महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-144, verse-3

प्रद्युम्नः परिपप्रच्छ ब्राह्मणैः परिकोपितः ।
किं फलं ब्राह्मणेष्वस्ति पूजायां मधुसूदन ।
ईश्वरस्य सतस्तस्य इह चैव परत्र च ॥३॥

3. pradyumnaḥ paripapraccha brāhmaṇaiḥ parikopitaḥ ,
kiṁ phalaṁ brāhmaṇeṣvasti pūjāyāṁ madhusūdana ,
īśvarasya satastasya iha caiva paratra ca.

3. pradyumnaḥ paripapraccha brāhmaṇaiḥ
parikopitaḥ kim phalam brāhmaṇeṣu
asti pūjāyām madhusūdana īśvarasya
satas tasya iha ca eva paratra ca

3. madhusūdana pradyumna brāhmaṇaiḥ
parikopitaḥ paripapraccha brāhmaṇeṣu
pūjāyām kim phalam asti īśvarasya
satas tasya iha ca eva paratra ca

3. Pradyumna, greatly provoked by the Brahmins, repeatedly asked: 'O Madhusūdana, what is the benefit in the worship of Brahmins? What about the existing Lord, both in this world and the next?'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked repeatedly, inquired

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• परिकोपितः (parikopitaḥ) - modifies Pradyumna, indicating his state when asking the question. (greatly provoked, instigated, angered)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, benefit

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in Brahmins, among Brahmins, concerning Brahmins

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पूजायाम् (pūjāyām) - in worship, in adoration

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (an epithet of Krishna)

• ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - Refers to the supreme Lord, distinct from the Brahmins themselves, or the divine aspect present in the Brahmins. (of the lord, of the master)

• सतस् (satas) - Qualifies 'īśvarasya', referring to the eternally existing Lord. (of the existing one, of the being)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to 'īśvarasya', emphasizing 'that particular existing Lord'. (of that, of him)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• परत्र (paratra) - in the next world, elsewhere

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - name of a son of Krishna and Rukmini

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked repeatedly, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of paripracch

Prefix: pari

Root: pracch (class 6)

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

परिकोपितः (parikopitaḥ) - modifies Pradyumna, indicating his state when asking the question. (greatly provoked, instigated, angered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikopita

parikopita - greatly angered, provoked, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kup' (to be angry) with the prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: kup (class 4)

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, benefit

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, benefit

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in Brahmins, among Brahmins, concerning Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पूजायाम् (pūjāyām) - in worship, in adoration

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, adoration, honor

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - Refers to the supreme Lord, distinct from the Brahmins themselves, or the divine aspect present in the Brahmins. (of the lord, of the master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god

सतस् (satas) - Qualifies 'īśvarasya', referring to the eternally existing Lord. (of the existing one, of the being)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, real

Present Active Participle

Genitive singular of the present participle of 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to 'īśvarasya', emphasizing 'that particular existing Lord'. (of that, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

परत्र (paratra) - in the next world, elsewhere

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)