महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-29

किं नु नो विद्यते कृत्यं धनेन धनलिप्सया ।
यत्र युध्यामहे सर्वे धनलोभात्समागताः ॥२९॥

29. kiṁ nu no vidyate kṛtyaṁ dhanena dhanalipsayā ,
yatra yudhyāmahe sarve dhanalobhātsamāgatāḥ.

29. kim nu naḥ vidyate kṛtyam dhanena dhanalipsayā
yatra yudhyāmahe sarve dhanalobhāt samāgatāḥ

29. nu naḥ kṛtyam dhanena dhanalipsayā kim vidyate
yatra sarve dhanalobhāt samāgatāḥ yudhyāmahe

29. Indeed, what business do we have with wealth or with the desire for wealth? We have all gathered and are fighting because of greed for wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation/emphasis)

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, remains

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, action, purpose, what is to be done

• धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth

• धनलिप्सया (dhanalipsayā) - by the desire for wealth

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, for which (reason)

• युध्यामहे (yudhyāmahe) - we fight, we are fighting

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• धनलोभात् (dhanalobhāt) - from greed for wealth, due to greed for wealth

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used interrogatively to question the purpose or validity of something.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation/emphasis)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Also used as genitive. Here dative 'to us' or genitive 'our'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense form, middle voice, from root `vid` (to be, exist)

Root: vid (class 4)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, action, purpose, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - what is to be done, duty, purpose

Gerundive

Gerundive from root `kṛ`, signifies 'to be done' or 'suitable to be done'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'a thing to be done' or 'purpose'.

धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

Root: dhā (class 3)

धनलिप्सया (dhanalipsayā) - by the desire for wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhanalipsā

dhanalipsā - desire for wealth, greed for money

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+lipsā)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• lipsā – desire to obtain, desire to seize
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative nominal derivative
  From desiderative stem of root `labh`
  Root: labh (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, for which (reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also imply 'therefore' or 'in this situation'.

युध्यामहे (yudhyāmahe) - we fight, we are fighting

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yudh

Present tense form, middle voice

Root: yudh (class 4)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Used as an adjective here, referring to the implicit 'we'.

धनलोभात् (dhanalobhāt) - from greed for wealth, due to greed for wealth

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dhanalobha

dhanalobha - greed for wealth, covetousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+lobha)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• lobha – greed, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root `lubh`
  Root: lubh (class 4)

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, gathered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, come together

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root `gam` with prefixes `sam` and `ā`

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `sarve` (all).