महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-14, verse-3

न हि युद्धेन पुत्रस्ते धर्मेण स महाबलः ।
शक्यः केनचिदुद्यन्तुमतो विषममाचरम् ॥३॥

3. na hi yuddhena putraste dharmeṇa sa mahābalaḥ ,
śakyaḥ kenacidudyantumato viṣamamācaram.

3. na hi yuddhena putraḥ te dharmeṇa saḥ mahābalaḥ
śakyaḥ kenacit udyantum ataḥ viṣamam ācaram

3. hi te putraḥ saḥ mahābalaḥ yuddhena dharmeṇa vā kenacit उद्यन्तुम् न शक्यः अतः अहम् विषमम् आचरम् ।

3. Indeed, your son, that very mighty one, could not be overcome by anyone through righteous means (dharma) or by direct battle; therefore, I performed an unfair act.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, through combat

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ते (te) - your

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by righteousness, by righteous means

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very mighty, possessing great strength

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able to be, possible (to be overcome)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

• उद्यन्तुम् (udyantum) - to overcome, to lift up, to remove

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• विषमम् (viṣamam) - an unfair act (difficult, uneven, unfair, improper conduct)

• आचरम् (ācaram) - I practised, I did, I acted

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, through combat

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (originally from √yudh)

Root: yudh (class 4)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by righteousness, by righteous means

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very mighty, possessing great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able to be, possible (to be overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

derived from root √śak (to be able), meaning 'that which can be done'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: agreeing with putraḥ

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, anyone, something, anything

उद्यन्तुम् (udyantum) - to overcome, to lift up, to remove

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root √yam (to restrain, support) with upasarga ud- (up, out). Here, 'to get rid of, to overcome'.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

विषमम् (viṣamam) - an unfair act (difficult, uneven, unfair, improper conduct)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, improper, unfair

Note: acting as a noun 'an unfair act'

आचरम् (ācaram) - I practised, I did, I acted

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)