महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-16

कुण्डलार्थे ब्रुवंस्तात कारणैर्बहुभिस्त्वया ।
अन्यैर्बहुविधैर्वित्तैः स निवार्यः पुनः पुनः ॥१६॥

16. kuṇḍalārthe bruvaṁstāta kāraṇairbahubhistvayā ,
anyairbahuvidhairvittaiḥ sa nivāryaḥ punaḥ punaḥ.

16. kuṇḍalārthe bruvan tāta kāraṇaiḥ bahubhiḥ tvayā
anyaiḥ bahuvidhaiḥ vittaiḥ saḥ nivāryaḥ punaḥ punaḥ

16. My dear one (tāta), when he pleads for the earrings, you should repeatedly dissuade him with many arguments and with various other kinds of riches.

Words meanings summery:

• कुण्डलार्थे (kuṇḍalārthe) - in the matter of the earrings (for the sake of the earrings)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - pleading, begging (referring to Indra) (speaking, saying)

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father (vocative)

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by reasons, by arguments

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various kinds of, by manifold

• वित्तैः (vittaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Indra) (he)

• निवार्यः (nivāryaḥ) - should be dissuaded, to be prevented

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

कुण्डलार्थे (kuṇḍalārthe) - in the matter of the earrings (for the sake of the earrings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalārtha

kuṇḍalārtha - for the sake of earrings

Compound of kuṇḍala (earring) and artha (purpose, sake)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuṇḍala+artha)

• kuṇḍala – earring, ear-ring
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes purpose or context.

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - pleading, begging (referring to Indra) (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvant

bruvant - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root brū (to speak) + suffix -at

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Indra.

तात (tāta) - dear one, father (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often used by elders for younger individuals)

Note: An address to Karna.

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by reasons, by arguments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, means

Note: Means of dissuasion.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Qualifies 'kāraṇaiḥ' and 'vittaiḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Qualifies 'vittaiḥ'.

बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various kinds of, by manifold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, various

Compound of bahu (many) and vidha (kind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vittaiḥ'.

वित्तैः (vittaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, riches

Past Passive Participle of vid (to find/obtain), used as a noun

Note: Means of dissuasion.

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Indra) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

निवार्यः (nivāryaḥ) - should be dissuaded, to be prevented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivārya

nivārya - to be prevented, to be kept back

Gerundive

Derived from root vṛ with prefix ni + suffix -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'saḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis (punaḥ punaḥ: repeatedly).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis (punaḥ punaḥ: repeatedly).