महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-263, verse-37

पप्रच्छ रामस्तं वाग्मी कस्त्वं प्रब्रूहि पृच्छतः ।
कामया किमिदं चित्रमाश्चर्यं प्रतिभाति मे ॥३७॥

37. papraccha rāmastaṁ vāgmī kastvaṁ prabrūhi pṛcchataḥ ,
kāmayā kimidaṁ citramāścaryaṁ pratibhāti me.

37. papraccha rāmaḥ tam vāgmī kaḥ tvam prabrūhi pṛcchataḥ
kāmayā kim idam citram āścaryam pratibhāti me

37. The eloquent Rāma asked him, "Who are you? Please tell me, as I am asking. What is this strange and wonderful thing that appears to me and fills me with longing?"

Words meanings summery:

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, inquired

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the being Rāma is addressing. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• वाग्मी (vāgmī) - Qualifies Rāma. (eloquent, articulate speaker)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, declare, explain

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - Implied 'me' (Rāma) as the one asking. (of the one asking, to the one asking, by the one asking)

• कामया (kāmayā) - Used adverbially to describe how the wonder appears, i.e., filling the observer with desire. (by desire, with longing, appealingly)

• किम् (kim) - what, how

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the strange wonder being observed. (this)

• चित्रम् (citram) - Qualifies 'āścaryam'. (strange, variegated, wonderful, brilliant)

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, astonishing thing

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pra-prach

Reduplicated Perfect Active

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √prach with upasarga pra. Reduplication of 'prach' to 'praccha'.

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a personal name, particularly the son of Daśaratha); pleasing, charming

तम् (tam) - Refers to the being Rāma is addressing. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाग्मी (vāgmī) - Qualifies Rāma. (eloquent, articulate speaker)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāgmin

vāgmin - eloquent, articulate, talkative

From 'vāc' (speech) + 'min' suffix.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(interrogative pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, declare, explain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of pra-brū

Imperative Active

Imperative active 2nd person singular of √brū (class 2) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - Implied 'me' (Rāma) as the one asking. (of the one asking, to the one asking, by the one asking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, questioning, inquiring (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √prach (class 6). Masculine genitive/ablative singular.

Root: prach (class 6)

कामया (kāmayā) - Used adverbially to describe how the wonder appears, i.e., filling the observer with desire. (by desire, with longing, appealingly)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, pleasure, love

Instrumental singular of 'kāma' (masc/neuter) or 'kāmā' (fem).

Root: kam (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, how

(interrogative pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the strange wonder being observed. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

चित्रम् (citram) - Qualifies 'āścaryam'. (strange, variegated, wonderful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - distinct, variegated, strange, wonderful, bright

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: cit

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, astonishing thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, surprise, astonishment, astonishing thing

From 'ā-car' (to approach, to perform) + 'ya' suffix. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: car (class 1)

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of prati-bhā

Present Active

Present active 3rd person singular of √bhā (class 2) with upasarga prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Dative/genitive singular enclitic form of 'asmad'.