महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-2

किं कार्यं सर्वधर्माणां गरीयो भवतो मतम् ।
यथायं पुरुषो धर्ममिह च प्रेत्य चाप्नुयात् ॥२॥

2. kiṁ kāryaṁ sarvadharmāṇāṁ garīyo bhavato matam ,
yathāyaṁ puruṣo dharmamiha ca pretya cāpnuyāt.

2. kiṃ kāryaṃ sarvadharmāṇām garīyaḥ bhavataḥ matam
yathā ayam puruṣaḥ dharmam iha ca pretya ca āpnuyāt

2. bhavataḥ matam garīyaḥ kāryaṃ kiṃ sarvadharmāṇām
yathā ayam puruṣaḥ iha ca pretya ca dharmam āpnuyāt

2. What action (karma) do you consider to be the most significant among all principles (dharma), by which this person (puruṣa) may attain their proper constitution (dharma) both in this world and after death?

Words meanings summery:

• किं (kiṁ) - What? (What? Which? Why?)

• कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - action, deed (action, deed, duty, to be done)

• सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all principles (dharma) (of all principles, of all constitutions, of all duties)

• गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - more important, more significant (weightier, heavier, more important, more venerable)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - by you (by your honor, by you)

• मतम् (matam) - considered (considered, thought, opinion, approved)

• यथा (yathā) - so that, by which (so that, as, just as)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, human being, the cosmic person (Puruṣa))

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - their proper constitution (dharma) (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (in the next world) (having died, after death, in the next world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain (may obtain, may attain, should obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

किं (kiṁ) - What? (What? Which? Why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - action, deed (action, deed, duty, to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all principles (dharma) (of all principles, of all constitutions, of all duties)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma

sarvadharma - all duties, all principles, all laws

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - more important, more significant (weightier, heavier, more important, more venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of garīyas

garīyas - weightier, heavier, more important

Comparative degree of guru (heavy, important)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - by you (by your honor, by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present active participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

मतम् (matam) - considered (considered, thought, opinion, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, approved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - so that, by which (so that, as, just as)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine singular form of idam.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, human being, the cosmic person (Puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the cosmic person, spirit

धर्मम् (dharmam) - their proper constitution (dharma) (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (in the next world) (having died, after death, in the next world)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From pra-i (to go forth, die) + -tvā/ya

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain (may obtain, may attain, should obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)