महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-36

अवध्यानां वधं कृत्वा राज्यं वा नरकोत्तरम् ।
दुःखानि वनवासे वा किं नु मे सुकृतं भवेत् ॥३६॥

36. avadhyānāṁ vadhaṁ kṛtvā rājyaṁ vā narakottaram ,
duḥkhāni vanavāse vā kiṁ nu me sukṛtaṁ bhavet.

36. avadhyānām vadham kṛtvā rājyam vā narakottaram
duḥkhāni vanavāse vā kim nu me sukṛtam bhavet

36. avadhyānām vadham kṛtvā me kim nu sukṛtam bhavet
vā narakottaram rājyam vā vanavāse duḥkhāni

36. What good deed (sukṛta) would result for me from killing those who should not be killed? Would it be a kingdom that leads to hell, or sufferings in forest dwelling?

Words meanings summery:

• अवध्यानाम् (avadhyānām) - of those who should not be killed, of the inviolable

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaughter

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• वा (vā) - or, either

• नरकोत्तरम् (narakottaram) - leading to hell, resulting in hell

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

• वनवासे (vanavāse) - in forest dwelling, in forest exile

• वा (vā) - or, either

• किम् (kim) - what, which, why

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle for emphasis or question)

• मे (me) - for me, to me, my

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, meritorious action, virtue

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may it be, should be

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्यानाम् (avadhyānām) - of those who should not be killed, of the inviolable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, immune from death

Gerundive

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with 'ya' suffix, preceded by negation 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• vadhya – fit to be killed, deserving death, slayable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'han' (to kill) with the suffix 'ya', forming a passive future participle or gerundive.
  Root: han (class 2)

वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaughter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, slaughter

Root: han (class 2)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, realm

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

नरकोत्तरम् (narakottaram) - leading to hell, resulting in hell

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of narakottara

narakottara - followed by hell, resulting in hell

Compound type : tatpurusha (naraka+uttara)

• naraka – hell, Hades
  noun (masculine)
• uttara – latter, subsequent, higher, superior; leading to, resulting in
  adjective (neuter)

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

वनवासे (vanavāse) - in forest dwelling, in forest exile

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in the forest, forest exile

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle for emphasis or question)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Alternate form for 'mama' (genitive) or 'mahyam' (dative).

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, meritorious action, virtue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, meritorious action, virtue (sukṛta)

Often considered a noun in this context, derived from 'su' and 'kṛta'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed; deed, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make). Used as a noun here.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)