महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-119, verse-16

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यक्षो वाप्यथ वा देवो गन्धर्वो राक्षसोऽपि वा ।
न हि मानुषरूपोऽसि को वार्थः काङ्क्षितस्त्वया ॥१६॥

16. yakṣo vāpyatha vā devo gandharvo rākṣaso'pi vā ,
na hi mānuṣarūpo'si ko vārthaḥ kāṅkṣitastvayā.

16. yakṣaḥ vā api atha vā devaḥ gandharvaḥ rākṣasaḥ api vā
na hi mānuṣarūpaḥ asi kaḥ vā arthaḥ kāṅkṣitaḥ tvayā

16. "Are you a yakṣa, or perhaps a god, a gandharva, or even a rākṣasa? Indeed, you are not of human form. What purpose do you desire, or what do you wish for?"

Words meanings summery:

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यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - yakṣa (a class of demigods, often guardians of treasures)

वा (vā) - or

अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore, thus, or

वा (vā) - or

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - gandharva (celestial musician or demigod)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - rākṣasa (demon, evil being)

अपि (api) - also, even

वा (vā) - or

न (na) - not, no

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

मानुषरूपः (mānuṣarūpaḥ) - of human form, having a human appearance

असि (asi) - you are

कः (kaḥ) - what?

वा (vā) - or

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, goal

काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired, wished for, longed for

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - yakṣa (a class of demigods, often guardians of treasures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, often associated with wealth and nature, sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent.

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice) or yakṣ (to move quickly, to be bright).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Part of a series of interrogative clauses.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing alternative.

Note: Connects alternatives.

अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore, thus, or

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence, option, or transition.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing alternative.

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

From root div (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Part of the series of interrogative clauses.

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - gandharva (celestial musician or demigod)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a class of celestial beings, often musicians or singers, associated with Indra's heaven.

Note: Part of the series of interrogative clauses.

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - rākṣasa (demon, evil being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a class of malevolent beings, demons, ogres, sometimes described as powerful warriors.

From root rakṣ (to protect), ironically meaning "one who should be protected against" or "one who protects himself/evil".

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the series of interrogative clauses.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing alternative.

Note: Connects 'gandharvaḥ' and 'rākṣasaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

मानुषरूपः (mānuṣarūpaḥ) - of human form, having a human appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣarūpa

mānuṣarūpa - human form, human appearance

mānuṣa (human) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mānuṣa+rūpa)

mānuṣa – human, man
adjective (masculine)
From manus (man) + aṇ suffix.
Root: man (class 4)
rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)
From root rūp (to form).
Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied "you".

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Present tense (Laṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

वा (vā) - or