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.

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'.