महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-5

एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ ।
को दण्डः कीदृशो दण्डः किंरूपः किंपरायणः ॥५॥

5. etadicchāmyahaṁ jñātuṁ tattvena bharatarṣabha ,
ko daṇḍaḥ kīdṛśo daṇḍaḥ kiṁrūpaḥ kiṁparāyaṇaḥ.

5. etat icchāmi aham jñātum tattvena bharatarṣabha
kaḥ daṇḍaḥ kīdṛśaḥ daṇḍaḥ kiṃrūpaḥ kiṃparāyaṇaḥ

5. bharatarṣabha aham etat tattvena jñātum icchāmi
daṇḍaḥ kaḥ? daṇḍaḥ kīdṛśaḥ? kiṃrūpaḥ? kiṃparāyaṇaḥ?

5. O best of Bharatas, I wish to know this truly: What is Danda (governance/punishment)? What kind of Danda is it? What is its form? And what is its ultimate purpose (parāyaṇa)?

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, in reality, essentially

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to a prominent person in the Bharata lineage, often Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna. (O best of Bharatas)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - The principle of governance or punishment. (Danda (governance/punishment), rod, staff)

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what sort

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - The principle of governance or punishment. (Danda (governance/punishment), rod, staff)

• किंरूपः (kiṁrūpaḥ) - of what form, of what nature

• किंपरायणः (kiṁparāyaṇaḥ) - having what as its ultimate aim/resort

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

(infinitive)

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, in reality, essentially

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, essence, principle

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to a prominent person in the Bharata lineage, often Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata (an ancient king), a member of the Bharata clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – a bull, the best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - The principle of governance or punishment. (Danda (governance/punishment), rod, staff)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, governance, authority

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what nature, what sort of

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - The principle of governance or punishment. (Danda (governance/punishment), rod, staff)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - rod, staff, punishment, governance, authority

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

किंरूपः (kiṁrūpaḥ) - of what form, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiṃrūpa

kiṁrūpa - of what form, of what appearance, what kind of form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+rūpa)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

किंपरायणः (kiṁparāyaṇaḥ) - having what as its ultimate aim/resort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiṃparāyaṇa

kiṁparāyaṇa - having what as its chief object, having what as its ultimate goal/resort

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+parāyaṇa)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• parāyaṇa – ultimate goal, chief object, final resort, refuge
  noun (neuter)