महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-6

केन वा किं ततो हार्यं पितृवित्तात्पितामह ।
एतदिच्छामि कथितं विभागस्तेषु यः स्मृतः ॥६॥

6. kena vā kiṁ tato hāryaṁ pitṛvittātpitāmaha ,
etadicchāmi kathitaṁ vibhāgasteṣu yaḥ smṛtaḥ.

6. kena vā kim tataḥ hāryam pitṛvittāt pitāmaha
etat icchāmi kathitam vibhāgaḥ teṣu yaḥ smṛtaḥ

6. pitāmaha tataḥ pitṛvittāt kena vā kim hāryam
yaḥ vibhāgaḥ teṣu smṛtaḥ etat kathitam icchāmi

6. O grandfather (pitāmaha), what or by whom should be taken from that paternal wealth? I wish this to be explained, regarding the distribution among them which is traditionally prescribed.

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by whom, with what

• वा (vā) - or

• किम् (kim) - what

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that context/case (from that, then, thereafter)

• हार्यम् (hāryam) - to be taken, to be received, to be carried

• पितृवित्तात् (pitṛvittāt) - from the father's wealth, from paternal property

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Addressed to Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

• एतत् (etat) - this matter of inheritance distribution (this)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, explained

• विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - the distribution of inheritance (division, distribution, share)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among the sons (among them)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (distribution) (which, who)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - prescribed by sacred tradition/law (remembered, traditionally taught, prescribed)

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by whom, with what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

ततः (tataḥ) - from that context/case (from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

हार्यम् (hāryam) - to be taken, to be received, to be carried

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hārya

hārya - to be taken, to be carried, to be seized

Gerundive

From root hṛ (to take, carry)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पितृवित्तात् (pitṛvittāt) - from the father's wealth, from paternal property

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pitṛvitta

pitṛvitta - father's wealth, paternal property

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+vitta)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• vitta – wealth, property, acquisition
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from vid, to find/gain)
  Root: vid (class 6)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Addressed to Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father), Brahma

एतत् (etat) - this matter of inheritance distribution (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of iṣ

Root of class 6, forms icchāmi

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, explained

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, explained

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell, narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi', 'I wish it to be told'

विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - the distribution of inheritance (division, distribution, share)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, distribution, separation, share

From root bhaj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - among the sons (among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यः (yaḥ) - which (distribution) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - prescribed by sacred tradition/law (remembered, traditionally taught, prescribed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, taught, prescribed (by tradition)

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)