महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-342, verse-2

गृहस्थधर्मं विप्रेन्द्र कृत्वा पुत्रगतं त्वहम् ।
धर्मं परमकं कुर्यां को हि मार्गो भवेद्द्विज ॥२॥

2. gṛhasthadharmaṁ viprendra kṛtvā putragataṁ tvaham ,
dharmaṁ paramakaṁ kuryāṁ ko hi mārgo bhaveddvija.

2. gṛhasthadharmam viprendra kṛtvā putragatam tu aham
dharmam paramakam kuryām kaḥ hi mārgaḥ bhavet dvija

2. viprendra dvija aham putragatam gṛhasthadharmam kṛtvā
tu paramakam dharmam kuryām? kaḥ hi mārgaḥ bhavet?

2. "O chief of brahmins (viprendra), now that I have fulfilled the householder's (dharma) and passed it on to my son, what supreme (dharma) should I perform? What path should I follow, O twice-born (dvija)?"

Words meanings summery:

• गृहस्थधर्मम् (gṛhasthadharmam) - the householder's (dharma), duty of a householder

• विप्रेन्द्र (viprendra) - O chief of brahmins, O best among twice-born

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• पुत्रगतम् (putragatam) - (dharma) passed on to my son (gone to the son, entrusted to the son)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अहम् (aham) - I

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), natural law, duty, righteousness

• परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, most excellent

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I should perform

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way, road

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

गृहस्थधर्मम् (gṛhasthadharmam) - the householder's (dharma), duty of a householder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhasthadharma

gṛhasthadharma - the duty or natural law (dharma) of a householder

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhastha+dharma)

• gṛhastha – householder, one living in a house
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विप्रेन्द्र (viprendra) - O chief of brahmins, O best among twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprendra

viprendra - chief of brahmins

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+indra)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्रगतम् (putragatam) - (dharma) passed on to my son (gone to the son, entrusted to the son)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putragata

putragata - gone to the son, fallen to the son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+gata)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gṛhasthadharmam' (implied)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramaka

paramaka - highest, supreme, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'dharmam'

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I should perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)