महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-67

क्वास्य ग्रीवा क्व चरणौ क्व पाणी क्व शिरस्तथा ।
इति स्म तं परीक्षन्ते गन्धर्वेण हतं तदा ॥६७॥

67. kvāsya grīvā kva caraṇau kva pāṇī kva śirastathā ,
iti sma taṁ parīkṣante gandharveṇa hataṁ tadā.

67. kva asya grīvā kva caraṇau kva pāṇī kva śiraḥ
tathā iti sma tam parīkṣante gandharveṇa hatam tadā

67. Then, they examined him, who had been slain by the Gandharva, asking, 'Where is his neck? Where are his feet? Where are his hands? Where is his head?'

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his; of this, its

• ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck

• क्व (kva) - where?

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• क्व (kva) - where?

• पाणी (pāṇī) - two hands

• क्व (kva) - where?

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, and

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

• स्म (sma) - particle used with present tense to denote past action

• तम् (tam) - him

• परीक्षन्ते (parīkṣante) - they examine, they inspect

• गन्धर्वेण (gandharveṇa) - by the Gandharva

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his; of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

Root: car (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

पाणी (pāṇī) - two hands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - particle used with present tense to denote past action

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परीक्षन्ते (parīkṣante) - they examine, they inspect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of parīkṣ

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Root īkṣ with upasarga pari.

गन्धर्वेण (gandharveṇa) - by the Gandharva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a Gandharva (celestial musician)

हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'tam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)