महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-248, verse-6

कस्य मृत्युः कुतो मृत्युः केन मृत्युरिह प्रजाः ।
हरत्यमरसंकाश तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥६॥

6. kasya mṛtyuḥ kuto mṛtyuḥ kena mṛtyuriha prajāḥ ,
haratyamarasaṁkāśa tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

6. kasya mṛtyuḥ kutaḥ mṛtyuḥ kena mṛtyuḥ iha prajāḥ
harati amarasaṃkāśa tat me brūhi pitāmaha

6. amarasaṃkāśa pitāmaha tat me brūhi kasya mṛtyuḥ
kutaḥ mṛtyuḥ kena mṛtyuḥ iha prajāḥ harati

6. O you who resemble an immortal (amarasaṃkāśa), tell me that, O grandfather (pitāmaha): Whose is death? From what does death arise? By what means does death carry away beings (prajāḥ) here in this world?

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, of what

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what, by which

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this place

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, subjects, progeny

• हरति (harati) - carries away, takes away, seizes, destroys

• अमरसंकाश (amarasaṁkāśa) - Addressing Bhishma, comparing him to an immortal. (O one resembling an immortal, O god-like one)

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Addressing Bhishma, who is the great-uncle/grandfather figure. (O grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Can be masculine or neuter

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from kim (who/what)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Can be masculine or neuter

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this place

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, subjects, progeny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, beings, subjects

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Can also be nominative plural, but accusative fits the verb 'harati' (carries away) better.

हरति (harati) - carries away, takes away, seizes, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present Active

Root √hṛ (class 1, parasmāipada)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अमरसंकाश (amarasaṁkāśa) - Addressing Bhishma, comparing him to an immortal. (O one resembling an immortal, O god-like one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amarasaṃkāśa

amarasaṁkāśa - resembling an immortal, god-like

Compound type : Tatpurusha (amara+saṃkāśa)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternatively genitive singular

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root √brū (class 2, parasmāipada/ātmanepada, often irregular in forms)

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Addressing Bhishma, who is the great-uncle/grandfather figure. (O grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (paternal), great father, Brahma (as creator)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective