महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-313, verse-13

किं कार्यं ब्राह्मणेनेह मोक्षार्थश्च किमात्मकः ।
कथं च मोक्षः कर्तव्यो ज्ञानेन तपसापि वा ॥१३॥

13. kiṁ kāryaṁ brāhmaṇeneha mokṣārthaśca kimātmakaḥ ,
kathaṁ ca mokṣaḥ kartavyo jñānena tapasāpi vā.

13. kim kāryam brāhmaṇena iha mokṣārthaḥ ca kimātmakaḥ
katham ca mokṣaḥ kartavyaḥ jñānena tapasā api vā

13. iha brāhmaṇena kim kāryam ca mokṣārthaḥ kimātmakaḥ
ca mokṣaḥ jñānena tapasā api vā katham kartavyaḥ

13. What is the proper function (karma) of a Brahmin in this world? What is the true nature of liberation (mokṣa)? And how should this liberation (mokṣa) be achieved, through knowledge or through ascetic practice (tapas)?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, function, to be done

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• मोक्षार्थः (mokṣārthaḥ) - the purpose/nature of liberation

• च (ca) - and

• किमात्मकः (kimātmakaḥ) - of what nature, whose essence is what

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, final release

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, should be performed/achieved

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge

• तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice, by austerity

• अपि (api) - also, even, or

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, function, to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, function, action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ + ṇyat suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

मोक्षार्थः (mokṣārthaḥ) - the purpose/nature of liberation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣārtha

mokṣārtha - purpose of liberation; having liberation as its goal or meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+artha)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muc + ghañ suffix
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

किमात्मकः (kimātmakaḥ) - of what nature, whose essence is what

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimātmaka

kimātmaka - of what nature or essence, what is its essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+ātman)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, final release

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom from transmigration

Derived from root muc + ghañ suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, should be performed/achieved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ + tavya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Derived from root jñā + lyuṭ suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice, by austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, penance, heat

अपि (api) - also, even, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)