महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-2

कश्चित्तु संशयो मेऽस्ति तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ।
अस्यामापदि कष्टायामन्यं पृच्छाम कं वयम् ॥२॥

2. kaścittu saṁśayo me'sti tanme brūhi pitāmaha ,
asyāmāpadi kaṣṭāyāmanyaṁ pṛcchāma kaṁ vayam.

2. kaścit tu saṃśayaḥ me asti tat me brūhi pitāmaha
asyām āpadi kaṣṭāyām anyam pṛcchāma kam vayam

2. tu kaścit saṃśayaḥ me asti he pitāmaha tat me
brūhi asyām kaṣṭāyām āpadi vayam anyam kam pṛcchāma

2. Yudhishthira said: But I have a particular doubt (saṃśaya), please tell me about it, O Grandfather. In this difficult time of distress, whom else shall we ask for guidance?

Words meanings summery:

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a particular (doubt) (some, a certain, any)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• मे (me) - I have (literally "to me exists") (to me, for me, my)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तत् (tat) - That doubt mentioned. (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Refers to Bhishma, who is Yudhishthira's great-uncle/grandfather figure. (O Grandfather)

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

• आपदि (āpadi) - Refers to the current dire situation of the Pandavas (e.g., after the war). (in calamity, in distress)

• कष्टायाम् (kaṣṭāyām) - difficult, painful, miserable

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

• पृच्छाम (pṛcchāma) - Interrogative sense. (we ask, we shall ask)

• कम् (kam) - whom? what?

• वयम् (vayam) - Yudhishthira referring to himself and his brothers. (we)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a particular (doubt) (some, a certain, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain, anyone

Combination of kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle).

Note: Qualifies saṃśayaḥ.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects to the previous idea.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From sam-śī (to hesitate, to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of asti.

मे (me) - I have (literally "to me exists") (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun. Enclitic form of mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative).

Note: Indicates possession with asti.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Third person singular present active indicative.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

तत् (tat) - That doubt mentioned. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of brūhi.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun. Enclitic form of mahyam (dative).

Note: Indirect object of brūhi.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

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

Second person singular imperative active.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Command to Bhishma.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Refers to Bhishma, who is Yudhishthira's great-uncle/grandfather figure. (O Grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great sire

Compound of pitṛ (father) and maha (great/venerable).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, big, venerable
  adjective

Note: Address to Bhishma.

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies āpadi.

आपदि (āpadi) - Refers to the current dire situation of the Pandavas (e.g., after the war). (in calamity, in distress)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress

From ā-pad (to fall into, to reach).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates the circumstances.

कष्टायाम् (kaṣṭāyām) - difficult, painful, miserable

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of kaṣṭa

kaṣṭa - difficult, painful, bad

past participle

From root kaṣ (to suffer, torment).

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies āpadi.

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Indefinite pronoun.

Note: Direct object of pṛcchāma.

पृच्छाम (pṛcchāma) - Interrogative sense. (we ask, we shall ask)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of prach

First person plural present active indicative (or subjunctive for "shall").

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Indicates the action of "we".

कम् (kam) - whom? what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which?

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative direct object of pṛcchāma.

वयम् (vayam) - Yudhishthira referring to himself and his brothers. (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, we

First person plural pronoun. Nominative plural of aham.

Note: Subject of pṛcchāma.