महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-52, verse-9

यदा तु तपसोग्रेण चकर्ष वसुधां नृपः ।
ततः शक्रोऽब्रवीद्देवान्राजर्षेर्यच्चिकीर्षितम् ॥९॥

9. yadā tu tapasogreṇa cakarṣa vasudhāṁ nṛpaḥ ,
tataḥ śakro'bravīddevānrājarṣeryaccikīrṣitam.

9. yadā tu tapasa ugreṇa cakarṣa vasudhām nṛpaḥ
tataḥ śakraḥ abravīt devān rājarṣeḥ yat cikirṣitam

9. yadā tu nṛpaḥ ugreṇa tapasā vasudhām cakarṣa
tataḥ śakraḥ devān rājarṣeḥ yat cikirṣitam abravīt

9. But when the king cultivated the earth through severe ascetic practice (tapas), then Indra (Śakra) informed the gods of the royal sage's (rājarṣi) intention.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• तु (tu) - introduces a contrasting or sequential action (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तपस (tapasa) - by means of severe ascetic practice (by austerity, through ascetic practice, by heat)

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe (austerity) (by severe, by fierce, by terrible)

• चकर्ष (cakarṣa) - cultivated, plowed, drew

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Kuru (the king, protector of men)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

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

• देवान् (devān) - to the gods, deities

• राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of King Kuru (of the royal sage)

• यत् (yat) - that which (was intended) (what, which, that which)

• चिकिर्षितम् (cikirṣitam) - the royal sage's intention (desired to do, intended, wished)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - introduces a contrasting or sequential action (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तपस (tapasa) - by means of severe ascetic practice (by austerity, through ascetic practice, by heat)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-restraint, ascetic practice (tapas), austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe (austerity) (by severe, by fierce, by terrible)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, severe, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'tapasa'.

चकर्ष (cakarṣa) - cultivated, plowed, drew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛṣ

Perfect Active

root 'kṛṣ' (to plow) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vasu+dharā)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, good, excellent
  noun (neuter)
• dharā – bearing, holding, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Kuru (the king, protector of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men (compound: nṛ + pa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler (from root 'pā' to protect)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of the chief of the gods)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - informed (spoke, said, told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Active

root 'bru' (to speak) in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bru (class 2)

देवान् (devān) - to the gods, deities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 1)

राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of King Kuru (of the royal sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound of 'rājan' (king) and 'ṛṣi' (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - that which (was intended) (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied clause 'what was intended'.

चिकिर्षितम् (cikirṣitam) - the royal sage's intention (desired to do, intended, wished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cikirṣita

cikirṣita - desired to be done, intended, wished

Past Passive Participle (from desiderative stem)

Derived from the desiderative stem of root 'kṛ' (to do/make), meaning 'desiring to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.