महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-104

न कश्चित्कस्यचिन्मित्रं न कश्चित्कस्यचित्सुहृत् ।
अर्थैरर्था निबध्यन्ते गजैर्वनगजा इव ॥१०४॥

104. na kaścitkasyacinmitraṁ na kaścitkasyacitsuhṛt ,
arthairarthā nibadhyante gajairvanagajā iva.

104. na kaścit kasyacit mitram na kaścit kasyacit suhṛt
arthaiḥ arthāḥ nibadhyante gajaiḥ vana-gajāḥ iva

104. kaścit kasyacit mitram na (asti),
kaścit kasyacit suhṛt (api) na (asti).
arthaiḥ arthāḥ nibadhyante,
(yathā) gajaiḥ vana-gajāḥ iva.

104. No one is inherently a friend to another, nor is anyone inherently a well-wisher to another. Individuals are bound together by their mutual interests, just as wild elephants are restrained by [tamed] elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of anyone

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - well-wisher, friend

• अर्थैः (arthaiḥ) - by purposes, by interests, by gains

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - individuals, people (who have interests) (objects, matters, persons (driven by interests))

• निबध्यन्ते (nibadhyante) - are bound, are tied, are restrained

• गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by tamed elephants (used for capturing wild ones) (by elephants)

• वन-गजाः (vana-gajāḥ) - wild elephants, forest elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Derived from kim (what) + cid (indefinite particle).

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kasyacid

kasyacid - of someone, of anyone

Genitive singular of kaścid.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - well-wisher, friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - well-wisher, friend, benevolent

Derived from su- (good) + hṛd (heart).

अर्थैः (arthaiḥ) - by purposes, by interests, by gains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, interest, wealth, gain

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - individuals, people (who have interests) (objects, matters, persons (driven by interests))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, interest, wealth, gain

Note: Here, 'arthāḥ' is interpreted as 'arthinaḥ' (those having interests) or sentient beings.

निबध्यन्ते (nibadhyante) - are bound, are tied, are restrained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of nibadh

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by tamed elephants (used for capturing wild ones) (by elephants)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

वन-गजाः (vana-gajāḥ) - wild elephants, forest elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vana-gaja

vana-gaja - forest elephant, wild elephant

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+gaja)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)