महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-100, verse-13

पुनरावर्तमानानां निराशानां च जीविते ।
न वेगः सुसहो राजंस्तस्मान्नात्यनुसारयेत् ॥१३॥

13. punarāvartamānānāṁ nirāśānāṁ ca jīvite ,
na vegaḥ susaho rājaṁstasmānnātyanusārayet.

13. punar āvartamānānām nirāśānām ca jīvite na
vegaḥ susahaḥ rājan tasmāt na ati anusārayet

13. O king, the charge of those who are turning back and have lost hope for their lives is not easily withstood. Therefore, one should not pursue them too far.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back, once more

• आवर्तमानानाम् (āvartamānānām) - of those returning, of those turning back

• निराशानाम् (nirāśānām) - of those who are hopeless, despairing

• च (ca) - and

• जीविते (jīvite) - in life, regarding life

• न (na) - not

• वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impulse, force, rush, charge

• सुसहः (susahaḥ) - easily borne, endurable, tolerable, withstandable

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• न (na) - not

• अति (ati) - excessively, too much

• अनुसारयेत् (anusārayet) - one should pursue

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again, back, once more

(indeclinable)

आवर्तमानानाम् (āvartamānānām) - of those returning, of those turning back

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āvartamāna

āvartamāna - returning, turning back (Present Middle Participle of √vṛt with ā)

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

निराशानाम् (nirāśānām) - of those who are hopeless, despairing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nirāśa

nirāśa - hopeless, despairing, without hope

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+āśā)

• nir – out, forth, without (prefix)
  indeclinable
• āśā – hope, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जीविते (jīvite) - in life, regarding life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impulse, force, rush, charge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity, current

सुसहः (susahaḥ) - easily borne, endurable, tolerable, withstandable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaha

susaha - easy to bear, supportable, tolerable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saha)

• su – good, well, easily (prefix)
  indeclinable
• saha – bearing, enduring, tolerant; with, together with
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sah (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अति (ati) - excessively, too much

(indeclinable)

अनुसारयेत् (anusārayet) - one should pursue

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √sṛ

causative

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)