महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-26

अशक्यमिति कृत्वा वा ततोऽन्यैः संविदं चरेत् ।
ब्रह्मदण्डमदृष्टेषु दृष्टेषु चतुरङ्गिणीम् ॥२६॥

26. aśakyamiti kṛtvā vā tato'nyaiḥ saṁvidaṁ caret ,
brahmadaṇḍamadṛṣṭeṣu dṛṣṭeṣu caturaṅgiṇīm.

26. aśakyam iti kṛtvā vā tataḥ anyaiḥ saṃvidam
caret brahmadaṇḍam adṛṣṭeṣu dṛṣṭeṣu caturaṅgiṇīm

26. Alternatively, if it is deemed impossible (aśakyam) (to keep the secret alone), one should then consult with others. For unseen (adṛṣṭeṣu) threats, (employ) a divine or moral sanction (brahmadaṇḍam); for visible (dṛṣṭeṣu) ones, a four-limbed army (caturaṅgiṇīm).

Words meanings summery:

• अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, not able to be done

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

• वा (vā) - or, either

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• संविदम् (saṁvidam) - agreement, counsel, understanding

• चरेत् (caret) - one should act, one should proceed

• ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - divine or moral sanction (as a deterrent) (divine punishment, moral sanction, Brahmin's curse)

• अदृष्टेषु (adṛṣṭeṣu) - for unseen threats (in the unseen, among the unseen (threats or circumstances))

• दृष्टेषु (dṛṣṭeṣu) - for visible threats (in the seen, among the visible (threats or circumstances))

• चतुरङ्गिणीम् (caturaṅgiṇīm) - a four-limbed army (consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry)

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, not able to be done

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśakya

aśakya - impossible, not to be done, incapable, impracticable

Gerundive (negative)

`a` (negation) + `śakya` (Gerundive of śak)

Root: śak (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another, distinct

संविदम् (saṁvidam) - agreement, counsel, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - agreement, understanding, knowledge, counsel, consciousness

Prefixes: sam+vid

Root: vid (class 2)

चरेत् (caret) - one should act, one should proceed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - divine or moral sanction (as a deterrent) (divine punishment, moral sanction, Brahmin's curse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - divine punishment, a severe penance, Brahmin's curse, spiritual or moral authority

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word, a Brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – stick, rod, punishment, scepter, authority, force
  noun (masculine)

अदृष्टेषु (adṛṣṭeṣu) - for unseen threats (in the unseen, among the unseen (threats or circumstances))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, invisible, unexpected, fate, destiny

Past Passive Participle (negative)

`a` (negation) + `dṛṣṭa` (PPP of dṛś)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्टेषु (dṛṣṭeṣu) - for visible threats (in the seen, among the visible (threats or circumstances))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, visible, observed, clear, experienced

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root `dṛś` (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चतुरङ्गिणीम् (caturaṅgiṇīm) - a four-limbed army (consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caturaṅgiṇī

caturaṅgiṇī - a four-limbed army (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)

Feminine form of `caturaṅgin` (having four limbs/parts), often referring to an army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+aṅga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• aṅga – limb, body, part, division
  noun (neuter)