महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-107, verse-17

नैव नित्यं जयस्तात नैव नित्यं पराजयः ।
तस्माद्भोजयितव्यश्च भोक्तव्यश्च परो जनः ॥१७॥

17. naiva nityaṁ jayastāta naiva nityaṁ parājayaḥ ,
tasmādbhojayitavyaśca bhoktavyaśca paro janaḥ.

17. na eva nityam jayaḥ tāta na eva nityam parājayaḥ
tasmāt bhojayitavyaḥ ca bhoktavyaḥ ca paraḥ janaḥ

17. tāta nityam jayaḥ na eva nityam parājayaḥ na eva
tasmāt paraḥ janaḥ bhojayitavyaḥ ca ca bhoktavyaḥ

17. O dear one, there is neither perpetual victory nor perpetual defeat. Therefore, one's opponents should be fed and sustained.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father, friend

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat, rout, loss

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• भोजयितव्यः (bhojayitavyaḥ) - should be fed, ought to be fed

• च (ca) - and, also

• भोक्तव्यः (bhoktavyaḥ) - should be sustained (should be enjoyed, should be sustained, should be consumed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• परः (paraḥ) - opponent, another (person) (other, another, enemy, supreme)

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, creature

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'always'.

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject.

तात (tāta) - dear one, father, friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, friend, son (affectionate address)

Note: Term of address.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'always'.

पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat, rout, loss

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parājaya

parājaya - defeat, rout, loss

Compound of 'parā' (prefix) + 'jaya' (victory), meaning 'anti-victory' or defeat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parā+jaya)

• parā – away, off, back, reverse
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating opposition or reversal
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverbial 'therefore'.

भोजयितव्यः (bhojayitavyaḥ) - should be fed, ought to be fed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhojayitavya

bhojayitavya - to be fed, to be caused to eat

gerundive/future passive participle (causative)

From causative stem 'bhojay' of root 'bhuj' (to enjoy/eat) + -tavya suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the participles.

भोक्तव्यः (bhoktavyaḥ) - should be sustained (should be enjoyed, should be sustained, should be consumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktavya

bhoktavya - to be enjoyed, to be used, to be consumed, to be sustained

gerundive/future passive participle

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy/eat) + -tavya suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the participles.

परः (paraḥ) - opponent, another (person) (other, another, enemy, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, enemy, subsequent

Note: Modifies 'janaḥ'.

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive constructions.