महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-2

कां वा ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिं दृष्ट्वा महाव्रत ।
तानर्चसि महाबाहो सर्वमेतद्वदस्व मे ॥२॥

2. kāṁ vā brāhmaṇapūjāyāṁ vyuṣṭiṁ dṛṣṭvā mahāvrata ,
tānarcasi mahābāho sarvametadvadasva me.

2. kām vā brāhmaṇapūjāyām vyuṣṭim dṛṣṭvā mahāvrata
tān arcasi mahābāho sarvam etat vadasva me

2. mahāvrata mahābāho vā kām vyuṣṭim dṛṣṭvā
brāhmaṇapūjāyām tān arcasi etat sarvam me vadasva

2. Or, O you of great vows, O mighty-armed one, what benefit do you foresee in the veneration of brahmins that leads you to honor them? Please explain all this to me.

Words meanings summery:

• काम् (kām) - what (what, which (feminine accusative singular))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• ब्राह्मणपूजायाम् (brāhmaṇapūjāyām) - in the veneration of brahmins (in the worship of brahmins, in the veneration of brahmins)

• व्युष्टिम् (vyuṣṭim) - benefit (fruit, reward, prosperity, outcome)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having foreseen (having seen, having perceived)

• महाव्रत (mahāvrata) - O you of great vows (O you of great vows, O great observer of vows)

• तान् (tān) - them (the brahmins) (them (masculine accusative plural))

• अर्चसि (arcasi) - you honor (you worship, you honor)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one, O powerful one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वदस्व (vadasva) - explain (tell, speak, declare)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

काम् (kām) - what (what, which (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vyuṣṭim'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणपूजायाम् (brāhmaṇapūjāyām) - in the veneration of brahmins (in the worship of brahmins, in the veneration of brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇapūjā

brāhmaṇapūjā - worship of brahmins, veneration of brahmins

Compound of brāhmaṇa and pūjā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+pūjā)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, relating to a brahmin
  noun (masculine)
  From brahman + -a (secondary derivative)
• pūjā – worship, honor, veneration
  noun (feminine)

व्युष्टिम् (vyuṣṭim) - benefit (fruit, reward, prosperity, outcome)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vyuṣṭi

vyuṣṭi - prosperity, fruit, reward, dawn, successful outcome

From vi + vas (to shine, dawn)

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having foreseen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś (to see), absolutive form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाव्रत (mahāvrata) - O you of great vows (O you of great vows, O great observer of vows)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - one who has great vows; a great vow

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + vrata (vow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahant
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

तान् (tān) - them (the brahmins) (them (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अर्चसि (arcasi) - you honor (you worship, you honor)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arc

Present Active

From root arc (to worship), present active 2nd singular

Root: arc (class 1)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one, O powerful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahant
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Qualifies 'sarvam'.

वदस्व (vadasva) - explain (tell, speak, declare)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of vad

Imperative Middle

From root vad (to speak), imperative middle 2nd singular

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive singular.