महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-64

किं वा भगवतां कार्यमहं किं करवाणि वः ।
केनार्थेनोपसंप्राप्ता भगवन्तो महीतलम् ॥६४॥

64. kiṁ vā bhagavatāṁ kāryamahaṁ kiṁ karavāṇi vaḥ ,
kenārthenopasaṁprāptā bhagavanto mahītalam.

64. kim vā bhagavatām kāryam aham kim karavāṇi vaḥ
kena arthena upasaṃprāptāḥ bhagavantaḥ mahītalam

64. What, indeed, is the purpose of you venerable ones, or what may I do for you? For what reason have you, reverend sirs, arrived on the earthly plane?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, which, whether

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

• भगवताम् (bhagavatām) - of the venerable ones, of the reverend sirs

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, duty, purpose, task

• अहम् (aham) - I

• किम् (kim) - what

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do, shall I do

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

• केन (kena) - by what, with what, for what reason

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by purpose, for a purpose, for the sake of

• उपसंप्राप्ताः (upasaṁprāptāḥ) - having arrived, having reached

• भगवन्तः (bhagavantaḥ) - venerable ones, reverend sirs

• महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the earthly plane, the earth

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, which, whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

भगवताम् (bhagavatām) - of the venerable ones, of the reverend sirs

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, illustrious; the Lord

Note: Functions as a respectful address or reference.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, duty, purpose, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done; work, duty, purpose

Gerundive

From root √kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: In context, refers to the purpose or business.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Object of 'karavāṇi'.

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do, shall I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative/imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Form for 'may I do' or 'I shall do'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative plural 'to you/for you' is most fitting here.

केन (kena) - by what, with what, for what reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Often used to ask 'by what means' or 'for what purpose'.

अर्थेन (arthena) - by purpose, for a purpose, for the sake of

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, reason

Note: Used with 'kena' to mean 'for what purpose'.

उपसंप्राप्ताः (upasaṁprāptāḥ) - having arrived, having reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upasaṃprāpta

upasaṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From √prāp (to obtain, reach) with upasargas upa and sam.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: prāp (class 5)

Note: Modified by 'bhagavantaḥ'.

भगवन्तः (bhagavantaḥ) - venerable ones, reverend sirs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, illustrious; the Lord

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to the respected persons.

महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the earthly plane, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth, ground, earthly plane

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, base, bottom
  noun (neuter)

Note: The place of arrival.