महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-27

हितं तु परमं कर्ण ब्रवीमि कुरुवर्धनम् ।
अथ त्वं मन्यसे दुष्टं ब्रूहि यत्परमं हितम् ॥२७॥

27. hitaṁ tu paramaṁ karṇa bravīmi kuruvardhanam ,
atha tvaṁ manyase duṣṭaṁ brūhi yatparamaṁ hitam.

27. hitam tu paramam karṇa bravīmi kuruvardhanam |
atha tvam manyase duṣṭam brūhi yat paramam hitam

27. O Karna, I speak the supreme good which brings prosperity to the Kurus. If, however, you consider this wrong, then you tell what is supremely beneficial.

27. אני אומר, הו קַרְנַה, את מה שטוב ביותר ומגדיל את בני קוּרוּ. ואם אתה סבור שזה רע, אמור אתה מהו הטוב העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna (the warrior and son of Surya) (O Karna)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

• कुरुवर्धनम् (kuruvardhanam) - increasing the Kurus, fostering the Kurus, promoting the Kurus' welfare

• अथ (atha) - now, then, if, furthermore

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

• दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - evil, wrong, bad, corrupt

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

Words meanings and morphology

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, suitable, good, salutary; welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle of √dhā (to place), used as a noun or adjective.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - most distant, furthest, last, ultimate, best, principal, supreme

Superlative of 'para'.

Note: Modifies 'hitam'.

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna (the warrior and son of Surya) (O Karna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; proper name Karna

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From √brū, class 2 verb.

Root: brū (class 2)

कुरुवर्धनम् (kuruvardhanam) - increasing the Kurus, fostering the Kurus, promoting the Kurus' welfare

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuruvardhana

kuruvardhana - increasing the Kurus, furthering the Kurus

Compound adjective qualifying 'hitam'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+vardhana)

• kuru – name of an ancient tribe and kingdom; a descendant of Kuru
  proper noun (masculine)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, prospering, causing to grow
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √vṛdh (to grow, increase).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'hitam'.

अथ (atha) - now, then, if, furthermore

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'manyase'.

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present middle indicative

From √man, class 4 verb.

Root: man (class 4)

दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - evil, wrong, bad, corrupt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - spoiled, bad, wicked, corrupt, evil, faulty, sinful

Past Passive Participle

From √duṣ (to be bad, faulty).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'manyase'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative active

From √brū, class 2 verb.

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Acts as the object of 'brūhi' and refers to 'paramam hitam'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parama

parama - most distant, furthest, last, ultimate, best, principal, supreme

Superlative of 'para'.

Note: Modifies 'hitam'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(noun)

neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, suitable, good, salutary; welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle of √dhā (to place), used as a noun or adjective.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative nominative to 'yat'.

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