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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-6

अधनस्य मृतं श्रेयो न च ज्ञातिवधाद्धनम् ।
किं नु प्राप्स्यामहे कृष्ण हत्वा ज्ञातीन्समागतान् ॥६॥
6. adhanasya mṛtaṁ śreyo na ca jñātivadhāddhanam ,
kiṁ nu prāpsyāmahe kṛṣṇa hatvā jñātīnsamāgatān.
6. adhanasya mṛtam śreyaḥ na ca jñātivadhāt dhanam
kim nu prāpsyāmahe kṛṣṇa hatvā jñātīn samāgatān
6. adhanasya mṛtam śreyaḥ ca jñātivadhāt dhanam na
kṛṣṇa kim nu samāgatān jñātīn hatvā prāpsyāmahe?
6. Death is preferable for the penniless; wealth obtained by slaying kinsmen is not. What, then, shall we gain, O Krishna, after killing our assembled relatives?

Words meanings summery:

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  • अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of one without wealth, of the poor
  • मृतम् (mṛtam) - death, dead
  • श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, preferable, superior
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also
  • ज्ञातिवधात् (jñātivadhāt) - from the killing of kinsmen
  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
  • किम् (kim) - what?
  • नु (nu) - indeed, then, now
  • प्राप्स्यामहे (prāpsyāmahe) - we shall obtain/gain
  • कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
  • ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - kinsmen, relatives
  • समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled, who have come together

Words meanings and morphology

अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of one without wealth, of the poor
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of adhana
adhana - without wealth, poor
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dhana)
  • a – not, un-, without
    indeclinable
  • dhana – wealth, property, riches
    noun (neuter)
मृतम् (mṛtam) - death, dead
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased, death
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, preferable, superior
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - better, superior, excellent, good fortune, welfare
Comparative form, from praśasya (excellent)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ज्ञातिवधात् (jñātivadhāt) - from the killing of kinsmen
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of jñātivadha
jñātivadha - killing of relatives/kinsmen
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāti+vadha)
  • jñāti – kinsman, relative
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jñā
  • vadha – killing, slaying, murder
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root han (to strike, to kill)
    Root: han (class 2)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, riches, money
किम् (kim) - what?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what? which? why?
नु (nu) - indeed, then, now
(indeclinable)
प्राप्स्यामहे (prāpsyāmahe) - we shall obtain/gain
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, future (ḷṛṭ) of āp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a deity, often depicted as dark-skinned), dark, black
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Indeclinable past participle (gerund)
Root: han (class 2)
ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - kinsmen, relatives
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, family
Root: jñā
समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled, who have come together
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of samāgata
samāgata - assembled, come together, arrived
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go) with upasargas sam and ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)