महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-20

न हि पश्यामि जीवन्तं लोके कंचिदहिंसया ।
सत्त्वैः सत्त्वानि जीवन्ति दुर्बलैर्बलवत्तराः ॥२०॥

20. na hi paśyāmi jīvantaṁ loke kaṁcidahiṁsayā ,
sattvaiḥ sattvāni jīvanti durbalairbalavattarāḥ.

20. na hi paśyāmi jīvantam loke kañcit ahiṃsayā
sattvaiḥ sattvāni jīvanti durbalaiḥ balavattarāḥ

20. ahiṃsayā kañcit jīvantam loke na hi paśyāmi.
sattvāni sattvaiḥ jīvanti,
balavattarāḥ durbalaiḥ [jīvanti]

20. Indeed, I do not see anyone in the world living by non-violence (ahiṃsā). Beings subsist on other beings; the stronger ones live on the weaker ones.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone, someone

• अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence

• सत्त्वैः (sattvaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they subsist

• दुर्बलैः (durbalaiḥ) - by the weak, by weaker ones

• बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - the stronger ones, more powerful

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

Root 'dṛś' forms 'paśya' in present tense conjugation

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, a living being

Present Active Participle

From root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (one)

Compound of 'kim' (what/who) and 'cid' (an indeclinable particle indicating indefiniteness)

अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-harming, harmlessness

From 'a-' (negation) + 'hiṃsā' (violence)

Root: hiṃs (class 1)

सत्त्वैः (sattvaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness (one of the three guṇas)

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness (one of the three guṇas)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they subsist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

दुर्बलैः (durbalaiḥ) - by the weak, by weaker ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless

Compound of 'dur-' (bad, difficult) + 'bala' (strength)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - the stronger ones, more powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavattara

balavattara - stronger, more powerful (comparative degree of 'balavat')

Comparative suffix '-tara' added to 'balavat' (strong)