महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-12

न पाणिलाभादधिको लाभः कश्चन विद्यते ।
अपाणित्वाद्वयं ब्रह्मन्कण्टकान्नोद्धरामहे ॥१२॥

12. na pāṇilābhādadhiko lābhaḥ kaścana vidyate ,
apāṇitvādvayaṁ brahmankaṇṭakānnoddharāmahe.

12. na pāṇilābhāt adhikaḥ lābhaḥ kaścana vidyate
apāṇitvāt vayam brahman kaṇṭakān na uddharāmahe

12. kaścana lābhaḥ pāṇilābhāt adhikaḥ na vidyate
brahman vayam apāṇitvāt kaṇṭakān na uddharāmahe

12. No gain exists that is greater than the acquisition of hands. O Brahmin, due to our lack of hands, we are unable to extract thorns.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पाणिलाभात् (pāṇilābhāt) - than the gain of hands, from the acquisition of hands

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more, superior

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any (preceding a negated verb, implies 'no one' or 'not any') (anyone, any, someone)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

• अपाणित्वात् (apāṇitvāt) - due to not having hands, from being handless

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• कण्टकान् (kaṇṭakān) - thorns

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उद्धरामहे (uddharāmahe) - we pull out (we pull out, we extract, we uplift)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पाणिलाभात् (pāṇilābhāt) - than the gain of hands, from the acquisition of hands

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pāṇilābha

pāṇilābha - acquisition of hands, gain of hands

Compound of 'pāṇi' (hand) and 'lābha' (gain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+lābha)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• lābha – gain, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From root labh (1st class) 'to obtain'
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used for comparison ('than').

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - greater, more, superior, exceeding

From 'adhi' (prefix) + 'ka' (suffix for comparison/intensity)

Note: Qualifies 'lābhaḥ'.

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit

From root labh (1st class) 'to obtain'

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

कश्चन (kaścana) - any (preceding a negated verb, implies 'no one' or 'not any') (anyone, any, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, some

Compound of 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) and 'cid' (indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun stem
• cid – an indefinite particle, even
  indeclinable
  Indefinite particle

Note: Qualifies 'lābhaḥ'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

3rd person singular present middle. From root vid (4th class, passive sense) 'to be, exist'.

Root: vid (class 4)

अपाणित्वात् (apāṇitvāt) - due to not having hands, from being handless

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of apāṇitva

apāṇitva - lack of hands, state of being handless

Compound of 'a' (negating particle) and 'pāṇitva' (state of having hands). 'pāṇitva' is from 'pāṇi' + 'tva'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāṇi+tva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating particle
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• tva – -ness, -hood (abstract suffix)
  indeclinable
  Abstract noun forming suffix

Note: Indicates cause.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'uddharāmahe'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

कण्टकान् (kaṇṭakān) - thorns

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle, impediment

Note: Direct object of 'uddharāmahe'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उद्धरामहे (uddharāmahe) - we pull out (we pull out, we extract, we uplift)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of uddhṛ

1st person plural present middle. From root dhṛ (1st class) 'to hold' with prefix ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)