महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-20

दुर्लभं किं नु विप्रर्षे आशायाश्चैव किं भवेत् ।
ब्रवीतु भगवानेतद्यदि गुह्यं न तन्मयि ॥२०॥

20. durlabhaṁ kiṁ nu viprarṣe āśāyāścaiva kiṁ bhavet ,
bravītu bhagavānetadyadi guhyaṁ na tanmayi.

20. durlabham kim nu viprarṣe āśāyāḥ ca eva kim bhavet
bravītu bhagavān etat yadi guhyam na tat mayi

20. viprarṣe durlabham kim nu āśāyāḥ ca eva kim bhavet
yadi tat mayi guhyam na bhagavān etat bravītu

20. O Brahmin-sage, what is truly difficult to achieve? And what will result from hope? May your revered self (bhagavān) please tell me this, if it is not a secret from me.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, hard to achieve

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, then

• विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin-sage

• आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope, from hope

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, would happen, result

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - may he speak, let him tell

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, Lord, divine being

• एतत् (etat) - this

• यदि (yadi) - if

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मयि (mayi) - in me, to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, hard to achieve

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

Gerundive

Derived from prefix 'dur' and root 'labh' (to obtain) with suffix 'a'.

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

(interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, then

(indeclinable)

विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin-sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a Brahmin sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – a Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of hope, from hope

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, expectation, desire

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

(interrogative pronoun)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, would happen, result

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - may he speak, let him tell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, Lord, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - lord, revered, divine, glorious

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, to be concealed

Gerundive

Derived from the root 'guh' (to hide) with the suffix '-ya'.

Root: guh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मयि (mayi) - in me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my