महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-2

तत्र वै लोमशं राजा पप्रच्छ वदतां वरः ।
अगस्त्येनेह वातापिः किमर्थमुपशामितः ॥२॥

2. tatra vai lomaśaṁ rājā papraccha vadatāṁ varaḥ ,
agastyeneha vātāpiḥ kimarthamupaśāmitaḥ.

2. tatra vai lomaśam rājā papraccha vadatām varaḥ
agastyena iha vātāpiḥ kimartham upaśāmitaḥ

2. There, the king, who was the best among speakers, indeed asked Lomasha: "Why was Vātāpi killed by Agastya here?"

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• लोमशम् (lomaśam) - to the sage Lomasha (Lomasha)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, among speakers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

• अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by the sage Agastya (by Agastya)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• वातापिः (vātāpiḥ) - the demon Vātāpi (Vātāpi)

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• उपशामितः (upaśāmitaḥ) - pacified, quieted, killed

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that) + tral (suffix for place)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

लोमशम् (lomaśam) - to the sage Lomasha (Lomasha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - having much hair, hairy, a proper name (Lomasha)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

intensive reduplicated perfect of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, among speakers

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, talking

present active participle

derived from verb vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, a boon

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the 'king'.

अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by the sage Agastya (by Agastya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - a proper name (sage Agastya)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

वातापिः (vātāpiḥ) - the demon Vātāpi (Vātāpi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātāpi

vātāpi - a proper name (demon Vātāpi)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

compound of kim (what) and artha (purpose)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

उपशामितः (upaśāmitaḥ) - pacified, quieted, killed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśāmita

upaśāmita - pacified, quieted, ceased, killed

past passive participle

derived from verb śam (to be quiet) with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Refers to Vātāpi.