महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-7

सा समीक्ष्य तथारूपामनाथामेकवाससम् ।
समाहूयाब्रवीद्भद्रे का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि ॥७॥

7. sā samīkṣya tathārūpāmanāthāmekavāsasam ,
samāhūyābravīdbhadre kā tvaṁ kiṁ ca cikīrṣasi.

7. sā samīkṣya tathārūpām anāthām ekavāsasam
samāhūya abravīt bhadre kā tvam kim ca cikīrṣasi

7. Having observed her, who was of such an appearance, helpless, and wearing a single garment, she (the queen) called out and said, 'O gentle lady, who are you and what do you intend to do?'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Queen Sudeṣṇā (she, that)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

• तथारूपाम् (tathārūpām) - of such appearance, of such a form

• अनाथाम् (anāthām) - helpless, without a protector, forlorn

• एकवाससम् (ekavāsasam) - wearing a single garment

• समाहूय (samāhūya) - having called, having summoned

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady, O good woman, O auspicious one

• का (kā) - who, what

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• च (ca) - and

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

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Queen Sudeṣṇā (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to the queen.

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Formed with suffix '-ya' after preverbs.

तथारूपाम् (tathārūpām) - of such appearance, of such a form

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tathārūpa

tathārūpa - of such appearance, of such form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tathā+rūpa)

• tathā – thus, so, such
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'anāthām' and 'ekavāsasam'.

अनाथाम् (anāthām) - helpless, without a protector, forlorn

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anāthā

anātha - without a protector, helpless, forlorn, orphaned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nātha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nātha – protector, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tathārūpām' and 'ekavāsasam'.

एकवाससम् (ekavāsasam) - wearing a single garment

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekavāsas

ekavāsas - wearing a single garment, clad in one cloth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+vāsas)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• vāsas – garment, clothing, cloth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tathārūpām' and 'anāthām'.

समाहूय (samāhūya) - having called, having summoned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'hvā' (to call) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

Note: Formed with suffix '-ya' after preverbs.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

Root 'brū' (class 2), imperfect 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Augment 'a-' and ending '-īt'.

भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady, O good woman, O auspicious one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - good, auspicious, noble, gentle (feminine)

का (kā) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Used adverbially as 'what (purpose)'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Desiderative present tense

Desiderative of root 'kṛ' (to do/make), present tense 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)