śrī-rājā uvāca - the King (Parīkṣit) said; kaḥ - who; nāma - in particular; saḥ - that; pumān - person; brahman - O brāhmaṇa (Śukadeva); kasya - of which (family); kim - having what; vīryaḥ - powers; eva ca - as also; kasmāt - why; guhām - in the cave; gataḥ - having gone; śiṣye - lay down to sleep; kim - whose; tejaḥ - semen (offspring); yavana - of the Yavana; ardanaḥ - the destroyer.

King Parīkṣit said: Who was that person, O brāhmaṇa? To which family did he belong, and what were his powers? Why did that destroyer of the barbarian lie down to sleep in the cave, and whose son was he?