महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-145, verse-13

सा चिन्तये सदा पुत्र ब्राह्मणस्यास्य किं न्वहम् ।
प्रियं कुर्यामिति गृहे यत्कुर्युरुषिताः सुखम् ॥१३॥

13. sā cintaye sadā putra brāhmaṇasyāsya kiṁ nvaham ,
priyaṁ kuryāmiti gṛhe yatkuryuruṣitāḥ sukham.

13. sā cintaye sadā putra brāhmaṇasya asya kim nu aham
priyam kuryām iti gṛhe yat kuryuḥ uṣitāḥ sukham

13. O son, I always ponder this: 'What good deed can I do for this Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) in his house, so that those residing here may live happily?'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - This (thought), referring to the process of pondering mentioned by Yudhiṣṭhira. (that, this (thought/matter))

• चिन्तये (cintaye) - I think, I ponder, I wonder

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (addressed by Yudhiṣṭhira to Bhīma) (O son)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin

• अस्य (asya) - for this (Brahmin) (of this, for him)

• किम् (kim) - what, what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, truly, now

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रियम् (priyam) - a pleasing thing, good deed

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - may I do, should I do

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

• यत् (yat) - by which (means/action) (by which, that which)

• कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - may they (the Pandavas, those residing) live (may they do, should they do)

• उषिताः (uṣitāḥ) - those residing (in the Brahmin's house, i.e., the Pandavas) (residing, having dwelt, those who reside)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, happily

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - This (thought), referring to the process of pondering mentioned by Yudhiṣṭhira. (that, this (thought/matter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: In this context, it functions as a demonstrative referring to the general subject or 'this thought' implicitly.

चिन्तये (cintaye) - I think, I ponder, I wonder

(verb)

1st person , singular, ātmanepada, present indicative (laṭ) of cint

Denominative verb from 'cintā' (thought)

Root: cit (class 10)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

पुत्र (putra) - O son (addressed by Yudhiṣṭhira to Bhīma) (O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

अस्य (asya) - for this (Brahmin) (of this, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

किम् (kim) - what, what?

(interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, truly, now

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or question

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रियम् (priyam) - a pleasing thing, good deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Root: prī (class 9)

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - may I do, should I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative active (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: grah (class 9)

यत् (yat) - by which (means/action) (by which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - may they (the Pandavas, those residing) live (may they do, should they do)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative active (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उषिताः (uṣitāḥ) - those residing (in the Brahmin's house, i.e., the Pandavas) (residing, having dwelt, those who reside)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uṣita

uṣita - dwelt, resided, stayed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vas (to dwell) + kta suffix, with irregular stem change.

Root: vas (class 1)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, happily

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb, 'happily'.