महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-333, verse-3

त्वया मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ तन्मे शंस यथागमम् ।
किमेतत्क्रियते कर्म फलं चास्य किमिष्यते ॥३॥

3. tvayā matimatāṁ śreṣṭha tanme śaṁsa yathāgamam ,
kimetatkriyate karma phalaṁ cāsya kimiṣyate.

3. tvayā matimatām śreṣṭha tat me śaṃsa yathāgamam
kim etat kriyate karma phalam ca asya kim iṣyate

3. matimatām śreṣṭha tvayā tat me yathāgamam śaṃsa
etat karma kim kriyate ca asya phalam kim iṣyate

3. O best among the intelligent ones, please explain that to me according to the tradition. What is this action (karma) that is performed, and what fruit is desired from it?

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O most excellent

• तत् (tat) - that matter, referring to the previous question (that)

• मे (me) - to me

• शंस (śaṁsa) - explain, tell

• यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition, as tradition dictates

• किम् (kim) - what?

• एतत् (etat) - this

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, (karma)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - from this action (karma) (of this, from it)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished for

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, discerning

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O most excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, superior

तत् (tat) - that matter, referring to the previous question (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Can be genitive or dative; here it functions as dative 'to me'.

शंस (śaṁsa) - explain, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śaṃs

Root: √śaṃs (class 1)

यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition, as tradition dictates

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgama)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• āgama – coming, arrival, acquisition, tradition, sacred doctrine/text
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, destiny (karma)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - from this action (karma) (of this, from it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'karma' which is neuter; hence 'of this' or 'from it'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Root: √iṣ (class 4)