महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-74, verse-2

व्रतानां किं फलं प्रोक्तं कीदृशं वा महाद्युते ।
नियमानां फलं किं च स्वधीतस्य च किं फलम् ॥२॥

2. vratānāṁ kiṁ phalaṁ proktaṁ kīdṛśaṁ vā mahādyute ,
niyamānāṁ phalaṁ kiṁ ca svadhītasya ca kiṁ phalam.

2. vratānām kim phalam proktam kīdṛśam vā mahādyute
niyamānām phalam kim ca svadhītasya ca kim phalam

2. mahādyute vratānām kim phalam proktam vā kīdṛśam
niyamānām ca kim phalam svadhītasya ca kim phalam

2. What result is declared for ascetic vows (vratas), or of what nature is it, O greatly resplendent one? What is the fruit of disciplines (niyamas)? And what is the fruit of proper study?

Words meanings summery:

• व्रतानाम् (vratānām) - of ascetic vows (vratas) (of vows, of religious observances)

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, proclaimed

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature

• वा (vā) - or, either

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O one of great splendor

• नियमानाम् (niyamānām) - of ethical disciplines (niyamas) (of disciplines, of restraints, of rules)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वधीतस्य (svadhītasya) - of proper study (of self-study, of proper study, of that which is well-studied)

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

Words meanings and morphology

व्रतानाम् (vratānām) - of ascetic vows (vratas) (of vows, of religious observances)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty

Root: vṛ (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From pra-vac, past passive participle

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'phalam'

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature

(interrogative adjective)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'phalam'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O one of great splendor

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, greatly radiant, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – radiance, splendor, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Addressing Bhishma.

नियमानाम् (niyamānām) - of ethical disciplines (niyamas) (of disciplines, of restraints, of rules)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - discipline, restraint, rule, fixed rule, ethical observance

Derived from ni-yam + -a

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

स्वधीतस्य (svadhītasya) - of proper study (of self-study, of proper study, of that which is well-studied)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svadhīta

svadhīta - self-studied, well-studied, properly learned, one's own study (svādhyāya)

past passive participle

From su-adhīta (well-studied), or sva-adhīta (self-studied)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhīta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• adhīta – studied, learned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From adhi-i (to study)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward