महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-10, verse-16

अगतीन्कागतीनस्मान्नष्टार्थानर्थसिद्धये ।
कथं वै नानुपश्येयुर्जनाः पश्यन्ति यादृशम् ॥१६॥

16. agatīnkāgatīnasmānnaṣṭārthānarthasiddhaye ,
kathaṁ vai nānupaśyeyurjanāḥ paśyanti yādṛśam.

16. agatīn kāgatīn asmān naṣṭārthān arthasiddhaye
kathaṃ vai na anupaśyeyuḥ janāḥ paśyanti yādṛśam

16. janāḥ yādṛśam paśyanti (te) kathaṃ vai na anupaśyeyuḥ
(asmān) agatīn kāgatīn naṣṭārthān arthasiddhaye

16. How indeed would people, who observe things as they are, not regard us—who are utterly without refuge and have lost our objectives—for the attainment of our aims?

Words meanings summery:

• अगतीन् (agatīn) - without refuge, helpless

• कागतीन् (kāgatīn) - utterly helpless, in a bad state of refuge

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• नष्टार्थान् (naṣṭārthān) - those whose purpose is lost, having lost their objectives

• अर्थसिद्धये (arthasiddhaye) - for the accomplishment of purpose/wealth

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, why

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• न (na) - not

• अनुपश्येयुः (anupaśyeyuḥ) - they would look upon, they would regard

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they observe

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as, in the manner that, what kind of

Words meanings and morphology

अगतीन् (agatīn) - without refuge, helpless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agati

agati - without refuge, helpless; bad state, misfortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+gati)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• gati – refuge, course, movement, state
  noun (feminine)

कागतीन् (kāgatīn) - utterly helpless, in a bad state of refuge

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāgati

kāgati - in a bad state, having a bad refuge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ka+agati)

• ka – bad, despised (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating deterioration or contempt.
• agati – without refuge, helpless
  adjective (masculine)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

नष्टार्थान् (naṣṭārthān) - those whose purpose is lost, having lost their objectives

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of naṣṭārtha

naṣṭārtha - one whose purpose is lost, having lost wealth or objective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+artha)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, ruined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'naś' (to be lost, perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

अर्थसिद्धये (arthasiddhaye) - for the accomplishment of purpose/wealth

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of arthasiddhi

arthasiddhi - accomplishment of purpose/object, success in an undertaking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+siddhi)

• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, why

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनुपश्येयुः (anupaśyeyuḥ) - they would look upon, they would regard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anupaśya

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, people

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they observe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as, in the manner that, what kind of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as it is

Note: Used adverbially here.