महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-96, verse-2

नारदोऽथाब्रवीदेनं क्व भवान्गन्तुमुद्यतः ।
स्वेन वा सूत कार्येण शासनाद्वा शतक्रतोः ॥२॥

2. nārado'thābravīdenaṁ kva bhavāngantumudyataḥ ,
svena vā sūta kāryeṇa śāsanādvā śatakratoḥ.

2. nāradaḥ atha abravīt enam kva bhavān gantum
udyataḥ svena vā sūta kāryeṇa śāsanāt vā śatakratoḥ

2. Then Nārada asked him, "Where are you intent on going? Is it for your own purpose, O charioteer, or by the command of Śatakratu (Indra)?"

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The divine sage Nārada (Nārada)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Mātali) (him, this (masc. acc. sg.))

• क्व (kva) - where?

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (Mātali) (you (respectful))

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go (to go, for going)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - intent (on going) (ready, prepared, intent)

• स्वेन (svena) - by your own (by one's own)

• वा (vā) - or

• सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (addressing Mātali) (charioteer, son)

• कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by your purpose/task (by the task, by the purpose)

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (from the command, by the rule)

• वा (vā) - or

• शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Śatakratu (Indra) (of Śatakratu, of Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The divine sage Nārada (Nārada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - The sage Nārada, name of a divine sage

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: From root √brū (to speak, say)

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Mātali) (him, this (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (Mātali) (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - you (respectful form), being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root √bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go (to go, for going)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed from root √gam + -tum suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form of the verb.

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - intent (on going) (ready, prepared, intent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken, begun, resolute

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ut- + √yam (to strive, restrain)

Prefix: ut

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavān'.

स्वेन (svena) - by your own (by one's own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (addressing Mātali) (charioteer, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, son (of a kṣatriya by a brāhmaṇī), bard

कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by your purpose/task (by the task, by the purpose)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - task, duty, action, to be done, business

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from √kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Mātali's personal mission.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (from the command, by the rule)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance, administration

From √śās (to command, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: The ablative implies 'from' or 'by reason of'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Śatakratu (Indra) (of Śatakratu, of Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - having a hundred sacrifices, a name for Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – sacrifice, power, resolve, strength
  noun (masculine)