महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-89

तमाह कृष्णः किमिदं पुनर्भवान्विकोशमाकाशनिभं करोत्यसिम् ।
प्रब्रूहि सत्यं पुनरुत्तरं विधेर्वचः प्रवक्ष्याम्यहमर्थसिद्धये ॥८९॥

89. tamāha kṛṣṇaḥ kimidaṁ punarbhavā;nvikośamākāśanibhaṁ karotyasim ,
prabrūhi satyaṁ punaruttaraṁ vidhe;rvacaḥ pravakṣyāmyahamarthasiddhaye.

89. tam āha kṛṣṇaḥ kim idam punaḥ bhavān
vikośam ākāśa-nibham karoti asim |
prabrūhi satyam punaḥ uttaram vidheḥ
vacaḥ pravakṣyāmi aham artha-siddhaye

89. kṛṣṇaḥ tam āha bhavān kim idam punaḥ
ākāśa-nibham vikośam asim karoti
satyam prabrūhi punaḥ aham artha-siddhaye
vidheḥ uttaram vacaḥ pravakṣyāmi

89. Krishna said to him, "What is this? Why are you again unsheathing a sword that shines like the sky? Speak the truth. Then, I will declare the words of Brahma (Vidhi) as an answer for the accomplishment of your purpose."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the distressed person) (him, that)

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• विकोशम् (vikośam) - unsheathed (referring to the sword) (unsheathed, uncovered, out of its scabbard)

• आकाश-निभम् (ākāśa-nibham) - sky-like, resembling the sky, shining like the sky

• करोति (karoti) - you are unsheathing (making it so) (you are doing, you are making, you are performing)

• असिम् (asim) - sword

• प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - speak, tell, declare

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, true, real)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (again, then, furthermore)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer (answer, response, subsequent)

• विधेः (vidheḥ) - of Brahma (Vidhi) (of Vidhi, of Brahma, of destiny/ordinance)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will speak forth

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अर्थ-सिद्धये (artha-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of purpose, for success

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the distressed person) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root used mostly in perfect tense, having special forms.

Root: ah (class 2)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity); black, dark

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative particle 'what?' or 'why?'

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Your Honor

विकोशम् (vikośam) - unsheathed (referring to the sword) (unsheathed, uncovered, out of its scabbard)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikośa

vikośa - unsheathed, unclosed, without covering

Derived from vi + kośa (sheath), implying 'without sheath'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vi+kośa)

• vi – apart, asunder, without
  indeclinable
• kośa – sheath, scabbard, treasury
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'asim'.

आकाश-निभम् (ākāśa-nibham) - sky-like, resembling the sky, shining like the sky

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa-nibha

ākāśa-nibha - resembling the sky, sky-colored

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+nibha)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to, appearing as
  adjective
  From root bhā (to shine) with prefix ni, used as an adjective.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'asim'.

करोति (karoti) - you are unsheathing (making it so) (you are doing, you are making, you are performing)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Grammatically 3rd person singular, but used with 'bhavān' (you, honorific), which takes a 3rd person verb form.

असिम् (asim) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword

प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - speak, tell, declare

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prabrū

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, true, real)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Note: Can also be an adverb meaning 'truly'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (again, then, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer (answer, response, subsequent)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, later, northern, answer, response

विधेः (vidheḥ) - of Brahma (Vidhi) (of Vidhi, of Brahma, of destiny/ordinance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, destiny, Brahma (Vidhi)

Root: dhā (class 3)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will speak forth

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अर्थ-सिद्धये (artha-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of purpose, for success

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of artha-siddhi

artha-siddhi - accomplishment of an object/purpose, success

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (artha+siddhi)

• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed).
  Root: sidh (class 4)