महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-12

अथाब्रवीद्राजपुत्रीं कौरव्यो महिषीं प्रियाम् ।
केनास्यर्थेन संप्राप्ता त्वरितेव ममान्तिकम् ॥१२॥

12. athābravīdrājaputrīṁ kauravyo mahiṣīṁ priyām ,
kenāsyarthena saṁprāptā tvariteva mamāntikam.

12. atha abravīt rājaputrīm kauravyaḥ mahiṣīm priyām
kena asya arthena saṃprāptā tvaritā iva mama antikam

12. The Kuru ruler then spoke to his dear queen, the princess: "For what purpose have you arrived so hurriedly in my presence?"

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

• राजपुत्रीम् (rājaputrīm) - to the princess, the daughter of a king

• कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kuru ruler (the speaker) (the descendant of Kuru, a Kuru prince/ruler)

• महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - to the queen, chief wife

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved, favorite

• केन (kena) - by what, with what, for what

• अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

• अर्थेन (arthena) - for what purpose (by purpose, for the sake of, for the meaning)

• संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - arrived, reached, obtained

• त्वरिता (tvaritā) - hurried, swift, quick

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near, proximity, presence

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

राजपुत्रीम् (rājaputrīm) - to the princess, the daughter of a king

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, king's daughter

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putrī)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putrī – daughter
  noun (feminine)

कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kuru ruler (the speaker) (the descendant of Kuru, a Kuru prince/ruler)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - a descendant of Kuru; a prince or ruler of the Kuru dynasty

Derived from Kuru

महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - to the queen, chief wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - queen, chief wife, empress

प्रियाम् (priyām) - dear, beloved, favorite

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite, pleasing

केन (kena) - by what, with what, for what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अर्थेन (arthena) - for what purpose (by purpose, for the sake of, for the meaning)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, cause

संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - arrived, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root āp- with prefixes sam- and pra-.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

त्वरिता (tvaritā) - hurried, swift, quick

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hurried, swift, quick, agile

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

Derived from the root tvar- (to hurry).

Root: tvar (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near, proximity, presence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - near, proximity, presence

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'to the proximity' or 'in the presence of'.