महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-6

किं नु विद्याबलं किं वा वरदानमथो तव ।
उद्योगमपि कुर्वाणो वशगोऽस्मि कृतस्त्वया ॥६॥

6. kiṁ nu vidyābalaṁ kiṁ vā varadānamatho tava ,
udyogamapi kurvāṇo vaśago'smi kṛtastvayā.

6. kim nu vidyābalam kim vā varadānam atho tava
udyogam api kurvāṇaḥ vaśagaḥ asmi kṛtaḥ tvayā

6. Is it the power of your knowledge, or perhaps a boon that you possess? Even while exerting myself, I have been brought under your control by you.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - interrogative, asking about the cause (what?)

• नु (nu) - an interrogative particle, emphasizing the question (indeed, now, pray, therefore, an interrogative particle)

• विद्याबलम् (vidyābalam) - the inherent power gained through knowledge or learning (power of knowledge)

• किम् (kim) - interrogative, offering an alternative (what?)

• वा (vā) - introducing an alternative in the question (or, either...or)

• वरदानम् (varadānam) - a special power or gift granted by a deity or superior being (a boon, a grant of a wish)

• अथो (atho) - introducing a second alternative (then, or, else)

• तव (tava) - referring to the addressee (the entity controlling Bhīmasena) (your, of you)

• उद्योगम् (udyogam) - my effort to resist (exertion, effort, undertaking)

• अपि (api) - 'even if', 'even though' (with participle) (also, even, too)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing an action, i.e., exerting myself (doing, making, performing)

• वशगः (vaśagaḥ) - brought under someone else's control (subject to one's will, obedient, under control)

• अस्मि (asmi) - first person singular present tense of 'to be' (I am)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made (to be subject to your will) (made, done, performed)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by the addressee (by you)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - interrogative, asking about the cause (what?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative.

नु (nu) - an interrogative particle, emphasizing the question (indeed, now, pray, therefore, an interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

विद्याबलम् (vidyābalam) - the inherent power gained through knowledge or learning (power of knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyābala

vidyābala - power of knowledge, strength of learning

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+bala)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

किम् (kim) - interrogative, offering an alternative (what?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative.

वा (vā) - introducing an alternative in the question (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

वरदानम् (varadānam) - a special power or gift granted by a deity or superior being (a boon, a grant of a wish)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - grant of a boon, a boon, a special gift

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift, grant
  noun (neuter)
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

अथो (atho) - introducing a second alternative (then, or, else)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with vā for 'or... or else'.

तव (tava) - referring to the addressee (the entity controlling Bhīmasena) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive.

उद्योगम् (udyogam) - my effort to resist (exertion, effort, undertaking)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyoga

udyoga - exertion, effort, undertaking, activity

from root yuj with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

अपि (api) - 'even if', 'even though' (with participle) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing an action, i.e., exerting myself (doing, making, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Middle Participle

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'aham'.

वशगः (vaśagaḥ) - brought under someone else's control (subject to one's will, obedient, under control)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśaga

vaśaga - obedient, submissive, dependent, subject to control

from vaśa (will/control) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaśa+ga)

• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

अस्मि (asmi) - first person singular present tense of 'to be' (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made (to be subject to your will) (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative participle.

त्वया (tvayā) - by the addressee (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb kṛtaḥ.