महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-105, verse-24

न च त्वमिव शोचन्ति तस्मात्त्वमपि मा शुचः ।
किं नु त्वं तैर्न वै श्रेयांस्तुल्यो वा बुद्धिपौरुषैः ॥२४॥

24. na ca tvamiva śocanti tasmāttvamapi mā śucaḥ ,
kiṁ nu tvaṁ tairna vai śreyāṁstulyo vā buddhipauruṣaiḥ.

24. na ca tvam iva śocanti tasmāt tvam api mā śucaḥ kim
nu tvam taiḥ na vai śreyān tulyaḥ vā buddhipauruṣaiḥ

24. ca te na tvam iva śocanti tasmāt tvam api mā śucaḥ kim
nu tvam taiḥ na vai śreyān vā buddhipauruṣaiḥ tulyaḥ

24. And they do not grieve like you. Therefore, you also should not grieve. Are you not, in fact, superior to them, or at least equal to them in intelligence (buddhi) and prowess?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they grieve, they sorrow

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle with injunctive (not, do not)

• शुचः (śucaḥ) - should not grieve (grieve, mourn (imperative/injunctive))

• किम् (kim) - interrogative particle (what? why?)

• नु (nu) - indeed (expletive) (indeed, now, then)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तैः (taiḥ) - to them (in comparison) (by them, with them)

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - in fact (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior (better, superior, excellent)

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal (equal, similar)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• बुद्धिपौरुषैः (buddhipauruṣaiḥ) - in intelligence (buddhi) and prowess (by intelligence and prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tva

tva - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they grieve, they sorrow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of śuc

Present 3rd plural Active voice

Root 'śuc' (class 1), conjugated in present active.

Root: śuc (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative pronoun, used as an indeclinable (adverbial ablative).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tva

tva - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle with injunctive (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle, used with injunctive mood.

शुचः (śucaḥ) - should not grieve (grieve, mourn (imperative/injunctive))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (luṅ) of śuc

Injunctive 2nd singular Active voice

Root 'śuc' (class 1), conjugated in injunctive active.

Root: śuc (class 1)

किम् (kim) - interrogative particle (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle or pronoun stem.

नु (nu) - indeed (expletive) (indeed, now, then)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tva

tva - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

तैः (taiḥ) - to them (in comparison) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

वै (vai) - in fact (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior (better, superior, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, excellent, preferable, more auspicious

Comparative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy) or 'śrī' (beauty/welfare).

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal (equal, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like

Derived from root 'tul' (to weigh, compare).

Root: tul (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

बुद्धिपौरुषैः (buddhipauruṣaiḥ) - in intelligence (buddhi) and prowess (by intelligence and prowess)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of buddhipauruṣa

buddhipauruṣa - intelligence and prowess/manliness

Dvandva compound (intelligence and prowess).

Compound type : dvandva (buddhi+pauruṣa)

• buddhi – intelligence, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'budh' (to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• pauruṣa – manliness, prowess, virility, human effort
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'puruṣa' (man).