महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-21

किं कार्यं स्वागतं तेऽस्तु राज्ञा पृष्टश्च भारत ।
नाभिजज्ञे स नृपतिर्दुहित्रर्थे समागतम् ॥२१॥

21. kiṁ kāryaṁ svāgataṁ te'stu rājñā pṛṣṭaśca bhārata ,
nābhijajñe sa nṛpatirduhitrarthe samāgatam.

21. kim kāryam svāgatam te astu rājñā pṛṣṭaḥ ca bhārata
na abhijajñe saḥ nṛpatiḥ duhityarthe samāgatam

21. 'What is your purpose? Welcome to you!' — being thus questioned by King Bhīma, O Bhārata, that king (Bhīma) did not recognize that he (Ṛtuparṇa) had arrived for the sake of his daughter (Damayantī).

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, business, task

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

• ते (te) - to you (2nd person singular) (to you, your)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Bhīma (by the king)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or another listener in the framing narrative) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिजज्ञे (abhijajñe) - understood, recognized

• सः (saḥ) - that (King Bhīma) (he, that)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - King Bhīma (king, ruler)

• दुहित्यर्थे (duhityarthe) - for the sake of his daughter, Damayantī (for the sake of the daughter)

• समागतम् (samāgatam) - he (Ṛtuparṇa) had arrived (arrived, come together)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

Note: Agrees with `kāryam`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, business, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, duty, purpose, thing to be done

Gerundive

Derived from √kṛ with -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-arrived, properly come

Note: Used as an exclamation 'Welcome!'.

ते (te) - to you (2nd person singular) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Bhīma (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with an implied Ṛtuparṇa.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or another listener in the framing narrative) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिजज्ञे (abhijajñe) - understood, recognized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jñā

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - that (King Bhīma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Bhīma.

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - King Bhīma (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler (literally 'lord of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

दुहित्यर्थे (duhityarthe) - for the sake of his daughter, Damayantī (for the sake of the daughter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of duhityartha

duhityartha - for the daughter's purpose/sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duhity+artha)

• duhity – daughter
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: The locative case is used to express purpose here.

समागतम् (samāgatam) - he (Ṛtuparṇa) had arrived (arrived, come together)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - arrived, come together, met

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ā- + √gam

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied Ṛtuparṇa.