महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-2

किं श्रेयः का गतिर्ब्रह्मन्किं कृतं न विनश्यति ।
क्व गतो न निवर्तेत तन्मे ब्रूहि महामुने ॥२॥

2. kiṁ śreyaḥ kā gatirbrahmankiṁ kṛtaṁ na vinaśyati ,
kva gato na nivarteta tanme brūhi mahāmune.

2. kim śreyaḥ kā gatiḥ brahman kim kṛtam na vinaśyati
kva gataḥ na nivarteta tat me brūhi mahāmune

2. brahman mahāmune kim śreyaḥ kā gatiḥ kim kṛtam
na vinaśyati kva gataḥ na nivarteta tat me brūhi

2. O Brahmin, O great sage, what is the supreme good? What is the ultimate destination? What action, once performed, is not destroyed? And having gone where does one not return (to the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra))? Please tell me that.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the ultimate good or most beneficial thing. (the best, supreme good, welfare)

• का (kā) - what?, which?

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - the ultimate destination or spiritual state. (movement, path, destination, state)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Sage Parashara. (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - an action or deed. (done, performed, deed, act)

• न (na) - not, no

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - is not lost or comes to naught. (perishes, is destroyed, is lost)

• क्व (kva) - where?, to where?

• गतः (gataḥ) - having gone to a certain state or place. (gone, attained)

• न (na) - not, no

• निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - does not return to the cycle of transmigration. (should not return, does not return)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the aforementioned questions. (that)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• महामुने (mahāmune) - Addressing Sage Parashara. (O great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the ultimate good or most beneficial thing. (the best, supreme good, welfare)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, supreme good, welfare, prosperity

Comparative form of praśasya (excellent), used as a noun.

का (kā) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun, feminine form, agreeing with gatiḥ.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - the ultimate destination or spiritual state. (movement, path, destination, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, destination, state, spiritual goal

action noun

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Sage Parashara. (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one versed in sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - an action or deed. (done, performed, deed, act)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; deed, act, work

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - is not lost or comes to naught. (perishes, is destroyed, is lost)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vināś

present active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root naś with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

क्व (kva) - where?, to where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb of place.

गतः (gataḥ) - having gone to a certain state or place. (gone, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived at, attained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implies 'one who has gone'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - does not return to the cycle of transmigration. (should not return, does not return)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nivṛt

optative active

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vṛt with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the aforementioned questions. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Object of brūhi.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternative form for mama or mahyam, used here as dative.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

imperative active

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice of root brū (related to vac).

Root: brū (class 2)

महामुने (mahāmune) - Addressing Sage Parashara. (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound noun, Tatpurusha.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)