महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-27, verse-5

किं नु संशप्तकान्हन्मि स्वान्रक्षाम्यहितार्दितान् ।
इति मे त्वं मतं वेत्थ तत्र किं सुकृतं भवेत् ॥५॥

5. kiṁ nu saṁśaptakānhanmi svānrakṣāmyahitārditān ,
iti me tvaṁ mataṁ vettha tatra kiṁ sukṛtaṁ bhavet.

5. kim nu saṃśaptakān hanmi svān rakṣāmi ahitārditān
iti me tvam matam vettha tatra kim sukṛtam bhavet

5. nu kim saṃśaptakān hanmi ahitārditān svān rakṣāmi
iti me matam tvam vettha tatra kim sukṛtam bhavet

5. "What indeed should I do? Should I slay the Saṃśaptakas, or should I protect my own men who are tormented by enemies? You know this dilemma (matam) of mine. In that situation, what good (sukṛta) would come about?"

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (should I do) (what?, why?, whether?)

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely, (interrogative particle))

• संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - the Saṃśaptakas

• हन्मि (hanmi) - I slay (I kill, I strike)

• स्वान् (svān) - my own men (his own people/relatives/men)

• रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect (I protect, I guard)

• अहितार्दितान् (ahitārditān) - tormented by enemies

• इति (iti) - this (indicating the preceding speech) (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मतम् (matam) - dilemma, opinion (opinion, thought, intention)

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know (you know, you understand)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation (there, in that, in that case)

• किम् (kim) - what (would be) (what?, why?, whether?)

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good (deed/outcome) (good deed, merit, virtue, well-done)

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

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (should I do) (what?, why?, whether?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative adverb.

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - the Saṃśaptakas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has sworn (an oath together)

from sam-śap (to swear together)

Prefix: sam

Root: śap (class 1)

हन्मि (hanmi) - I slay (I kill, I strike)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present Tense

Root han, 1st person singular active

Root: han (class 2)

स्वान् (svān) - my own men (his own people/relatives/men)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin, property

रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect (I protect, I guard)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present Tense

Root rakṣ, 1st person singular active

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अहितार्दितान् (ahitārditān) - tormented by enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ahitārdita

ahitārdita - afflicted/tormented by enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahita+ardita)

• ahita – enemy, hostile, harmful
  noun (masculine)
  from a- (negative) + hita (beneficial)
  Prefix: a
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• ardita – tormented, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ard (to pain, torment)
  Root: ard (class 1)

इति (iti) - this (indicating the preceding speech) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मतम् (matam) - dilemma, opinion (opinion, thought, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, belief, idea

Past Passive Participle

from root man (to think) as a noun

Root: man (class 4)

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know (you know, you understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vid

Perfect Tense

Root vid, 2nd person singular, perfect form used in present sense

Root: vid (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation (there, in that, in that case)

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + -tra suffix

किम् (kim) - what (would be) (what?, why?, whether?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative adverb.

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good (deed/outcome) (good deed, merit, virtue, well-done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, good deed, merit

Past Passive Participle

Compound of su- (good, well) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would come about (may be, should be, would be, it happens)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Root bhū, 3rd person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)