महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-29, verse-28

ते पूर्वं पाण्डुपुत्रेण पृष्टा ह्यासन्सुतं तव ।
यदृच्छोपगतास्तत्र राजानं परिमार्गिताः ॥२८॥

28. te pūrvaṁ pāṇḍuputreṇa pṛṣṭā hyāsansutaṁ tava ,
yadṛcchopagatāstatra rājānaṁ parimārgitāḥ.

28. te pūrvam pāṇḍuputreṇa pṛṣṭāḥ hi āsan sutam
tava yadṛcchopagatāḥ tatra rājānam parimārgitāḥ

28. hi te pūrvam pāṇḍuputreṇa tava sutam pṛṣṭāḥ
āsan yadṛcchopagatāḥ tatra rājānam parimārgitāḥ

28. Indeed, these hunters had previously been questioned by the son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira) about your son (Duryodhana). Having arrived there by chance, they were (also) searching for the king.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Refers to the hunters ('vyādhāḥ') from the previous verse. (they)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

• पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - By Yudhiṣṭhira. (by the son of Pāṇḍu)

• पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - The hunters were questioned. (asked, questioned)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• सुतम् (sutam) - Your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) son, Duryodhana. (son)

• तव (tava) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (your, of you)

• यदृच्छोपगताः (yadṛcchopagatāḥ) - The hunters arrived at that location coincidentally. (having arrived by chance, having come by accident)

• तत्र (tatra) - At the place where Duryodhana was hiding. (there, in that place)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - Duryodhana. (the king)

• परिमार्गिताः (parimārgitāḥ) - The hunters were searching for the king (Duryodhana). (searched for, sought after)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Refers to the hunters ('vyādhāḥ') from the previous verse. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - By Yudhiṣṭhira. (by the son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

From Pāṇḍu (name of a king) + putra (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'pṛṣṭāḥ'.

पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - The hunters were questioned. (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired

past passive participle

From root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb of being.

सुतम् (sutam) - Your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) son, Duryodhana. (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring

past passive participle (from su, to generate)

From root 'sū' (to produce, beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of questioning, or rather the subject of the inquiry.

तव (tava) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

यदृच्छोपगताः (yadṛcchopagatāḥ) - The hunters arrived at that location coincidentally. (having arrived by chance, having come by accident)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yadṛcchopagata

yadṛcchopagata - having arrived by chance, accidentally come

From 'yadṛcchā' (accident, chance) + 'upagata' (arrived).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadṛcchā+upagata)

• yadṛcchā – chance, accident, free will
  noun (feminine)
  From 'yad' (which) + 'ṛcchā' (desire, will).
• upagata – approached, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From prefix 'upa' (near) + root 'gam' (to go).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

तत्र (tatra) - At the place where Duryodhana was hiding. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

राजानम् (rājānam) - Duryodhana. (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'parimārgitāḥ'.

परिमार्गिताः (parimārgitāḥ) - The hunters were searching for the king (Duryodhana). (searched for, sought after)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parimārgita

parimārgita - searched for, sought after, investigated

past passive participle

From prefix 'pari' (around, completely) + root 'mārg' (to search).

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'te'. Here, the passive participle has an active sense, implying 'they were (in the state of having) searched'.