महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-170, verse-18

यदा तु मृत्युरादातुं न नः शक्नोति सर्वशः ।
तदास्माभिरयं दृष्ट उपायस्तात संमतः ॥१८॥

18. yadā tu mṛtyurādātuṁ na naḥ śaknoti sarvaśaḥ ,
tadāsmābhirayaṁ dṛṣṭa upāyastāta saṁmataḥ.

18. yadā tu mṛtyuḥ ādātum na naḥ śaknoti sarvaśaḥ
tadā asmābhiḥ ayam dṛṣṭaḥ upāyaḥ tāta saṃmataḥ

18. But when death is utterly unable to seize us, then, dear one, this solution (upāya) has been found and approved by us.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• आदातुम् (ādātum) - to seize (us) (to take, to seize, to receive)

• न (na) - not

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, for us, our)

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able (is able, can)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - utterly, completely (completely, entirely, in every way)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• अयम् (ayam) - this (means) (this (masculine))

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - found, seen (seen, observed, perceived, found)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - solution (upāya) (means, method, expedient, solution)

• तात (tāta) - dear one (dear father, dear one, my child)

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved (approved, agreed upon, esteemed)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tadā'

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

Note: Subject of 'śaknoti'

आदातुम् (ādātum) - to seize (us) (to take, to seize, to receive)

(verb)

infinitive of ādā

Infinitive

From ā + dā (to give, here to take when combined with ā)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Purpose infinitive

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Object of 'ādātum'

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able (is able, can)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Main verb

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - utterly, completely (completely, entirely, in every way)

(indeclinable)

From sarva + śas (suffix for 'in every way')

Note: Adverb

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yadā'

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Agent of the passive construction

अयम् (ayam) - this (means) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'upāyaḥ'

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - found, seen (seen, observed, perceived, found)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, found

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'upāyaḥ'

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - solution (upāya) (means, method, expedient, solution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach, solution

From upa + i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause

तात (tāta) - dear one (dear father, dear one, my child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear father, dear one, my child

Note: Term of address

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - approved (approved, agreed upon, esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - approved, agreed upon, esteemed, regarded

Past Passive Participle

From sam + man (to think, to agree)

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'upāyaḥ'