महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-17

क्व नु ते क्षत्रियाः शूरा न हि पश्यामि तानहम् ।
आगच्छतो महीपालानतिथीन्दयितान्मम ॥१७॥

17. kva nu te kṣatriyāḥ śūrā na hi paśyāmi tānaham ,
āgacchato mahīpālānatithīndayitānmama.

17. kva nu te kṣatriyāḥ śūrāḥ na hi paśyāmi tān
aham āgacchataḥ mahīpālān atithīn dayitān mama

17. "Indeed, where are those brave warriors (kṣatriyas)? I certainly do not see those kings, my beloved guests, arriving now."

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where, to what place

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, surely

• ते (te) - those

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - members of the kṣatriya social class (warriors, members of the warrior class)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आगच्छतः (āgacchataḥ) - coming, approaching

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests

• दयितान् (dayitān) - beloved, dear

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where, to what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or interrogative particle

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'kṣatriyāḥ śūrāḥ'

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - members of the kṣatriya social class (warriors, members of the warrior class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the warrior class

From kṣatra (rule, dominion)

Root: kṣi

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero

Note: Qualifies 'kṣatriyāḥ'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active indicative, 1st singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'. Refers to the kings.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person pronoun

Note: Subject of 'paśyāmi'

आगच्छतः (āgacchataḥ) - coming, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgacchat

āgacchat - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

From ā + √gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahīpālān'

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From √pāl
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

Note: Qualifies 'mahīpālān'

दयितान् (dayitān) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, liked

Past Passive Participle

From √day (to pity, love)

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahīpālān'

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person pronoun

Note: Modifies 'atithīn dayitān'