महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-9, verse-7

कस्यासि राज्ञो विषयादिहागतः किं चापि शिल्पं तव विद्यते कृतम् ।
कथं त्वमस्मासु निवत्स्यसे सदा वदस्व किं चापि तवेह वेतनम् ॥७॥

7. kasyāsi rājño viṣayādihāgataḥ; kiṁ cāpi śilpaṁ tava vidyate kṛtam ,
kathaṁ tvamasmāsu nivatsyase sadā; vadasva kiṁ cāpi taveha vetanam.

7. kasya asi rājñaḥ viṣayāt iha āgataḥ
kim ca api śilpam tava vidyate kṛtam
| katham tvam asmāsu nivatsyase sadā
vadasva kim ca api tava iha vetanam

7. From the domain of which king have you come here? And what skill or craft have you mastered? How will you perpetually reside among us? Tell me also, what is your salary here?

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

• असि (asi) - you are

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• विषयात् (viṣayāt) - from the country, from the dominion

• इह (iha) - to this place, here (here, in this world)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• शिल्पम् (śilpam) - art, craft, skill

• तव (tava) - your

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - mastered, accomplished (referring to a skill) (done, made, performed)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in our kingdom, in our service (among us, in us)

• निवत्स्यसे (nivatsyase) - you will dwell, you will live

• सदा (sadā) - perpetually (always, ever)

• वदस्व (vadasva) - tell, speak

• किम् (kim) - what

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तव (tava) - your

• इह (iha) - in this place (here)

• वेतनम् (vetanam) - salary, wage, hire

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with `rājñaḥ`.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

विषयात् (viṣayāt) - from the country, from the dominion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - domain, sphere, country, object of sense

इह (iha) - to this place, here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective 'you are come'.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used interrogatively.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `ca` to form 'and also'.

शिल्पम् (śilpam) - art, craft, skill

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śilpa

śilpa - art, craft, skill, accomplishment

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive adjective for `śilpam`.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - mastered, accomplished (referring to a skill) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `śilpam`.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in our kingdom, in our service (among us, in us)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Refers to Virāṭa and his people/kingdom.

निवत्स्यसे (nivatsyase) - you will dwell, you will live

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vas

From root 'vas' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Future tense, middle voice.

सदा (sadā) - perpetually (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वदस्व (vadasva) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used interrogatively.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `ca` to form 'and also'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive adjective for `vetanam`.

इह (iha) - in this place (here)

(indeclinable)

वेतनम् (vetanam) - salary, wage, hire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wage, salary, hire