महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-241, verse-14

किमस्माकं भवेच्छ्रेयः किं कार्यमवशिष्यते ।
कथं नु सुकृतं च स्यान्मन्त्रयामास भारत ॥१४॥

14. kimasmākaṁ bhavecchreyaḥ kiṁ kāryamavaśiṣyate ,
kathaṁ nu sukṛtaṁ ca syānmantrayāmāsa bhārata.

14. kim asmākam bhavet śreyaḥ kim kāryam avaśiṣyate
katham nu sukṛtam ca syāt mantrayāmāsa bhārata

14. "What would be beneficial for us? What task remains to be done? And how can a virtuous action be accomplished?" Thus, O Bhārata, he deliberated.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, for us, of us

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, benefit, prosperity

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, action to be done

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, virtuous deed, good action

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - he deliberated, consulted

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'śreyaḥ'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, for us, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, 'our'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Optative mood (vidhiliṅ) form of root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or desirability.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, benefit, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, welfare, good fortune

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, action to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'avaśiṣyate'.

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Present tense (laṭ) form of root śiṣ (to leave) with prefix ava-, in passive voice

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Intransitive usage, 'is left (remaining)'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, virtuous deed, good action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous deed, good action, merit

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix su-

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

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

Optative mood (vidhiliṅ) form of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or desirability.

मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - he deliberated, consulted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic perfect (lit) of mantr

Periphrastic perfect tense (lit) form of root mantr (to counsel, advise) in the denominative sense

Root: mantr (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, belonging to Bharata, India

Patronymic from Bharata

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.