महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-16

नियन्तुं न हि शक्यस्त्वं भेदतो धनमिच्छसि ।
यस्मात्तस्मात्सुप्रतीक हस्तित्वं समवाप्स्यसि ॥१६॥

16. niyantuṁ na hi śakyastvaṁ bhedato dhanamicchasi ,
yasmāttasmātsupratīka hastitvaṁ samavāpsyasi.

16. niyantum na hi śakyaḥ tvam bhedataḥ dhanam icchasi
yasmāt tasmāt supratīka hastitvam samavāpsyasi

16. Indeed, you cannot be controlled, and because you desire wealth by causing disunity, therefore, O Supratika, you will attain the state of an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to be controlled (to control, to restrain)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be controlled) (possible, able, capable)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भेदतः (bhedataḥ) - by causing disunity (from division, by splitting)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (you desire, you wish)

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because, from which)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• सुप्रतीक (supratīka) - O Supratika (O Supratika (proper name))

• हस्तित्वम् (hastitvam) - the state of being an elephant (elephant-ness, state of being an elephant)

• समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain)

Words meanings and morphology

नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to be controlled (to control, to restrain)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root YAM (to restrain) with prefix NI.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'śakyaḥ' to mean 'possible to be controlled'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be controlled) (possible, able, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able, capable, practicable

future passive participle

Future passive participle (or gerundive) of root ŚAK (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

भेदतः (bhedataḥ) - by causing disunity (from division, by splitting)

(indeclinable)

action noun

Derived from root BHID (to split) with -a suffix; used with -tas suffix adverbially meaning 'by means of' or 'because of'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'icchasi'.

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (you desire, you wish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present stem 'icch-' from root IṢ.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'tvam'.

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (because, from which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सुप्रतीक (supratīka) - O Supratika (O Supratika (proper name))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of supratīka

supratīka - Supratika (a proper name, often of an elephant); having a beautiful appearance/symbol

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good) + pratīka (symbol, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+pratīka)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• pratīka – symbol, image, part of the body, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from PRATI + root I (to go).
  Prefix: prati

Note: Direct address.

हस्तित्वम् (hastitvam) - the state of being an elephant (elephant-ness, state of being an elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hastitva

hastitva - elephant-ness, the state or condition of being an elephant

Abstract noun derived from hastin (elephant) with the suffix -tva.

Note: Object of 'samavāpsyasi'.

समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of samavāp

Root ĀP (to obtain) with prefixes SAM and AVA.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The subject is 'tvam' (implied by ending).