महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-48

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं स्विदेकपदं धर्म्यं किं स्विदेकपदं यशः ।
किं स्विदेकपदं स्वर्ग्यं किं स्विदेकपदं सुखम् ॥४८॥

48. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ svidekapadaṁ dharmyaṁ kiṁ svidekapadaṁ yaśaḥ ,
kiṁ svidekapadaṁ svargyaṁ kiṁ svidekapadaṁ sukham.

48. yakṣaḥ uvāca kim svit ekapadam dharmyam kim svit ekapadam
yaśaḥ kim svit ekapadam svargyam kim svit ekapadam sukham

48. The Yakṣa asked, "What is the sole means of righteousness (dharma)? What is the sole means of fame? What is the sole means of attaining heaven? What is the sole means of happiness?"

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (a mythical being who guards treasures and natural resources, often benevolent but can be fearsome) (a class of semi-divine beings, a nature spirit)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - relating to righteousness (dharma) (righteous, lawful, conducive to dharma)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

• स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - leading to heaven (heavenly, leading to heaven, celestial)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure)

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (a mythical being who guards treasures and natural resources, often benevolent but can be fearsome) (a class of semi-divine beings, a nature spirit)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, a nature spirit, a guardian of treasures

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect third person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Often used as an interrogative pronoun or adjective.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, one step, single word, single state, sole means

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, word, state, means, way
  noun (neuter)

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - relating to righteousness (dharma) (righteous, lawful, conducive to dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, just, lawful, proper, relating to dharma

Derived from 'dharma' with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'ekapadam'.

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Often used as an interrogative pronoun or adjective.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, one step, single word, single state, sole means

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, word, state, means, way
  noun (neuter)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, honor

Note: This form can be nominative or accusative. Here, it is likely nominative as the object of the implied verb 'is'.

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Often used as an interrogative pronoun or adjective.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, one step, single word, single state, sole means

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, word, state, means, way
  noun (neuter)

स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - leading to heaven (heavenly, leading to heaven, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svargya

svargya - heavenly, celestial, leading to heaven, related to heaven

Derived from 'svarga' with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'ekapadam'.

किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Often used as an interrogative pronoun or adjective.

स्वित् (svit) - indeed (intensifies the question) (indeed, pray, then, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole means, the single path (one step, single state, sole means, one word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, one step, single word, single state, sole means

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, word, state, means, way
  noun (neuter)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure, ease

Note: This form can be nominative or accusative. Here, it is likely nominative as the object of the implied verb 'is'.