महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-3

यदा च किंचित्कुर्यात्स कारणं तत्र भामिनि ।
तत्र संचेष्टमानस्य संलक्ष्यं ते विचेष्टितम् ॥३॥

3. yadā ca kiṁcitkuryātsa kāraṇaṁ tatra bhāmini ,
tatra saṁceṣṭamānasya saṁlakṣyaṁ te viceṣṭitam.

3. yadā ca kiñcit kuryāt saḥ kāraṇam tatra bhāmini
tatra saṃceṣṭamānasya saṃlakṣyam te viceṣṭitam

3. “And if he performs any action there, O beautiful one, you must carefully observe his every movement.”

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• च (ca) - and, also

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any particular act (something, anything)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - if he performs any action (should do, might do, would do)

• सः (saḥ) - Bāhuka (he, that (masculine))

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - in that matter (of doing something) (reason, cause, motive, matter)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, concerning Bāhuka (there, in that place, in that matter)

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O Keśinī! (O beautiful one, O passionate woman!)

• तत्र (tatra) - concerning Bāhuka's actions (there, in that place, in that matter)

• संचेष्टमानस्य (saṁceṣṭamānasya) - of Bāhuka, who is performing actions (of one who is moving, of one who is acting)

• संलक्ष्यम् (saṁlakṣyam) - his behavior must be carefully observed (to be observed, must be noticed)

• ते (te) - by you, Keśinī (by you (singular), to you, your)

• विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - Bāhuka's actions/behavior (which might reveal Nala) (action, activity, behavior (often unusual or strange))

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'yat' (which) with the suffix '-dā'.

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any particular act (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

From 'kim' + 'cid'. Used as an indefinite pronoun.

Note: Acts as object of 'kuryāt'.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - if he performs any action (should do, might do, would do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

Optative/Potential Mood

Optative 3rd person singular, active voice of root 'kṛ' (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - Bāhuka (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

Note: Subject of 'kuryāt'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - in that matter (of doing something) (reason, cause, motive, matter)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive, business, matter

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or accusative of respect.

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, concerning Bāhuka (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tra'.

Note: Refers to the context of Bāhuka.

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O Keśinī! (O beautiful one, O passionate woman!)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman

From 'bhāma' (light, wrath).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Keśinī.

तत्र (tatra) - concerning Bāhuka's actions (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tra'.

Note: Connects to 'saṃceṣṭamānasya'.

संचेष्टमानस्य (saṁceṣṭamānasya) - of Bāhuka, who is performing actions (of one who is moving, of one who is acting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃceṣṭamāna

saṁceṣṭamāna - moving, acting, behaving

Present Middle Participle

From prefix 'sam' + root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, act, class 1). Middle voice participle. Masculine genitive singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

संलक्ष्यम् (saṁlakṣyam) - his behavior must be carefully observed (to be observed, must be noticed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃlakṣya

saṁlakṣya - to be observed, to be perceived, to be noticed

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From prefix 'sam' + root 'lakṣ' (to observe, class 1/10) with suffix '-ya'. Neuter nominative singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - by you, Keśinī (by you (singular), to you, your)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad', dative/genitive singular. Functions as agent for the gerundive 'saṃlakṣyam'.

विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - Bāhuka's actions/behavior (which might reveal Nala) (action, activity, behavior (often unusual or strange))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viceṣṭita

viceṣṭita - action, behavior, conduct, unusual movement, strange behavior

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From prefix 'vi' + root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, act, class 1). Neuter nominative singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)