महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-56

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं नु हित्वा प्रियो भवति किं नु हित्वा न शोचति ।
किं नु हित्वार्थवान्भवति किं नु हित्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥५६॥

56. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ nu hitvā priyo bhavati kiṁ nu hitvā na śocati ,
kiṁ nu hitvārthavānbhavati kiṁ nu hitvā sukhī bhavet.

56. yakṣaḥ uvāca kim nu hitvā priyaḥ bhavati kim nu hitvā na
śocati kim nu hitvā arthavān bhavati kim nu hitvā sukhī bhavet

56. The Yakṣa asked: "By abandoning what does a person become dear? By abandoning what does a person not grieve? By abandoning what does a person become prosperous? By abandoning what does a person become happy?"

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a Yakṣa, a semi-divine being

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what, by what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, liked

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• किम् (kim) - what, by what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

• न (na) - not

• शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments

• किम् (kim) - what, by what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

• अर्थवान् (arthavān) - wealthy, prosperous, meaningful

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• किम् (kim) - what, by what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a Yakṣa, a semi-divine being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a Yakṣa, a celestial being, a spirit

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, by what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by what'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

(indeclinable)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, liked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, by what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by what'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

(indeclinable)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, by what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by what'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

(indeclinable)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

अर्थवान् (arthavān) - wealthy, prosperous, meaningful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthavat

arthavat - wealthy, rich, possessing meaning, useful, advantageous

Derived with the possessive suffix -vat.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, by what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by what'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, by abandoning

(indeclinable)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, possessing happiness

Derived with the suffix -in.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)