महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-131, verse-17

तस्मात्सशेषं कर्तव्यं स्वाधीनमपि दस्युभिः ।
न बलस्थोऽहमस्मीति नृशंसानि समाचरेत् ॥१७॥

17. tasmātsaśeṣaṁ kartavyaṁ svādhīnamapi dasyubhiḥ ,
na balastho'hamasmīti nṛśaṁsāni samācaret.

17. tasmāt saśeṣam kartavyam svādhīnam api dasyubhiḥ
na balasthaḥ aham asmi iti nṛśaṃsāni samācaret

17. tasmāt svādhīnam api dasyubhiḥ saśeṣam kartavyam.
"aham balasthaḥ asmi" iti nṛśaṃsāni na samācaret

17. Therefore, even when enemies (dasyu) are under one's control, one should act such that something is left over, not annihilating them completely. One should not commit cruel acts thinking, "I am powerful."

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• सशेषम् (saśeṣam) - with a remainder, partially, not entirely

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

• स्वाधीनम् (svādhīnam) - dependent on oneself, under one's control

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by robbers, by enemies, by rascals

• न (na) - not, no

• बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - strong, powerful

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

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

• नृशंसानि (nṛśaṁsāni) - cruel acts, atrocities

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should commit, one should practice

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

सशेषम् (saśeṣam) - with a remainder, partially, not entirely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśeṣa

saśeṣa - with a remainder, not completely finished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+śeṣa)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, residue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially here.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done

Gerundive

Formed with -tavya suffix from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वाधीनम् (svādhīnam) - dependent on oneself, under one's control

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svādhīna

svādhīna - under one's own control, independent (if compounded with svā-)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhīna)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• adhīna – dependent, subject to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, 'even when under one's control'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by robbers, by enemies, by rascals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, enemy, barbarian

Root: das (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balastha

balastha - being strong, standing in power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+stha)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

नृशंसानि (nṛśaṁsāni) - cruel acts, atrocities

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked; a cruel act

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should commit, one should practice

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)