महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-19

किं नु मे स्यादिदं कृत्वा किं नु मे स्यादकुर्वतः ।
इति कर्माणि संचिन्त्य कुर्याद्वा पुरुषो न वा ॥१९॥

19. kiṁ nu me syādidaṁ kṛtvā kiṁ nu me syādakurvataḥ ,
iti karmāṇi saṁcintya kuryādvā puruṣo na vā.

19. kim nu me syāt idam kṛtvā kim nu me syāt akurvataḥ
iti karmāṇi saṃcintya kuryāt vā puruṣaḥ na vā

19. What would be the outcome for me if I were to do this, and what would be the outcome for me if I were not to do it? Reflecting in this manner upon actions (karma), a person should decide whether to perform them or not.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

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

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

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

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

• अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - of one not doing, from one not doing

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having thought over

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: absolutive form

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - of one not doing, from one not doing

(participle)

masculine/neuter, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not acting

Present Active Participle

Negation 'a-' + present active participle of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

(noun)

neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, duty, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having thought over

(indeclinable)

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: absolutive (lyap) form

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)