महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-169, verse-36

किं ते धनैर्बान्धवैर्वापि किं ते किं ते दारैर्ब्राह्मण यो मरिष्यसि ।
आत्मानमन्विच्छ गुहां प्रविष्टं पितामहस्ते क्व गतः पिता च ॥३६॥

36. kiṁ te dhanairbāndhavairvāpi kiṁ te; kiṁ te dārairbrāhmaṇa yo mariṣyasi ,
ātmānamanviccha guhāṁ praviṣṭaṁ; pitāmahaste kva gataḥ pitā ca.

36. kim te dhanaiḥ bāndhavaiḥ vā api kim
te kim te dāraiḥ brāhmaṇa yaḥ
mariṣyasi ātmānam anviccha guhām praviṣṭam
pitāmahaḥ te kva gataḥ pitā ca

36. brāhmaṇa yaḥ mariṣyasi te dhanaiḥ
kim vā api bāndhavaiḥ kim te dāraiḥ
kim te guhām praviṣṭam ātmānam anviccha
te pitāmahaḥ kva gataḥ ca pitā

36. O Brahmin, what use are riches, relatives, or even wives to you, who are destined to die? Seek the true Self (ātman) that resides within the cave of the heart. Where has your grandfather gone? And your father?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

• ते (te) - to you, your

• धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with riches, with wealth

• बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - with relatives, with kinsmen

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

• ते (te) - to you, your

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

• ते (te) - to you, your

• दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives

• ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - O Brahmin

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• मरिष्यसि (mariṣyasi) - you will die

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

• अन्विच्छ (anviccha) - seek, search for

• गुहाम् (guhām) - cave

• प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - entered, having entered

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

• ते (te) - your

• क्व (kva) - where?

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed

• पिता (pitā) - father

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, of what use?, how?

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with riches, with wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - with relatives, with kinsmen

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, of what use?, how?

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, of what use?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, of what use?, how?

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (always used in plural in this sense)

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

मरिष्यसि (mariṣyasi) - you will die

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of mṛ

Future indicative, parasmaipada, 2nd person singular

Root: mṛ (class 6)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

अन्विच्छ (anviccha) - seek, search for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anviṣ

Imperative, parasmaipada, 2nd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

गुहाम् (guhām) - cave

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern; heart (metaphorical)

प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated, reached

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√viś (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, departed, past

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)