महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-38

त्वत्तः कृशतरं किं नु ब्रवीतु भगवानिदम् ।
यदि गुह्यं न ते विप्र लोकेऽस्मिन्किं नु दुर्लभम् ॥३८॥

38. tvattaḥ kṛśataraṁ kiṁ nu bravītu bhagavānidam ,
yadi guhyaṁ na te vipra loke'sminkiṁ nu durlabham.

38. tvattaḥ kṛśataram kim nu bravītu bhagavān idam yadi
guhyam na te vipra loke asmin kim nu durlabham

38. bhagavān vipra tvattaḥ kṛśataram kim nu idam bravītu
yadi te guhyam na asmin loke kim nu durlabham

38. O reverend sir, what indeed is more meager than you? Please explain this. If it is not a secret to you, O Brahmin, what in this world is truly difficult to obtain (durlabha)?

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you, from you

• कृशतरम् (kṛśataram) - more meager (thinner, poorer, weaker, more meager)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - please explain (let him speak, please speak)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - O reverend sir (reverend sir, Lord, venerable one)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यदि (yadi) - if

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden

• न (na) - not

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O wise one

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - hard to obtain, rare, elusive

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कृशतरम् (kṛśataram) - more meager (thinner, poorer, weaker, more meager)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛśatara

kṛśatara - more lean, thinner, poorer, weaker, more meager (comparative degree)

Comparative degree of 'kṛśa'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - please explain (let him speak, please speak)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - O reverend sir (reverend sir, Lord, venerable one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - auspicious, divine, fortunate; revered one, Lord

Note: Used as a respectful address in the nominative case.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, to be concealed

Gerundive

Derived from root 'guh' (to hide, conceal).

Root: guh (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O wise one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'loke' in gender, number, and case.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - hard to obtain, rare, elusive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - hard to obtain, difficult to attain, rare, elusive

Gerundive

Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain) with prefix 'dur-' (difficult).

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)