महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-26

यच्च साम्नैव शक्येत कार्यं साधयितुं नृप ।
को दैवशप्तस्तत्कार्तुं विग्रहेण समाचरेत् ॥२६॥

26. yacca sāmnaiva śakyeta kāryaṁ sādhayituṁ nṛpa ,
ko daivaśaptastatkārtuṁ vigraheṇa samācaret.

26. yat ca sāmnā eva śakyeta kāryam sādhayitum nṛpa
| kaḥ daivaśaptaḥ tat kartum vigraheṇa samācaret

26. And what task, O King, can be accomplished solely through conciliation, who, being cursed by fate, would choose to achieve it through conflict?

26. ואת מה שאפשר להשיג בדרכי שלום בלבד, הו מלך, מי יהיה מוכה גורל עד כדי כך שינהג להשיגו במלחמה?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• च (ca) - and

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mild means

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• शक्येत (śakyeta) - may be possible, can be achieved

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, work, duty, what is to be done

• साधयितुम् (sādhayitum) - to accomplish, to achieve, to effect

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• दैवशप्तः (daivaśaptaḥ) - cursed by fate

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• विग्रहेण (vigraheṇa) - by conflict, by war

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - would undertake, would perform, would act

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mild means

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, mildness, gentle means, melody, song

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

शक्येत (śakyeta) - may be possible, can be achieved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, work, duty, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, business, work, task

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

साधयितुम् (sādhayitum) - to accomplish, to achieve, to effect

(verb)

infinitive of sādh

Infinitive (causative stem)

Infinitive of the causative stem sādhay- (from root sādh)

Root: sādh (class 5)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

दैवशप्तः (daivaśaptaḥ) - cursed by fate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daivaśapta

daivaśapta - cursed by fate or destiny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+śapta)

• daiva – divine, celestial, relating to destiny or fate
  adjective
  Derived from deva (god)
• śapta – cursed, imprecated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śap (to curse)
  Root: śap (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

infinitive of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विग्रहेण (vigraheṇa) - by conflict, by war

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - conflict, war, contention, separation

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - would undertake, would perform, would act

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of samācar

Derived from root car (to move, act) with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

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