātṛ (of the creator, of the supporter, of the element)

• विधातुः (vidhātuḥ) - of the creator god Vidhātṛ (of the dispenser, of the arranger)

• सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the solar deity Savitṛ (of the stimulator, of the producer)

• विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of the powerful Lord (a deity) (of the powerful one, of the all-pervading one, of the lord)

• वा (vā) - or

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra (Śakra) (of Indra, of the powerful one)

• वा (vā) - or

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (feminine singular, referring to the lady being addressed) (you)

• सदनात् (sadanāt) - from the abode (from the abode, from the dwelling, from the seat)

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having arrived (here) (having arrived, having approached, taken refuge, obtained)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

• नः (naḥ) - us (accusative) (us, to us, our)

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

• ये (ye) - who (who, which (plural))

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• स्म (sma) - are (indicating present existence, often combined with a present tense verb for past or just for emphasis of state) (were, are (an augment indicating past tense, or emphasis))

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (implies 'nor' when used with 'na') (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• जानीम (jānīma) - we know

• तव (tava) - your

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• नाथम् (nātham) - protector (lord, protector, master)

Words meanings and morphology

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the creator god Dhātṛ (of the creator, of the supporter, of the element)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, founder, supporter, element, constituent of the body

Root: dhā (class 3)

विधातुः (vidhātuḥ) - of the creator god Vidhātṛ (of the dispenser, of the arranger)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - arranger, dispenser, creator, ordainer

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the solar deity Savitṛ (of the stimulator, of the producer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - stimulator, enlivener, producer, generator, the Sun-god

Root: sū (class 2)

विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of the powerful Lord (a deity) (of the powerful one, of the all-pervading one, of the lord)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, master

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Can also be a noun meaning 'lord'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra (Śakra) (of Indra, of the powerful one)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, strong, name of Indra

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (feminine singular, referring to the lady being addressed) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: The form 'tvam' is gender-neutral, but contextually refers to a female.

सदनात् (sadanāt) - from the abode (from the abode, from the dwelling, from the seat)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having arrived (here) (having arrived, having approached, taken refuge, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - approached, arrived, taken refuge in, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Feminine form of the past passive participle, agreeing with 'tvam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - us (accusative) (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Also can be dative or genitive plural.

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch

Root: prach (class 6)

ये (ye) - who (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

स्म (sma) - are (indicating present existence, often combined with a present tense verb for past or just for emphasis of state) (were, are (an augment indicating past tense, or emphasis))

(indeclinable)

Note: This 'sma' is usually used with present tense to refer to past, but here it might simply be an emphatic particle, equivalent to 'we who exist' or 'we who are'. Given the context of 'who we are', present seems appropriate.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (implies 'nor' when used with 'na') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

जानीम (jānīma) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

root of 9th class (śnā-vicaraṇa)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The root is jñā, but the present stem is jānī.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

नाथम् (nātham) - protector (lord, protector, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, helper