महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-7

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः ।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् ॥७॥

7. kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ; pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharmasaṁmūḍhacetāḥ ,
yacchreyaḥ syānniścitaṁ brūhi tanme; śiṣyaste'haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam.

7. kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi
tvām dharmasaṃmūḍhacetāḥ yat
śreyaḥ syāt niścitam brūhi tat me
śiṣyaḥ te aham śādhi mām tvām prapannam

7. kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ dharmasaṃmūḍhacetāḥ aham tvām pṛcchāmi.
yat niścitam śreyaḥ syāt tat me brūhi.
aham te śiṣyaḥ asmi.
tvām prapannam mam śādhi.

7. My nature (svabhāva) is overcome by the fault of weakness, and my mind (cetas) is bewildered about my duty (dharma). I ask you: tell me definitively what would be most beneficial. I am your disciple (śiṣya); instruct me, who has surrendered to you.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः (kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ) - one whose nature is overcome by the fault of weakness

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• धर्मसंमूढचेताः (dharmasaṁmūḍhacetāḥ) - one whose mind (cetas) is bewildered about (dharma) (duty)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, more beneficial

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certainly, definitively, determined

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• तत् (tat) - that

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple (śiṣya), student

• ते (te) - your, to you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, teach

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• प्रपन्नम् (prapannam) - one who has surrendered, taken refuge

Words meanings and morphology

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः (kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ) - one whose nature is overcome by the fault of weakness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāva

kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāva - one whose intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is overcome (upahata) by the fault (doṣa) of miserliness/weakness (kārpaṇya)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kārpaṇyadoṣopahata+svabhāva)

• kārpaṇyadoṣopahata – overcome by the fault of weakness
  adjective
• svabhāva – one's own nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of prach

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मसंमूढचेताः (dharmasaṁmūḍhacetāḥ) - one whose mind (cetas) is bewildered about (dharma) (duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmasaṃmūḍhacetas

dharmasaṁmūḍhacetas - one whose mind is bewildered regarding duty/righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+saṃmūḍhacetas)

• dharma – duty (dharma), righteousness, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmūḍhacetas – having a bewildered mind
  adjective

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, more beneficial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good, welfare, ultimate good

comparative degree of 'śrī' or 'praśasta'

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certainly, definitively, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niścita

niścita - certain, ascertained, determined, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'ci' with prefix 'niś'

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple (śiṣya), student

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, pupil, student, one to be taught

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root śās (to teach, instruct), means 'one who is to be taught'

Root: śās (class 2)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, teach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śās

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: śās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रपन्नम् (prapannam) - one who has surrendered, taken refuge

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - who has arrived, resorted to, surrendered, taken refuge

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'pad' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)