महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-298, verse-5

कतीन्द्रियाणि विप्रर्षे कति प्रकृतयः स्मृताः ।
किमव्यक्तं परं ब्रह्म तस्माच्च परतस्तु किम् ॥५॥

5. katīndriyāṇi viprarṣe kati prakṛtayaḥ smṛtāḥ ,
kimavyaktaṁ paraṁ brahma tasmācca paratastu kim.

5. kati indriyāṇi viprarṣe kati prakṛtayaḥ smṛtāḥ
kim avyaktam param brahma tasmāt ca parataḥ tu kim

5. viprarṣe kati indriyāṇi kati prakṛtayaḥ smṛtāḥ
avyaktam param brahma kim tasmāt ca parataḥ tu kim

5. O Brahmin sage, how many senses are there? How many constituents of nature (prakṛti) are traditionally recognized? What is the unmanifest supreme ultimate reality (brahman)? And what, indeed, is beyond even that?

Words meanings summery:

• कति (kati) - how many

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense

• विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin sage

• कति (kati) - how many

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - In Sāṅkhya philosophy, the fundamental material principles of the universe. (constituents of nature, primordial matter)

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, traditionally known/enumerated

• किम् (kim) - what

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - Refers to the primal, unmanifest state of the universe or supreme reality. (unmanifest, unperceived)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - In Advaita Vedanta, the ultimate, unchanging reality underlying all phenomena. (ultimate reality, Brahman)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - From that supreme Brahman. (from that, than that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• परतः (parataḥ) - beyond, further than

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, but, however)

• किम् (kim) - what

Words meanings and morphology

कति (kati) - how many

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adjective for plural nouns.

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power (especially of the senses)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.

विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - Brahmin sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, priest, inspired one
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Yājñavalkya.

कति (kati) - how many

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adjective for plural nouns.

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - In Sāṅkhya philosophy, the fundamental material principles of the universe. (constituents of nature, primordial matter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primordial matter, constitution, origin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'smṛtāḥ'.

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, traditionally known/enumerated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, mentioned, traditional

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prakṛtayaḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - Refers to the primal, unmanifest state of the universe or supreme reality. (unmanifest, unperceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unperceived, subtle, imperceptible

Past Passive Participle (negative prefix)

Negative prefix 'a-' + Past Passive Participle of vi-añj (to manifest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of vi-añj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - In Advaita Vedanta, the ultimate, unchanging reality underlying all phenomena. (ultimate reality, Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda, prayer

Note: Subject of the question.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - From that supreme Brahman. (from that, than that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'param brahma'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this question to the previous one.

परतः (parataḥ) - beyond, further than

(indeclinable)

Derived from para with -tas suffix

Note: Used with ablative 'tasmāt'.

तु (tu) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, but, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun.