महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-7

किं सुवर्णं कथं जातं कस्मिन्काले किमात्मकम् ।
किं दानं किं फलं चैव कस्माच्च परमुच्यते ॥७॥

7. kiṁ suvarṇaṁ kathaṁ jātaṁ kasminkāle kimātmakam ,
kiṁ dānaṁ kiṁ phalaṁ caiva kasmācca paramucyate.

7. kim suvarṇam katham jātam kasmin kāle kim ātmakam
kim dānam kim phalam ca eva kasmāt ca param ucyate

7. suvarṇam kim? katham jātam? kasmin kāle? kim ātmakam?
dānam kim? phalam ca eva kim? ca kasmāt param ucyate?

7. What is gold? How was it produced? At what time did it originate? What is its intrinsic nature (ātman)? What constitutes a gift (dāna) of gold? What is its result? And why is it declared to be supreme?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, golden, good color)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, in what manner?, why?)

• जातम् (jātam) - produced, originated (born, produced, arisen)

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - at what (in what, at what, on which)

• काले (kāle) - at what time (in time, at time, season)

• किम् (kim) - what is its (what?, who?, which?)

• आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - intrinsic nature (ātman) (having the nature of, consisting of, having as its soul)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

• दानम् (dānam) - a gift (dāna) of gold (giving, offering, gift, donation)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

• फलम् (phalam) - its result (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (from what, why, on account of what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Interrogative.

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, golden, good color)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, golden, beautiful color

कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, in what manner?, why?)

(indeclinable)

जातम् (jātam) - produced, originated (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - at what (in what, at what, on which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

काले (kāle) - at what time (in time, at time, season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

किम् (kim) - what is its (what?, who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Interrogative, modifying 'ātmakam'.

आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - intrinsic nature (ātman) (having the nature of, consisting of, having as its soul)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self (ātman)

Derived from ātman (self, soul)

Note: Compound with ātman.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Interrogative.

दानम् (dānam) - a gift (dāna) of gold (giving, offering, gift, donation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, offering, gift, donation

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Paired with interrogative 'kim'.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, who?, which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Interrogative.

फलम् (phalam) - its result (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, advantage

Note: Paired with interrogative 'kim'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

(indeclinable)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (from what, why, on account of what)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'why'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate, most excellent

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive Indicative

Root vac (to speak), 2nd class, Ātmanepada, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)