महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-341, verse-7

किं नु मे स्याच्छुभं कृत्वा किं क्षमं किं परायणम् ।
इत्येवं खिद्यते नित्यं न च याति विनिश्चयम् ॥७॥

7. kiṁ nu me syācchubhaṁ kṛtvā kiṁ kṣamaṁ kiṁ parāyaṇam ,
ityevaṁ khidyate nityaṁ na ca yāti viniścayam.

7. kim nu me syāt śubham kṛtvā kim kṣamam kim parāyaṇam
iti evam khidyate nityam na ca yāti viniścayam

7. What good would come to me by doing what? What is appropriate? What is the ultimate course of action? Thus, he was constantly distressed and could not reach a firm decision.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• नु (nu) - now (as an interrogative particle) (indeed, now, then, perhaps)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

• शुभम् (śubham) - good (good, auspicious, welfare, beauty)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by doing (having done, after doing)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - appropriate (fit, proper, capable, suitable, patient)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate course of action (ultimate resort, chief object, ultimate goal, supreme support)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this much)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• खिद्यते (khidyate) - he was distressed (he is distressed, grieves, is weary)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• याति (yāti) - could reach (he goes, proceeds, reaches)

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - a firm decision (firm decision, certainty, ascertainment)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Refers to 'śubham'.

नु (nu) - now (as an interrogative particle) (indeed, now, then, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Personal pronoun, 1st person.

Note: Used as dative of interest.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Optative

Root as, 3rd person singular active, optative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or wish.

शुभम् (śubham) - good (good, auspicious, welfare, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, prosperous, welfare

Note: Predicate nominative to 'syāt'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by doing (having done, after doing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root kṛ + ktvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Interrogative.

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - appropriate (fit, proper, capable, suitable, patient)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - fit, proper, capable, suitable, patient, able to endure

From root kṣam (to be patient, endure).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'would be'.

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Interrogative.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate course of action (ultimate resort, chief object, ultimate goal, supreme support)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - ultimate resort, chief object, ultimate goal, supreme support, main concern

Compound of para (supreme) and ayana (going, course, resort).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)

• para – supreme, ultimate, highest, other
  adjective (masculine)
• ayana – going, path, course, resort, support
  noun (neuter)
  From root i (to go).
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'would be'.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, this much)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of demonstrative base 'e'.

Note: Modifies 'khidyate'.

खिद्यते (khidyate) - he was distressed (he is distressed, grieves, is weary)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of khid

Present

Root khid (Divādi class 4), 3rd person singular middle, present tense.

Root: khid (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'khidyate' with 'yāti'.

याति (yāti) - could reach (he goes, proceeds, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present

Root yā (Adādi class 2), 3rd person singular active, present tense.

Root: yā (class 2)

विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - a firm decision (firm decision, certainty, ascertainment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - firm decision, certainty, ascertainment, resolve

From root ni-ści (to determine) with prefix vi-.

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: ci (class 5)