महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-1, verse-26

न धर्मः सत्कृतः कश्चिन्नित्यं युद्धमिति ब्रुवन् ।
क्षपिताः क्षत्रियाः सर्वे शत्रूणां वर्धितं यशः ॥२६॥

26. na dharmaḥ satkṛtaḥ kaścinnityaṁ yuddhamiti bruvan ,
kṣapitāḥ kṣatriyāḥ sarve śatrūṇāṁ vardhitaṁ yaśaḥ.

26. na dharmaḥ satkṛtaḥ kaścit nityam yuddham iti bruvan
kṣapitāḥ kṣatriyāḥ sarve śatrūṇām vardhitam yaśaḥ

26. kaścit dharmaḥ na satkṛtaḥ nityam yuddham iti bruvan
sarve kṣatriyāḥ kṣapitāḥ śatrūṇām yaśaḥ vardhitam

26. No intrinsic nature (dharma) was properly honored by anyone, with everyone constantly declaring, 'This is war!' As a result, all the warriors (kṣatriya) were destroyed, and the glory of the enemies increased.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

• सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, properly done, observed

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, any, some

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, marking quoted speech

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

• क्षपिताः (kṣapitāḥ) - destroyed, consumed, diminished, exhausted

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the kshatriya caste

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies

• वर्धितम् (vardhitam) - increased, enhanced, grown

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, properly done, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, properly done, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ with upasarga sat

Prefix: sat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, any, some

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - war, battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, marking quoted speech

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root brū with śatṛ suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

क्षपिताः (kṣapitāḥ) - destroyed, consumed, diminished, exhausted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣapita

kṣapita - destroyed, consumed, diminished, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣap or kṣi

Root: kṣap (class 1)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the kshatriya caste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kshatriya caste

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

वर्धितम् (vardhitam) - increased, enhanced, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vardhita

vardhita - increased, enhanced, grown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (causative)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown