महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-296, verse-30

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं विघातेन ते पार्थ प्रश्नानुक्त्वा ततः पिब ।
अनुक्त्वा तु ततः प्रश्नान्पीत्वैव न भविष्यसि ॥३०॥

30. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ vighātena te pārtha praśnānuktvā tataḥ piba ,
anuktvā tu tataḥ praśnānpītvaiva na bhaviṣyasi.

30. yakṣaḥ uvāca | kim vighātena te pārtha praśnān uktvā tataḥ
piba | anuktvā tu tataḥ praśnān pītvā eva na bhaviṣyasi

30. The Yakṣa said: "Arjuna (pārtha), what is the use of your obstructing (me)? Answer the questions and then drink. If you drink without answering the questions, you will certainly not exist (will die)."

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yakṣa (a class of benevolent nature spirits)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what is the use of (what? why? what for?)

• विघातेन (vighātena) - by obstruction, by hindrance, by interruption

• ते (te) - your (genitive) (your, to you)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna

• प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said, having answered

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• पिब (piba) - drink!

• अनुक्त्वा (anuktvā) - without having spoken, without having answered

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

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

• न (na) - not, no

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will exist

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yakṣa (a class of benevolent nature spirits)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, usually benevolent guardians of treasures, a spirit, a demon

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root vac in the perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what is the use of (what? why? what for?)

(indeclinable)

Often used with instrumental to ask 'what is the use of...?'

विघातेन (vighātena) - by obstruction, by hindrance, by interruption

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vighāta

vighāta - obstruction, hindrance, interruption, striking, destruction

Derived from root han (to strike, obstruct) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

ते (te) - your (genitive) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name for Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, or Bhīma

Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī) with the patronymic suffix -a.

प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Derived from root prach (to ask) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said, having answered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

पिब (piba) - drink!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā

Root pā in the imperative mood, 2nd person singular.

Root: pā (class 1)

अनुक्त्वा (anuktvā) - without having spoken, without having answered

(indeclinable)

Negative Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'a-' to 'uktvā' (absolutive of vac).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uktvā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uktvā – having spoken, having said
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā.
  Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Derived from root prach (to ask) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root pā (to drink) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: pā (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root bhū in the future tense (lṛṭ), 2nd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)