महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-105, verse-53

असंभवे श्रियो राजन्हीनस्य सचिवादिभिः ।
दैवे प्रतिनिविष्टे च किं श्रेयो मन्यते भवान् ॥५३॥

53. asaṁbhave śriyo rājanhīnasya sacivādibhiḥ ,
daive pratiniviṣṭe ca kiṁ śreyo manyate bhavān.

53. asaṃbhave śriyaḥ rājan hīnasya sacivādibhiḥ
daive pratiniviṣṭe ca kim śreyaḥ manyate bhavān

53. rājan sacivādibhiḥ hīnasya śriyaḥ asaṃbhave ca
daive pratiniviṣṭe bhavān kim śreyaḥ manyate

53. O King, when prosperity is unattainable for someone lacking ministers and other support, and when destiny has become unfavorable, what do you consider to be the most beneficial path?

Words meanings summery:

• असंभवे (asaṁbhave) - in the impossibility, in the non-existence, in the absence

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune, of wealth

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• हीनस्य (hīnasya) - of one who is deprived, of the lacking, of the destitute

• सचिवादिभिः (sacivādibhiḥ) - by ministers and others, by counselors etc.

• दैवे (daive) - when destiny, regarding destiny, in the matter of fate

• प्रतिनिविष्टे (pratiniviṣṭe) - when turned against, when unfavorable, when adverse

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what, what is

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the best, the good, welfare, the most beneficial

• मन्यते (manyate) - is thought, is considered, you think

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), your honor

Words meanings and morphology

असंभवे (asaṁbhave) - in the impossibility, in the non-existence, in the absence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, absence

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃbhava – possibility, existence, origin
  noun (masculine)

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune, of wealth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, Lakṣmī

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

हीनस्य (hīnasya) - of one who is deprived, of the lacking, of the destitute

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - deprived, lacking, destitute, inferior

Past Passive Participle

From verb root hā (to abandon, forsake, leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

सचिवादिभिः (sacivādibhiḥ) - by ministers and others, by counselors etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sacivādi

sacivādi - ministers etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saciva+ādi)

• saciva – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and others
  indeclinable

दैवे (daive) - when destiny, regarding destiny, in the matter of fate

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine (as an adjective)

प्रतिनिविष्टे (pratiniviṣṭe) - when turned against, when unfavorable, when adverse

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratiniviṣṭa

pratiniviṣṭa - turned against, adverse, hostile, unfavorable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from viś with prati and ni prefixes.

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, what is

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the best, the good, welfare, the most beneficial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, good, welfare, prosperity

मन्यते (manyate) - is thought, is considered, you think

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used as 2nd person singular with 'bhavān'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite), your honor