महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-85, verse-2

शक्र उवाच ।
किं स्विदेकपदं ब्रह्मन्पुरुषः सम्यगाचरन् ।
प्रमाणं सर्वभूतानां यशश्चैवाप्नुयान्महत् ॥२॥

2. śakra uvāca ,
kiṁ svidekapadaṁ brahmanpuruṣaḥ samyagācaran ,
pramāṇaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ yaśaścaivāpnuyānmahat.

2. śakraḥ uvāca kim svit ekapadam brahman puruṣaḥ samyak
ācaran pramāṇam sarvabhūtānām yaśaḥ ca eva āpnuyāt mahat

2. śakraḥ uvāca he brahman kim svit
ekapadam (asti) yat puruṣaḥ
samyak ācaran sarvabhūtānām pramāṇam
ca mahat yaśaḥ eva āpnuyāt

2. Shakra said: O Brahmin, what indeed is that single principle by properly practicing which a person (puruṣa) may attain to be an authority for all beings and also achieve great fame?

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Shakra (Indra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, possibly, perhaps (interrogative particle)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - a single principle/path, one-word, one step

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, human being (puruṣa)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, acting, behaving

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, standard, proof

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain, should obtain

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name of Indra)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Acts as an interrogative pronoun.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, possibly, perhaps (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to strengthen the interrogative.

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - a single principle/path, one-word, one step

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, having one place, a single principle/word/path

Compound type : dvigu (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, word, place, position, principle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound meaning 'a single principle/word/path'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class); the Absolute (brahman, neuter); Brahma (the creator god, masculine)

Note: Addressed to Brihaspati.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, human being (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of the verb 'āpnuyāt'.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'ācaran'.

आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, acting, behaving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācar

car - to move, to walk, to practice, to perform

present active participle

present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Participial adjective agreeing with 'puruṣaḥ'.

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, standard, proof

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'āpnuyāt'.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Dependent on 'pramāṇam'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, reputation

Note: Object of 'āpnuyāt'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pramāṇam' and 'yaśaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain, should obtain

(verb)

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

optative active

optative 3rd person singular active

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Expresses potential or desiderative.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'yaśaḥ'.