महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-66

यो वै प्रश्नं न विब्रूयाद्वितथं वापि निर्दिशेत् ।
के वै तस्य परे लोकास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥६६॥

66. yo vai praśnaṁ na vibrūyādvitathaṁ vāpi nirdiśet ,
ke vai tasya pare lokāstanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ.

66. yaḥ vai praśnam na vibrūyāt vitatham vā api nirdiśet
ke vai tasya pare lokāḥ tat mama ācakṣva pṛcchataḥ

66. He who indeed does not answer a question, or even gives a false answer, what higher realms (lokas) await him? Please tell me this, as I inquire.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question (question, inquiry)

• न (na) - not, no

• विब्रूयात् (vibrūyāt) - (should) answer, explain (should explain, should declare)

• वितथम् (vitatham) - false (false, untrue, futile)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - should provide (a false answer) (should indicate, should direct, should state)

• के (ke) - what (kind of) (who (plural), what (kind of))

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (of him, his)

• परे (pare) - higher (other, distant, higher, supreme)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - realms (worlds, realms, people)

• तत् (tat) - that (matter/question) (that, therefore)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell (me) (tell, relate, explain)

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - (while I am) asking, as I inquire (asking, inquiring (one who asks))

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what, whoever

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Prefix: pra

Root: śrā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विब्रूयात् (vibrūyāt) - (should) answer, explain (should explain, should declare)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vibrū

Optative Mood

3rd person singular active optative of √brū with vi-prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: brū (class 2)

वितथम् (vitatham) - false (false, untrue, futile)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitatha

vitatha - false, untrue, vain, useless, futile

Prefix: vi

Root: tath

Note: Adverbial accusative, or modifying implied 'answer'

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

निर्दिशेत् (nirdiśet) - should provide (a false answer) (should indicate, should direct, should state)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirdiś

Optative Mood

3rd person singular active optative of √diś with nir-prefix

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

के (ke) - what (kind of) (who (plural), what (kind of))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - for him (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परे (pare) - higher (other, distant, higher, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, distant, subsequent, higher, supreme

Note: Modifies 'lokāḥ'

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - realms (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

तत् (tat) - that (matter/question) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'ācakṣva'

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here adverbially as 'to me'.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell (me) (tell, relate, explain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular middle imperative of √cakṣ with ā-prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - (while I am) asking, as I inquire (asking, inquiring (one who asks))

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

Genitive singular masculine of present active participle of √prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Genitive of agent or descriptive.