महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-131, verse-36

पुत्र उवाच ।
किं नु ते मामपश्यन्त्याः पृथिव्या अपि सर्वया ।
किमाभरणकृत्यं ते किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥३६॥

36. putra uvāca ,
kiṁ nu te māmapaśyantyāḥ pṛthivyā api sarvayā ,
kimābharaṇakṛtyaṁ te kiṁ bhogairjīvitena vā.

36. putraḥ uvāca kim nu te mām apaśyantyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ api
sarvayā kim ābharaṇakṛtyam te kim bhogaiḥ jīvitena vā

36. putraḥ uvāca mām apaśyantyāḥ te nu sarvayā pṛthivyāḥ
api kim? te ābharaṇakṛtyam kim? bhogaiḥ jīvitena vā kim?

36. The son said: 'What indeed is the use of the entire earth for you, not seeing me? What is the purpose of ornaments for you? What is the use of enjoyments or even of life itself?'

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - of what use (what, why, of what use)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

• ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, of you)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - for you (feminine) not seeing (me) (of one not seeing, for one not seeing)

• पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• सर्वया (sarvayā) - with the entire, by the whole

• किम् (kim) - what (purpose) (what, why, of what use)

• आभरणकृत्यम् (ābharaṇakṛtyam) - the purpose of ornaments, the use of ornaments

• ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, of you)

• किम् (kim) - of what use (what, why, of what use)

• भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, by pleasures

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - even of life itself (by life, with life)

• वा (vā) - or (or, optionally)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - of what use (what, why, of what use)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - for you (feminine) not seeing (me) (of one not seeing, for one not seeing)

(participle)

Genitive, feminine, singular of apaśyantī

paśyantī - seeing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś 'to see', with negative prefix 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

सर्वया (sarvayā) - with the entire, by the whole

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

किम् (kim) - what (purpose) (what, why, of what use)

(indeclinable)

आभरणकृत्यम् (ābharaṇakṛtyam) - the purpose of ornaments, the use of ornaments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇakṛtya

ābharaṇakṛtya - the business or purpose of ornaments

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ābharaṇa+kṛtya)

• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
  noun (neuter)
• kṛtya – deed, action, duty, purpose, use
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

किम् (kim) - of what use (what, why, of what use)

(indeclinable)

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, by pleasures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, wealth

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - even of life itself (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv 'to live'

Root: jīv (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, optionally)

(indeclinable)