महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-124, verse-3

केन वृत्तेन कल्याणि समाचारेण केन वा ।
विधूय सर्वपापानि देवलोकं त्वमागता ॥३॥

3. kena vṛttena kalyāṇi samācāreṇa kena vā ,
vidhūya sarvapāpāni devalokaṁ tvamāgatā.

3. kena vṛttena kalyāṇi samācāreṇa kena vā
vidhūya sarvapāpāni devalokaṃ tvam āgatā

3. O auspicious one, by what kind of conduct or virtuous practice (dharma) have you reached the divine realm, having cast off all your transgressions?

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by action, by behavior

• कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one, O virtuous one

• समाचारेण (samācāreṇa) - by virtuous practice (dharma) (by good conduct, by proper practice, by virtuous behavior)

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• विधूय (vidhūya) - having shaken off, having cast off, having removed

• सर्वपापानि (sarvapāpāni) - all your transgressions (all sins, all evils)

• देवलोकं (devalokaṁ) - the divine realm (the world of the gods, the divine realm)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आगता (āgatā) - have come (has come, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Form of 'kim' in instrumental singular, agreeing with 'vṛttena' and 'samācāreṇa'.

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by action, by behavior

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, action, behavior, event, occurrence

past passive participle

derived from root vṛt- ('to be, to exist, to turn') + -ta suffix

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one, O virtuous one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, beautiful, virtuous woman

Note: Vocative singular of kalyāṇī.

समाचारेण (samācāreṇa) - by virtuous practice (dharma) (by good conduct, by proper practice, by virtuous behavior)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samācāra

samācāra - good conduct, proper behavior, practice, custom

from sam-ā-car ('to behave properly')

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Form of 'kim' in instrumental singular, agreeing with 'samācāreṇa'.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विधूय (vidhūya) - having shaken off, having cast off, having removed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from vi-dhū ('to shake off, remove') + -ya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund).

सर्वपापानि (sarvapāpāni) - all your transgressions (all sins, all evils)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins, every evil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• pāpa – sin, evil, bad deed
  noun (neuter)

देवलोकं (devalokaṁ) - the divine realm (the world of the gods, the divine realm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, divine realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere
  noun (masculine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Independent nominative pronoun, feminine implied by 'kalyāṇi'.

आगता (āgatā) - have come (has come, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned

past passive participle

from ā-gam ('to come, arrive') + -ta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)