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

आसीद्वा किंप्रभावश्च स दैत्यो मानवान्तकः ।
किमर्थं चोद्गतो मन्युरगस्त्यस्य महात्मनः ॥३॥

3. āsīdvā kiṁprabhāvaśca sa daityo mānavāntakaḥ ,
kimarthaṁ codgato manyuragastyasya mahātmanaḥ.

3. āsīt vā kimprabhāvaḥ ca sa daityaḥ mānavāntakaḥ
kimartham ca udgataḥ manyuḥ agastyasya mahātmanaḥ

3. Or what was the power and nature of that demon (daitya), the killer of humans? And for what reason did the anger (manyu) of the great-souled Agastya arise?

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• वा (vā) - or, either

• किम्प्रभावः (kimprabhāvaḥ) - of what power, having what influence

• च (ca) - and, also

• स (sa) - that demon (that, he)

• दैत्यः (daityaḥ) - demon, son of Diti

• मानवान्तकः (mānavāntakaḥ) - killer of humans

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - arisen, gone forth, flared up

• मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger, wrath, passion

• अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of the sage Agastya (of Agastya)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous Agastya (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

किम्प्रभावः (kimprabhāvaḥ) - of what power, having what influence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimprabhāva

kimprabhāva - of what power, having what influence

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+prabhāva)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• prabhāva – power, might, influence, majesty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the demon.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that demon (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the demon.

दैत्यः (daityaḥ) - demon, son of Diti

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daitya

daitya - a demon (son of Diti)

patronymic from Diti

मानवान्तकः (mānavāntakaḥ) - killer of humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānavāntaka

mānavāntaka - killer of humans

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānava+antaka)

• mānava – human, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  derived from verb ant (to end)
  Root: ant

Note: Refers to the demon.

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)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - arisen, gone forth, flared up

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udgata

udgata - arisen, gone up, emerged

past passive participle

derived from verb gam (to go) with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'manyuḥ'.

मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger, wrath, passion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyu

manyu - anger, wrath, spirit, passion (manyu)

Root: man (class 4)

अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of the sage Agastya (of Agastya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - a proper name (sage Agastya)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous Agastya (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble (mahātman)

compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Agastyasya'.