महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-269, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
किंशीलः किंसमाचारः किंविद्यः किंपरायणः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
kiṁśīlaḥ kiṁsamācāraḥ kiṁvidyaḥ kiṁparāyaṇaḥ ,
prāpnoti brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ yatparaṁ prakṛterdhruvam.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca kimśīlaḥ kimsamācāraḥ kimvidyaḥ kimparāyaṇaḥ
prāpnoti brahmaṇaḥ sthānam yat param prakṛteḥ dhruvam

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca.
kimśīlaḥ kimsamācāraḥ kimvidyaḥ kimparāyaṇaḥ (pumān) yat param prakṛteḥ dhruvam brahmaṇaḥ sthānam prāpnoti?

1. Yudhishthira said: "What kind of character, conduct, knowledge, and ultimate aim does one possess who attains the supreme, eternal state of Brahman (brahman), which is beyond primordial nature (prakṛti)?"

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम्शीलः (kimśīlaḥ) - what character/nature? of what disposition?

• किम्समाचारः (kimsamācāraḥ) - what conduct/behavior? of what behavior?

• किम्विद्यः (kimvidyaḥ) - what knowledge? possessing what knowledge?

• किम्परायणः (kimparāyaṇaḥ) - what is his ultimate goal/refuge? having what as the highest aim?

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - state, abode, place, position

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond

• प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of primordial nature

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal, permanent, fixed

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम्शीलः (kimśīlaḥ) - what character/nature? of what disposition?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimśīla

kimśīla - having what nature/character?

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+śīla)

• kim – what, which, who
  interrogative pronoun
• śīla – nature, character, habit, conduct
  noun (neuter)

किम्समाचारः (kimsamācāraḥ) - what conduct/behavior? of what behavior?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimsamācāra

kimsamācāra - having what conduct/behavior?

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+samācāra)

• kim – what, which, who
  interrogative pronoun
• samācāra – conduct, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)

किम्विद्यः (kimvidyaḥ) - what knowledge? possessing what knowledge?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimvidya

kimvidya - having what knowledge?

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+vidyā)

• kim – what, which, who
  interrogative pronoun
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)

किम्परायणः (kimparāyaṇaḥ) - what is his ultimate goal/refuge? having what as the highest aim?

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimparāyaṇa

kimparāyaṇa - having what as the ultimate goal/refuge?

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+parāyaṇa)

• kim – what, which, who
  interrogative pronoun
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate aim, refuge, resort
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality

स्थानम् (sthānam) - state, abode, place, position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, state, abode

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of primordial nature

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primordial matter, origin, cause

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal, permanent, fixed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, eternal, permanent