महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-16

महर्षे मम पुत्रोऽयं कुन्त्यां जातो महाभुजः ।
अस्त्रहेतोरिह प्राप्तः कस्माच्चित्कारणान्तरात् ॥१६॥

16. maharṣe mama putro'yaṁ kuntyāṁ jāto mahābhujaḥ ,
astrahetoriha prāptaḥ kasmāccitkāraṇāntarāt.

16. maharṣe mama putraḥ ayam kuntyām jātaḥ mahābhujaḥ
astrahetoḥ iha prāptaḥ kasmāt cit kāraṇāntarāt

16. O great sage, this mighty-armed son of mine was born of Kunti. He has come here for the sake of obtaining divine weapons, and for some other reason.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O revered sage Lomasha! (O great sage!)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Arjuna) (son)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (Arjuna) (this one, he)

• कुन्त्याम् (kuntyām) - of Kunti, by Kunti (as mother) (in Kunti, by Kunti)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

• महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (great-armed, mighty-armed)

• अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the purpose of acquiring divine weapons (for the sake of weapons)

• इह (iha) - here (in Svarga/heaven) (here, in this world)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, obtained, attained)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from some (from what, why)

• चित् (cit) - (making indefinite) ((indefinite particle))

• कारणान्तरात् (kāraṇāntarāt) - due to some other reason (from another reason, from other causes)

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O revered sage Lomasha! (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Refers to Indra.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Arjuna) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Subject.

अयम् (ayam) - this one (Arjuna) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

कुन्त्याम् (kuntyām) - of Kunti, by Kunti (as mother) (in Kunti, by Kunti)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (mother of the Pandavas)

Note: Indicates the mother.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions like a verb 'was born'.

महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (great-armed, mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - great-armed, mighty-armed

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhuja – arm, hand; shoulder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the purpose of acquiring divine weapons (for the sake of weapons)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of astrahetu

astrahetu - reason/cause for weapons

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+hetu)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, purpose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the purpose of his arrival.

इह (iha) - here (in Svarga/heaven) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as the main verb here.

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from some (from what, why)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Ablative singular of 'kim'.

Note: Used with 'cit' for indefinite 'from some'.

चित् (cit) - (making indefinite) ((indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

Used to make indefinite pronouns/adverbs.

कारणान्तरात् (kāraṇāntarāt) - due to some other reason (from another reason, from other causes)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇāntara

kāraṇāntara - another cause, another reason

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+antara)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – other, different, internal, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used with 'kasmāt cit'.