महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-20

केनोभौ कर्मपन्थानौ महत्त्वं केन विन्दति ।
प्रलयं चापवर्गं च भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥२०॥

20. kenobhau karmapanthānau mahattvaṁ kena vindati ,
pralayaṁ cāpavargaṁ ca bhūtānāṁ prabhavāpyayau.

20. kena ubhau karmapanthānau mahattvam kena vindati
pralayam ca apavargam ca bhūtānām prabhavāpyayau

20. kena ubhau karmapanthānau
(jñāyete) kena mahattvam vindati ca
bhūtānām pralayam ca apavargam
prabhavāpyayau (ca pṛcchanti)

20. By what means are both paths of action (karma) understood? How does one attain greatness? [And they also asked about] the dissolution and ultimate liberation (apavarga) of beings, as well as their origin and end.

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• कर्मपन्थानौ (karmapanthānau) - the two paths of action

• महत्त्वम् (mahattvam) - greatness, importance, majesty

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• विन्दति (vindati) - one obtains, finds, knows

• प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, absorption

• च (ca) - and

• अपवर्गम् (apavargam) - ultimate liberation (apavarga) (liberation, final emancipation, completion)

• च (ca) - and

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

• प्रभवाप्ययौ (prabhavāpyayau) - origin and dissolution, creation and destruction

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

कर्मपन्थानौ (karmapanthānau) - the two paths of action

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karmapanthāna

karmapanthāna - path of action

Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+panthāna)

• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• panthāna – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

महत्त्वम् (mahattvam) - greatness, importance, majesty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, importance, majesty, dignity

abstract noun from mahat (great)

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विन्दति (vindati) - one obtains, finds, knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, absorption

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, annihilation, absorption

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपवर्गम् (apavargam) - ultimate liberation (apavarga) (liberation, final emancipation, completion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apavarga

apavarga - liberation, final emancipation (mokṣa), completion, end

Prefix: apa

Root: vṛj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements

(noun)

Genitive, neuter/masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रभवाप्ययौ (prabhavāpyayau) - origin and dissolution, creation and destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of prabhavāpyaya

prabhavāpyaya - origin and dissolution, creation and destruction

Compound type : dvandva (prabhava+apyaya)

• prabhava – origin, source, birth, creation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• apyaya – dissolution, destruction, end, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: api
  Root: i (class 2)