महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-296, verse-25

अभिधावंस्ततो वाचमन्तरिक्षात्स शुश्रुवे ।
किमासीदसि पानीयं नैतच्छक्यं बलात्त्वया ॥२५॥

25. abhidhāvaṁstato vācamantarikṣātsa śuśruve ,
kimāsīdasi pānīyaṁ naitacchakyaṁ balāttvayā.

25. abhidhāvan tataḥ vācam antarikṣāt saḥ śuśruve
kim āsīdasi pānīyam na etat śakyam balāt tvayā

25. While he was running, he then heard a voice from the sky: "Why do you approach the water? This cannot be obtained by force by you."

Words meanings summery:

• अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - While he (Arjuna) was running towards the water. (running towards, approaching)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• वाचम् (vācam) - voice, word, speech

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (Savya-sācī) (he, that)

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - he heard

• किम् (kim) - why, what

• आसीदसि (āsīdasi) - you approach (the water) (you seek, you sit (near), you approach)

• पानीयम् (pānīyam) - drinking water, potable water

• न (na) - not

• एतत् (etat) - this (water) (this)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to obtain (possible, capable)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

अभिधावन् (abhidhāvan) - While he (Arjuna) was running towards the water. (running towards, approaching)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - running towards, approaching, pursuing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dhāv with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (implicit subject, Arjuna).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` + suffix `tas`.

वाचम् (vācam) - voice, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, word, speech, goddess Saraswati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śuśruve`.

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

Note: Source of the voice.

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (Savya-sācī) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Subject of `śuśruve`.

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - he heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of śuśruve

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Derived from root √śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

किम् (kim) - why, what

(indeclinable)

आसीदसि (āsīdasi) - you approach (the water) (you seek, you sit (near), you approach)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada

Derived from root √sad with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - drinking water, potable water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - drinking water, potable water, drinkable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √pā with suffix -anīya.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of `āsīdasi`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

एतत् (etat) - this (water) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of `śakyam`.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to obtain (possible, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, feasible

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for `etat`.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Adverbial use, 'forcefully'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Agent in passive construction (`śakyam`).