महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-9

किं स्विद्वयमपेतार्थमश्लिष्टमसमञ्जसम् ।
तावुभौ प्रतिवक्ष्यामो हृषीकेशधनंजयौ ॥९॥

9. kiṁ svidvayamapetārthamaśliṣṭamasamañjasam ,
tāvubhau prativakṣyāmo hṛṣīkeśadhanaṁjayau.

9. kim svit vayam apetārtham aśliṣṭam asamañjasam
tau ubhau prativakṣyāmaḥ hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau

9. vayam kim svit apetārtham aśliṣṭam asamañjasam
tau ubhau hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau prativakṣyāmaḥ

9. What indeed will we say to both Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) about this meaningless, improper, and inconsistent act?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, how, whether

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, possibly

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अपेतार्थम् (apetārtham) - meaningless, useless, without purpose

• अश्लिष्टम् (aśliṣṭam) - improper, unfitting, not coherent

• असमञ्जसम् (asamañjasam) - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable

• तौ (tau) - those two

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• प्रतिवक्ष्यामः (prativakṣyāmaḥ) - we will reply, we will say

• हृषीकेशधनञ्जयौ (hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, who are the leaders and main figures of the situation. (Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, how, whether

(indeclinable)

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, possibly

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपेतार्थम् (apetārtham) - meaningless, useless, without purpose

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apetārtha

apetārtha - meaningless, useless, without purpose or object

Compound type : bahuvrihi (apeta+artha)

• apeta – gone away, departed, lost, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'iñ' (to go) with prefix 'apa'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: iñ (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, cause
  noun (masculine)

अश्लिष्टम् (aśliṣṭam) - improper, unfitting, not coherent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśliṣṭa

aśliṣṭa - not joined, not coherent, improper, unfitting

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śliṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śliṣṭa – joined, coherent, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śliṣ' (to cling, embrace).
  Root: śliṣ (class 4)

असमञ्जसम् (asamañjasam) - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asamañjasa

asamañjasa - inconsistent, inappropriate, unsuitable, ill-suited

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+samañjasa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• samañjasa – proper, fit, appropriate, consistent
  adjective (masculine)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubhā

ubhā - both

प्रतिवक्ष्यामः (prativakṣyāmaḥ) - we will reply, we will say

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prativac

Future Tense

Root vac (class 2) with prefix prati, future 1st person plural.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

हृषीकेशधनञ्जयौ (hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, who are the leaders and main figures of the situation. (Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of hṛṣīkeśadhanañjaya

hṛṣīkeśadhanañjaya - Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

Compound type : dvandva (hṛṣīkeśa+dhanañjaya)

• hṛṣīkeśa – Master of the senses, a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanañjaya – conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)