महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-114, verse-5

अकायश्चाल्पसारश्च वेतसः कूलजश्च वः ।
अवज्ञाय नशक्यो वा किंचिद्वा तेन वः कृतम् ॥५॥

5. akāyaścālpasāraśca vetasaḥ kūlajaśca vaḥ ,
avajñāya naśakyo vā kiṁcidvā tena vaḥ kṛtam.

5. akāyaḥ ca alpasāraḥ ca vetasaḥ kūlajaḥ ca vaḥ
avajñāya na śakyaḥ vā kiñcit vā tena vaḥ kṛtam

5. vetasaḥ akāyaḥ ca alpasāraḥ ca vaḥ kūlajaḥ ca
avajñāya na śakyaḥ vā vā tena vaḥ kiñcit kṛtam

5. The reed is small-bodied and of little substance, and it grows on your bank. Is it not possible for you to overcome it, even when you might disregard it? Or has it ever done anything to you?

Words meanings summery:

• अकायः (akāyaḥ) - having an insignificant physical form (bodiless, having no body, small-bodied)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अल्पसारः (alpasāraḥ) - having little strength or essence (of little substance, weak, insignificant)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वेतसः (vetasaḥ) - the flexible reed plant (the reed, the cane)

• कूलजः (kūlajaḥ) - growing along the riverbank (born on the bank, growing on the bank)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the river's bank) (of you, to you, by you (plural))

• अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - even if you disregard (having disregarded, having despised)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able to be overcome/destroyed (possible, able to be done, capable)

• वा (vā) - or (introduces a question) (or, either)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (bad) (something, anything, a little)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• तेन (tena) - by that (reed) (by him, by it, by that)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (the river) (to you, for you (plural))

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - perpetrated (done, made)

Words meanings and morphology

अकायः (akāyaḥ) - having an insignificant physical form (bodiless, having no body, small-bodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akāya

akāya - bodiless, without a body, small-bodied

Negating 'kāya' (body) with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vetasaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Joins 'akāyaḥ' and 'alpasāraḥ'.

अल्पसारः (alpasāraḥ) - having little strength or essence (of little substance, weak, insignificant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpasāra

alpasāra - of little substance, weak, insignificant

Compound of 'alpa' (little) and 'sāra' (essence, strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrihi (alpa+sāra)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• sāra – essence, strength, core
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vetasaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Joins 'alpasāraḥ' and 'vetasaḥ'.

वेतसः (vetasaḥ) - the flexible reed plant (the reed, the cane)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetasa

vetasa - a reed, cane, ratan

Root: vit

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कूलजः (kūlajaḥ) - growing along the riverbank (born on the bank, growing on the bank)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūlaja

kūlaja - born on the bank, growing on the bank

Compound of 'kūla' (bank) and 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kūla+ja)

• kūla – bank, shore, river bank
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vetasaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Joins 'kūlajaḥ' with the preceding attributes of the reed.

वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the river's bank) (of you, to you, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Genitive or Dative plural of second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive genitive.

अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - even if you disregard (having disregarded, having despised)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ava-jñā (to know, perceive) + lyap.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able to be overcome/destroyed (possible, able to be done, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able to be done, capable of, practicable

Gerundive

From root śak (to be able) + yat suffix.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the reed (vetasaḥ).

वा (vā) - or (introduces a question) (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (bad) (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, whatsoever

Indefinite pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'kṛtam'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तेन (tena) - by that (reed) (by him, by it, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine / neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine or neuter instrumental singular.

Note: Agent of 'kṛtam'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (the river) (to you, for you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Dative or Genitive plural of second person pronoun.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - perpetrated (done, made)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make) + kta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)