महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-13

एवमुक्तः स राजा तु पुनः पप्रच्छ तान्द्विजान् ।
क्व तौ वीरौ क्वजन्मानौ किंकर्माणौ च कौ च तौ ॥१३॥

13. evamuktaḥ sa rājā tu punaḥ papraccha tāndvijān ,
kva tau vīrau kvajanmānau kiṁkarmāṇau ca kau ca tau.

13. evam uktaḥ saḥ rājā tu punaḥ papraccha tān dvijān
kva tau vīrau kva-janmānau kiṃkarmāṇau ca kau ca tau

13. Being thus addressed, that king then again asked those Brahmins: 'Where are those two heroes? Where were they born? What are their deeds, and who are they?'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (said, spoken, told)

• सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तु (tu) - then (but, on the other hand, indeed, then)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, furthermore)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he questioned

• तान् (tān) - those

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins, twice-born

• क्व (kva) - where?

• तौ (tau) - those two

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave ones

• क्व-जन्मानौ (kva-janmānau) - where born?, of what birth?

• किंकर्माणौ (kiṁkarmāṇau) - what deeds?, of what actions?

• च (ca) - and

• कौ (kau) - who (dual)?

• च (ca) - and

• तौ (tau) - those two

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies uktaḥ.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta suffix. vac becomes uk.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to rājā.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of papraccha.

तु (tu) - then (but, on the other hand, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prach

Perfect tense

Reduplicated root prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the dvijān.

द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins, twice-born

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

dvi (twice) + jan (to be born)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jan – birth, being born
  noun (neuter)
  Root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of papraccha.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle.

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two heroes.

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, strong man

Note: Predicate nominative in the question 'who are they?'.

क्व-जन्मानौ (kva-janmānau) - where born?, of what birth?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kva-janman

kva-janman - where-born, of what origin

kva (where) + janman (birth, origin)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kva+janman)

• kva – where?
  indeclinable
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root jan + manin suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used interrogatively, referring to tau.

किंकर्माणौ (kiṁkarmāṇau) - what deeds?, of what actions?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim-karman

kim-karman - what deed, what action (interrogative compound)

kim (what) + karman (deed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+karman)

• kim – what?, which?
  pronoun
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + manin suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used interrogatively, referring to tau.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects parts of the question.

कौ (kau) - who (dual)?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

kim is the base for interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative pronoun, asking for identity.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects last part of the question.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Emphatic, repeating the subject of the question.