महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-44

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं स्वित्प्रवसतो मित्रं किं स्विन्मित्रं गृहे सतः ।
आतुरस्य च किं मित्रं किं स्विन्मित्रं मरिष्यतः ॥४४॥

44. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ svitpravasato mitraṁ kiṁ svinmitraṁ gṛhe sataḥ ,
āturasya ca kiṁ mitraṁ kiṁ svinmitraṁ mariṣyataḥ.

44. yakṣaḥ uvāca kim svit pravasataḥ mitram kim svit mitram gṛhe
sataḥ āturasya ca kim mitram kim svit mitram mariṣyataḥ

44. The Yaksha said, "What indeed is a friend to one who travels abroad? What is a friend to one who remains at home? And what is a friend to a sick person? What indeed is a friend to one who is about to die?"

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - the Yaksha (as the speaker) (a Yaksha, a nature-spirit)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

• प्रवसतः (pravasataḥ) - of one who travels, of a sojourner

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

• सतः (sataḥ) - of one who stays at home (of one who is, of one who exists)

• आतुरस्य (āturasya) - of a sick person, of one in distress

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• मरिष्यतः (mariṣyataḥ) - of one who is about to die

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - the Yaksha (as the speaker) (a Yaksha, a nature-spirit)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of nature-spirits, typically benevolent but sometimes mischievous, guardians of treasures

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect stem from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

(indeclinable)

प्रवसतः (pravasataḥ) - of one who travels, of a sojourner

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pravasat

pravasat - traveling, living abroad

Present Active Participle

From pra-vas (pra + vas 'to dwell')

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used substantively.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally, the Sun

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally, the Sun

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

सतः (sataḥ) - of one who stays at home (of one who is, of one who exists)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

Present Active Participle

From root as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively.

आतुरस्य (āturasya) - of a sick person, of one in distress

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātura

ātura - sick, diseased, distressed, suffering

From ā-tur (ā + tur 'to hasten, be agitated')

Prefix: ā

Root: tur (class 6)

Note: Used substantively.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, then

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally, the Sun

मरिष्यतः (mariṣyataḥ) - of one who is about to die

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mariṣyat

mariṣyat - about to die, destined to die

Future Active Participle

From root mṛ 'to die', future stem mariṣya-

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used substantively.