महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-42

सहस्रं त्वेव वर्षाणां निपात्य नरके वसेत् ।
तस्मान्नैवावगूर्याद्धि नैव जातु निपातयेत् ॥४२॥

42. sahasraṁ tveva varṣāṇāṁ nipātya narake vaset ,
tasmānnaivāvagūryāddhi naiva jātu nipātayet.

42. sahasram tu eva varṣāṇām nipātya narake vaset
tasmāt na eva avagūryāt hi na eva jātu nipātayet

42. tu eva (yaḥ) nipātya (saḥ) sahasram varṣāṇām narake
vaset tasmāt na eva avagūryāt hi na eva jātu nipātayet

42. Indeed, having struck down (a Brahmin), one would dwell in hell (naraka) for a thousand years. Therefore, one should certainly never threaten, nor should one ever strike down.

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

• निपात्य (nipātya) - having struck down, having killed

• नरके (narake) - in hell

• वसेत् (vaset) - he would dwell, he should dwell

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - only, certainly

• अवगूर्यात् (avagūryāt) - one should threaten

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - only, certainly

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• निपातयेत् (nipātayet) - one should strike down, one should kill

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

निपात्य (nipātya) - having struck down, having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From the causative stem of root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni', forming a l-yabanta absolutive.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

नरके (narake) - in hell

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, a place of torment, underworld

वसेत् (vaset) - he would dwell, he should dwell

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अवगूर्यात् (avagūryāt) - one should threaten

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: gur (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, certainly

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

निपातयेत् (nipātayet) - one should strike down, one should kill

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)