महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-172, verse-8

का नु प्रज्ञा श्रुतं वा किं वृत्तिर्वा का नु ते मुने ।
क्षिप्रमाचक्ष्व मे ब्रह्मञ्श्रेयो यदिह मन्यसे ॥८॥

8. kā nu prajñā śrutaṁ vā kiṁ vṛttirvā kā nu te mune ,
kṣipramācakṣva me brahmañśreyo yadiha manyase.

8. kā nu prajñā śrutam vā kim vṛttiḥ vā kā nu te mune
kṣipram ācakṣva me brahman śreyaḥ yat iha manyase

8. he mune he brahman kā nu te prajñā vā kim śrutam vā kā
nu te vṛttiḥ kṣipram me ācakṣva yat iha śreyaḥ manyase

8. O sage (muni), what indeed is your wisdom? Or what is your knowledge? Or what is your way of life? O Brahmin, quickly tell me what you consider to be the supreme good here.

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

• नु (nu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, then, now (particle))

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - sacred knowledge, learning, what is heard

• वा (vā) - or

• किम् (kim) - what (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, livelihood, way of life

• वा (vā) - or

• का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

• नु (nu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, then, now (particle))

• ते (te) - your, to you (dative/genitive singular)

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, declare, explain (imperative)

• मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive singular)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the good, prosperity, ultimate good

• यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'prajñā'.

नु (nu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, then, now (particle))

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - sacred knowledge, learning, what is heard

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed, sacred knowledge, learning

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Root śru (to hear) + suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used as a noun here.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'śrutam'.

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, livelihood, way of life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behaviour, mode of life, livelihood, existence

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttiḥ'.

नु (nu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, then, now (particle))

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you (dative/genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adverbial accusative of neuter adjective.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, declare, explain (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Imperative, Middle Voice

Root cakṣ (to see, to tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the ultimate reality (Brahman)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the good, prosperity, ultimate good

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, better, best, prosperity, ultimate good

Root: śrī

Note: Object of 'manyase'.

यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

(relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)