महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-5

अत्र मे संशयश्चैव कौतूहलमतीव च ।
किं स्वित्प्रहरणं श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धेषु पार्थिव ॥५॥

5. atra me saṁśayaścaiva kautūhalamatīva ca ,
kiṁ svitpraharaṇaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ sarvayuddheṣu pārthiva.

5. atra me saṃśayaḥ ca eva kautūhalam atīva ca kim
svit praharaṇam śreṣṭham sarvayuddheṣu pārthiva

5. pārthiva atra me saṃśayaḥ ca eva atīva ca kautūhalam
kim svit praharaṇam śreṣṭham sarvayuddheṣu

5. O king, I have a great doubt and intense curiosity regarding this matter: what is truly the best weapon in all battles?

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - regarding this matter (here, in this matter, regarding this)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, interest)

• अतीव (atīva) - intense, very great (exceedingly, very much, intensely)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why, whether)

• स्वित् (svit) - truly, indeed (indeed, perhaps, truly (interrogative particle))

• प्रहरणम् (praharaṇam) - weapon (weapon, striking, blow)

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best (best, excellent, chief, most distinguished)

• सर्वयुद्धेषु (sarvayuddheṣu) - in all battles (in all battles, in all fights)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (earthly, royal, king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - regarding this matter (here, in this matter, regarding this)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Derived from root śī with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, interest)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest, desire

अतीव (atīva) - intense, very great (exceedingly, very much, intensely)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why, whether)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun

स्वित् (svit) - truly, indeed (indeed, perhaps, truly (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or to introduce a question

प्रहरणम् (praharaṇam) - weapon (weapon, striking, blow)

(noun)

neuter, singular of praharaṇa

praharaṇa - weapon, striking, blow, assault

agent noun

Derived from root hṛ with prefix pra, meaning 'to strike'

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best (best, excellent, chief, most distinguished)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, chief, most distinguished

Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Adjective modifying praharaṇam

सर्वयुद्धेषु (sarvayuddheṣu) - in all battles (in all battles, in all fights)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvayuddha

sarvayuddha - all battles, every battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+yuddha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  From root yudh 'to fight'
  Root: yudh (class 4)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (earthly, royal, king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)