महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-2

केन चास्याभवद्वैरं कारणं किं च तत्प्रभो ।
शंस पृष्टो महाप्राज्ञ न हि तृप्यामि कथ्यताम् ॥२॥

2. kena cāsyābhavadvairaṁ kāraṇaṁ kiṁ ca tatprabho ,
śaṁsa pṛṣṭo mahāprājña na hi tṛpyāmi kathyatām.

2. kena ca asya abhavat vairam kāraṇam kim ca tat prabho
śaṃsa pṛṣṭaḥ mahāprājña na hi tṛpyāmi kathyatām

2. O Lord, by whom did enmity arise for him, and what was its cause? Please tell me, O greatly wise one, for I am not satisfied; let it be recounted.

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (of this, of him, of it)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, arose (became, occurred, existed)

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity (enmity, hostility, hatred)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason (cause, reason, instrument)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the cause/enmity) (that, it)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O lord, O master)

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, recount (tell, declare, praise)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked, having been questioned (asked, questioned)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

• तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied (I am satisfied, I am content)

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be recounted (let it be told, let it be recounted)

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him (of this, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, arose (became, occurred, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity (enmity, hostility, hatred)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the cause/enmity) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, recount (tell, declare, praise)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked, having been questioned (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prach' (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the speaker implicitly.

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as a vocative noun here.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied (I am satisfied, I am content)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṛp

Present Active

1st person singular, Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: tṛp (class 4)

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be recounted (let it be told, let it be recounted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative Passive

3rd person singular, Imperative Mood, Ātmanepada, passive voice form

Root: kath (class 10)