महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-56

अवध्यः सर्वभूतानामन्तरात्मा न संशयः ।
अवध्ये चात्मनि कथं वध्यो भवति केनचित् ॥५६॥

56. avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāmantarātmā na saṁśayaḥ ,
avadhye cātmani kathaṁ vadhyo bhavati kenacit.

56. avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānām antarātmā na saṃśayaḥ |
avadhye ca ātmani katham vadhyaḥ bhavati kenacit

56. sarvabhūtānām antarātmā avadhyaḥ,
na saṃśayaḥ.
ca avadhye ātmani,
kenacit katham vadhyaḥ bhavati?

56. The inner self (ātman) of all beings is invulnerable; there is no doubt about this. And if the self (ātman) is invulnerable, how can it ever be killed by anyone?

Words meanings summery:

• अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, imperishable

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

• अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the inner self, the indwelling soul (ātman)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• अवध्ये (avadhye) - in the invulnerable, in that which cannot be killed

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - killable, vulnerable, to be killed

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, imperishable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Formed with negation 'a-' and suffix '-ya' from √vadh (to kill, strike), meaning 'that which cannot be killed'. It functions as an adjective.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• vadhya – to be killed, vulnerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (kṛtya)
  Gerundive from √vadh (to kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound of sarva (all) and bhūta (being, creature).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, existent
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √bhū (to be, become), here used as a noun meaning 'a being'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the inner self, the indwelling soul (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - the inner self, the indwelling soul, the self (ātman)

Compound of antara (inner) and ātman (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antara+ātman)

• antara – inner, internal, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From sam-√śī (to lie together, hesitate), noun of action.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

अवध्ये (avadhye) - in the invulnerable, in that which cannot be killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Formed with negation 'a-' and suffix '-ya' from √vadh (to kill, strike), meaning 'that which cannot be killed'. It functions as an adjective.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• vadhya – to be killed, vulnerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (kṛtya)
  Gerundive from √vadh (to kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit

Root: an (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - killable, vulnerable, to be killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, killable, vulnerable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Gerundive from √vadh (to kill, strike).

Root: vadh (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √bhū, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - something, anything, someone, anyone

This is the instrumental singular form of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid' (something, anything, someone, anyone). It is derived from 'kim' (what/who) and the suffix 'cid' (a particle forming indefinite pronouns).