महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-144, verse-4

सदा द्विजातीन्संपूज्य किं फलं तत्र मानद ।
एतद्ब्रूहि पितः सर्वं सुमहान्संशयोऽत्र मे ॥४॥

4. sadā dvijātīnsaṁpūjya kiṁ phalaṁ tatra mānada ,
etadbrūhi pitaḥ sarvaṁ sumahānsaṁśayo'tra me.

4. sadā dvijātīn sampūjya kim phalam tatra mānada
etat brūhi pitaḥ sarvam sumahān saṃśayaḥ atra me

4. mānada pitaḥ dvijātīn sadā sampūjya kim phalam
tatra etat sarvam brūhi me atra sumahān saṃśayaḥ

4. O Giver of Honor, what is the benefit in always worshipping the twice-born? O father, tell me all this, for I have a very great doubt (saṃśaya) about it.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - Refers specifically to Brahmins in this context, as the subject of worship. (the twice-born (Brahmins))

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped, having honored thoroughly

• किम् (kim) - what?

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, benefit

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that respect

• मानद (mānada) - An epithet for the person being addressed, likely Krishna. (O giver of honor, O esteemed one)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the entire subject of the question Pradyumna is asking. (this)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितः (pitaḥ) - Pradyumna addressing Krishna as his father. (O father)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - Refers to the entire explanation requested by Pradyumna. (all, entirely)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - Emphasizes the significant nature of the doubt (saṃśaya). (very great, very large)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• अत्र (atra) - Refers to the subject of Brahmins and their worship. (here, in this matter)

• मे (me) - Indicates that the doubt belongs to Pradyumna. (my, to me)

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - Refers specifically to Brahmins in this context, as the subject of worship. (the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a member of the first three classes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; often specifically Brahmin)

सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped, having honored thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Formed from the root 'pūj' with the prefix 'sam', indicating completion.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, benefit

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, benefit

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that respect

(indeclinable)

मानद (mānada) - An epithet for the person being addressed, likely Krishna. (O giver of honor, O esteemed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, causing respect

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the entire subject of the question Pradyumna is asking. (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

पितः (pitaḥ) - Pradyumna addressing Krishna as his father. (O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

सर्वम् (sarvam) - Refers to the entire explanation requested by Pradyumna. (all, entirely)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सुमहान् (sumahān) - Emphasizes the significant nature of the doubt (saṃśaya). (very great, very large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very powerful

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śī

अत्र (atra) - Refers to the subject of Brahmins and their worship. (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - Indicates that the doubt belongs to Pradyumna. (my, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)