महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-50

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं स्विदात्मा मनुष्यस्य किं स्विद्दैवकृतः सखा ।
उपजीवनं किं स्विदस्य किं स्विदस्य परायणम् ॥५०॥

50. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ svidātmā manuṣyasya kiṁ sviddaivakṛtaḥ sakhā ,
upajīvanaṁ kiṁ svidasya kiṁ svidasya parāyaṇam.

50. yakṣaḥ uvāca kim svit ātmā manuṣyasya kim svit daivakṛtaḥ
sakhā upajīvanam kim svit asya kim svit asya parāyaṇam

50. The Yakṣa asked, "What is the very soul (ātman) of a human being? What is the friend given by destiny? What is their means of sustenance? What is their ultimate refuge?"

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (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)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence, ego)

• मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a human being (of a human being, of a man)

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

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

• दैवकृतः (daivakṛtaḥ) - made by destiny, divinely appointed (made by the gods, done by destiny, divine)

• सखा (sakhā) - friend (friend, companion)

• उपजीवनम् (upajīvanam) - means of livelihood, sustenance (livelihood, means of subsistence, living)

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

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

• अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to 'manuṣyasya', the person) (of him, of this, his)

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

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

• अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to the person) (of him, of this, his)

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge (ultimate refuge, final resort, highest goal, supreme aim)

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (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)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence, ego)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath, mind, ego

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The nominative singular form of ātman.

मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a human being (of a human being, of a man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man, person

Derived from 'manu' (man, primal ancestor).

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)

दैवकृतः (daivakṛtaḥ) - made by destiny, divinely appointed (made by the gods, done by destiny, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daivakṛta

daivakṛta - made by the gods, done by fate/destiny, divine

Compound containing a past passive participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+kṛta)

• daiva – divine, relating to gods, destiny, fate
  noun (neuter)
  From 'deva' (god) with suffix '-a'.
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'sakhā'.

सखा (sakhā) - friend (friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, comrade

Note: The nominative singular form of sakhi (i-stem masculine noun).

उपजीवनम् (upajīvanam) - means of livelihood, sustenance (livelihood, means of subsistence, living)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upajīvana

upajīvana - livelihood, means of subsistence, living, profession

action noun

From 'upa' + root 'jīv' (to live) + suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: This form can be nominative or accusative. Here, it is likely nominative.

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)

अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to 'manuṣyasya', the person) (of him, of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'manuṣya'.

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)

अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to the person) (of him, of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'manuṣya'.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge (ultimate refuge, final resort, highest goal, supreme aim)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - ultimate resort, final refuge, chief object, supreme aim, main stay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate, other
  adjective (neuter)
• ayaṇa – going, course, path, resort, refuge
  noun (neuter)
  From 'i' (to go) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: This form can be nominative or accusative. Here, it is likely nominative.