महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-33

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
किं न्वतः परमं स्वर्ग्यं का न्वतः प्रीतिरुत्तमा ।
किं न्वतः परमैश्वर्यं ब्रूहि मे यदि मन्यसे ॥३३॥

33. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
kiṁ nvataḥ paramaṁ svargyaṁ kā nvataḥ prītiruttamā ,
kiṁ nvataḥ paramaiśvaryaṁ brūhi me yadi manyase.

33. Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca kim nu ataḥ
paramam svargyam kā nu ataḥ
prītiḥ uttamā kim nu ataḥ
paramaiśvaryam brūhi me yadi manyase

33. Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca yadi manyase
me brūhi ataḥ kim nu paramam
svargyam ataḥ kā nu uttamā
prītiḥ ataḥ kim nu paramaiśvaryam

33. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "What, indeed, is superior to this that leads to heaven? What is the ultimate satisfaction greater than this? What is the supreme dominion greater than this? Please tell me, if you consider it appropriate."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Yudhiṣṭhira said (said, spoke)

• किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle) (what?, which?, whether)

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

• परमम् (paramam) - the highest, supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - conducive to heaven, heavenly (heavenly, leading to heaven, celestial)

• का (kā) - What? (interrogative pronoun) (what?, which?)

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, delight (satisfaction, delight, love, joy)

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - the highest, best (highest, best, excellent, supreme)

• किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle) (what?, which?, whether)

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

• परमैश्वर्यम् (paramaiśvaryam) - supreme sovereignty (supreme sovereignty, highest dominion, ultimate power)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Tell (me) (tell, say, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - if you consider it (proper) (you think, you consider, you believe)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - Firm in battle, a proper name

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - Yudhiṣṭhira said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular formation, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle) (what?, which?, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Also can be used as an indeclinable (interrogative particle). Here, acts as an interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' (this) with the suffix -tas

Note: Used in a comparative sense here 'superior to this'.

परमम् (paramam) - the highest, supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative form of para.

Note: Agrees with 'svargyam' or the implied neuter subject 'what'.

स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - conducive to heaven, heavenly (heavenly, leading to heaven, celestial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svargya

svargya - heavenly, celestial, leading to heaven

Derived from "svarga" (heaven)

Note: Agrees with 'kim' (implied neuter subject).

का (kā) - What? (interrogative pronoun) (what?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which

Feminine nominative singular form of the interrogative pronoun 'kim'.

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' (this) with the suffix -tas

Note: Used in a comparative sense here 'superior to this'.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, delight (satisfaction, delight, love, joy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - satisfaction, joy, love, delight

From root prī (to please, satisfy).

Root: prī (class 9)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - the highest, best (highest, best, excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Superlative of 'ud' or 'u'.

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

किम् (kim) - What? (interrogative pronoun/particle) (what?, which?, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Also can be used as an indeclinable (interrogative particle). Here, acts as an interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this (implying 'than this') (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' (this) with the suffix -tas

Note: Used in a comparative sense here 'superior to this'.

परमैश्वर्यम् (paramaiśvaryam) - supreme sovereignty (supreme sovereignty, highest dominion, ultimate power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramaiśvarya

paramaiśvarya - supreme sovereignty, highest dominion

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'aiśvarya' (sovereignty).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+aiśvarya)

• parama – supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of para.
• aiśvarya – sovereignty, dominion, lordliness, power
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from īśvara (lord).

Note: Agrees with 'kim' (implied neuter subject).

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Tell (me) (tell, say, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of brū

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Irregular root, also listed as √brū/√bravī

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Enclitic dative/genitive singular form of 'asmad'.

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative is more fitting with 'tell'.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - if you consider it (proper) (you think, you consider, you believe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (Lat) of man

Present tense, 2nd person singular

From root man, Atmanepada form.

Root: man (class 4)