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5,133

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-133, verse-3

किं नु ते मामपश्यन्त्याः पृथिव्या अपि सर्वया ।
किमाभरणकृत्यं ते किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥३॥
3. kiṁ nu te māmapaśyantyāḥ pṛthivyā api sarvayā ,
kimābharaṇakṛtyaṁ te kiṁ bhogairjīvitena vā.
3. kim nu te mām apaśyantyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ api sarvayā
kim ābharaṇakṛtyam te kim bhogaiḥ jīvitena vā
3. mām apaśyantyāḥ te sarvayā pṛthivyāḥ api nu kim
te ābharaṇakṛtyam kim bhogaiḥ vā jīvitena kim
3. What good is even the whole earth to you if you cannot see me? What is the purpose of ornaments for you? What is the purpose of enjoyments or even life itself?

Words meanings summery:

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  • किम् (kim) - What purpose, what good (What, how, why, what purpose)
  • नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, yet, then
  • ते (te) - to you (for you, of you, your)
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - of you (feminine) who are not seeing me (of her who is not seeing, from her who is not seeing)
  • पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • सर्वया (sarvayā) - by the entire (by the whole, by the entire)
  • किम् (kim) - What is the purpose/use (What, what use, for what)
  • आभरणकृत्यम् (ābharaṇakṛtyam) - the purpose of ornaments, the use of ornaments
  • ते (te) - to you (for you, of you, your)
  • किम् (kim) - What is the purpose/use (What, what use, for what)
  • भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments (by enjoyments, by pleasures)
  • जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life (by life, by living)
  • वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What purpose, what good (What, how, why, what purpose)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who, how, why, whether
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, yet, then
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - to you (for you, of you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you (singular)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I
अपश्यन्त्याः (apaśyantyāḥ) - of you (feminine) who are not seeing me (of her who is not seeing, from her who is not seeing)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, singular of apaśyantī
apaśyantī - not seeing, unseeing
Present Active Participle
Feminine form of present active participle `apaśyat`, derived from root `dṛś` (to see) with negative prefix `a-`.
Prefix: a
Root: dṛś (class 4)
पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth (of the earth, from the earth)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
सर्वया (sarvayā) - by the entire (by the whole, by the entire)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
किम् (kim) - What is the purpose/use (What, what use, for what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who, how, why, whether
आभरणकृत्यम् (ābharaṇakṛtyam) - the purpose of ornaments, the use of ornaments
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇakṛtya
ābharaṇakṛtya - the purpose of ornaments
Compound type : tatpurusha (ābharaṇa+kṛtya)
  • ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
    noun (neuter)
    From `ā-bhṛ` (to bear, wear)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhṛ (class 1)
  • kṛtya – purpose, duty, action, what is to be done
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tya` indicating 'to be done' or 'purpose/action'.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
ते (te) - to you (for you, of you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you (singular)
किम् (kim) - What is the purpose/use (What, what use, for what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who, how, why, whether
भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments (by enjoyments, by pleasures)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience
जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life (by life, by living)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, livelihood
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `jīv` (to live) with suffix `-ta`, used as a noun.
Root: jīv (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)