महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-75

न च ते मानुषेष्वेतत्प्रयोक्तव्यं कथंचन ।
जगद्विनिर्दहेदेतदल्पतेजसि पातितम् ॥७५॥

75. na ca te mānuṣeṣvetatprayoktavyaṁ kathaṁcana ,
jagadvinirdahedetadalpatejasi pātitam.

75. na ca te mānuṣeṣu etat prayoktavyam kathaṃcana
jagat vinirdahet etat alpatejasi pātitam

75. This (astram) should never be used by you against human beings, for if it were to be cast upon someone of little spiritual energy (tejas), it would completely burn up the world.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - by you (agent of the gerundive) (by you)

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - against human beings (against humans, among humans)

• एतत् (etat) - this (astram) (this)

• प्रयोक्तव्यम् (prayoktavyam) - should be used (to be employed, should be used)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (with 'na', implies 'never') (by any means, in any way, ever)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving)

• विनिर्दहेत् (vinirdahet) - it would burn completely

• एतत् (etat) - this (weapon) (this)

• अल्पतेजसि (alpatejasi) - upon someone of little spiritual energy (tejas) (on one of little spiritual energy/power)

• पातितम् (pātitam) - if cast (upon) (if cast, thrown, applied)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (agent of the gerundive) (by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Here functioning as agent for the gerundive 'prayoktavyam'.

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - against human beings (against humans, among humans)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to humans, a man

एतत् (etat) - this (astram) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Functions as the object of the gerundive 'prayoktavyam'.

प्रयोक्तव्यम् (prayoktavyam) - should be used (to be employed, should be used)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayoktavya

prayoktavya - to be employed, to be used, suitable for employment

Gerundive (N.P.P.)

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (with 'na', implies 'never') (by any means, in any way, ever)

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, the universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Root: gam (class 1)

विनिर्दहेत् (vinirdahet) - it would burn completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of vinirdah

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: dah (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (weapon) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to the weapon, acting as the subject of 'vinirdahet'.

अल्पतेजसि (alpatejasi) - upon someone of little spiritual energy (tejas) (on one of little spiritual energy/power)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of alpatejas

alpatejas - having little spiritual energy, of little power/brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+tejas)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, spiritual energy, power, essence, fiery energy
  noun (neuter)

पातितम् (pātitam) - if cast (upon) (if cast, thrown, applied)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātita

pātita - caused to fall, thrown, cast, applied, felled

Past Passive Participle

Causative stem from root pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used here in a conditional sense, 'if cast'.