महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-3

तां नराः परिधावन्तीं स्त्रियश्च समुपाद्रवन् ।
अपृच्छंश्चैव तां दृष्ट्वा का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि ॥३॥

3. tāṁ narāḥ paridhāvantīṁ striyaśca samupādravan ,
apṛcchaṁścaiva tāṁ dṛṣṭvā kā tvaṁ kiṁ ca cikīrṣasi.

3. tām narāḥ paridhāvantīm striyaḥ ca samupādravan
apṛcchan ca eva tām dṛṣṭvā kā tvam kim ca cikīrṣasi

3. Men running about and women rushed up to her. Having seen her, they asked her, "Who are you, and what do you wish to do?"

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, to her

• नराः (narāḥ) - men

• परिधावन्तीम् (paridhāvantīm) - describing Draupadi (running about, wandering around)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• च (ca) - and

• समुपाद्रवन् (samupādravan) - they rushed up, they approached quickly

• अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - they asked

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ताम् (tām) - her, to her

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• का (kā) - who (feminine)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - what

• च (ca) - and

• चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you desire to make

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

नराः (narāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, male, person

परिधावन्तीम् (paridhāvantīm) - describing Draupadi (running about, wandering around)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paridhāvat

dhāv - to run, to move quickly

Present Active Participle

Present active participle, feminine, accusative singular, from pari-√dhāv

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Describes 'tām' (Draupadi).

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समुपाद्रवन् (samupādravan) - they rushed up, they approached quickly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samupādrav

imperfect tense

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada) with prefixes sam-upa-ā-

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: dru (class 1)

अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prach

imperfect tense

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her, to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed from √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

का (kā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you desire to make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of cikīrṣ

desiderative verb

Desiderative verb, present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada) from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)