महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-4

असंसर्गो हि भूतेषु संसर्गो वा विनाशिषु ।
कस्मै क्रियेत कल्पेन निश्चयः कोऽत्र तत्त्वतः ॥४॥

4. asaṁsargo hi bhūteṣu saṁsargo vā vināśiṣu ,
kasmai kriyeta kalpena niścayaḥ ko'tra tattvataḥ.

4. asaṃsargaḥ hi bhūteṣu saṃsargaḥ vā vināśiṣu kasmai
kriyeta kalpena niścayaḥ kaḥ atra tattvataḥ

4. hi atra tattvataḥ kaḥ niścayaḥ kasmai kalpena
kriyeta bhūteṣu asaṃsargaḥ vā vināśiṣu saṃsargaḥ

4. Indeed, what (kaḥ) true (tattvataḥ) certainty (niścayaḥ) can be established (kriyeta) for anyone (kasmai) by any conventional rule (kalpena) here (atra), regarding either non-contact (asaṃsargaḥ) with beings (bhūteṣu) or contact (saṃsargaḥ) with perishable things (vināśiṣu)?

Words meanings summery:

• असंसर्गः (asaṁsargaḥ) - non-contact or non-attachment to beings (non-contact, non-attachment, separation)

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

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among (existent) beings or things (among beings, among elements, among creatures)

• संसर्गः (saṁsargaḥ) - contact or attachment to things (contact, connection, association)

• वा (vā) - or

• विनाशिषु (vināśiṣu) - among perishable things or beings (among destructible ones, among perishable things)

• कस्मै (kasmai) - for anyone (to whom, for whom, for what)

• क्रियेत (kriyeta) - should be established or determined (should be done, should be made, should be established)

• कल्पेन (kalpena) - by any conventional rule or means of determination (by a rule, by a procedure, by imagination, by convention)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a definite conclusion, true understanding (certainty, determination, firm conclusion)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what)

• अत्र (atra) - in this context or situation (here, in this matter)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in accordance with reality (truly, in reality, essentially, in principle)

Words meanings and morphology

असंसर्गः (asaṁsargaḥ) - non-contact or non-attachment to beings (non-contact, non-attachment, separation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃsarga

asaṁsarga - non-contact, non-attachment, separation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃsarga)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃsarga – contact, connection, association, mingling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with the prefix 'sam-' (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

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

(indeclinable)

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among (existent) beings or things (among beings, among elements, among creatures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past (as participle)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

संसर्गः (saṁsargaḥ) - contact or attachment to things (contact, connection, association)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsarga

saṁsarga - contact, connection, association, mingling

Derived from the root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with the prefix 'sam-' (together).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

विनाशिषु (vināśiṣu) - among perishable things or beings (among destructible ones, among perishable things)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vināśin

vināśin - destructible, perishable, transient, prone to destruction

Agent Noun/Adjective (suffix -in)

Derived from the root 'naś' (to perish, be lost) with the prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'bhūteṣu'.

कस्मै (kasmai) - for anyone (to whom, for whom, for what)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Can imply 'to what purpose' or 'for whose benefit'.

क्रियेत (kriyeta) - should be established or determined (should be done, should be made, should be established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative Mood, Passive Voice

3rd person singular, optative passive of the root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कल्पेन (kalpena) - by any conventional rule or means of determination (by a rule, by a procedure, by imagination, by convention)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - rule, ordinance, procedure, determination, a cosmic period, imagination, convention

Derived from the root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to arrange, to prepare).

Root: kḷp (class 10)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a definite conclusion, true understanding (certainty, determination, firm conclusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, determination, firm conclusion, ascertainment

Derived from the root 'ci' (to perceive, observe) with the prefix 'nis-' (out, without doubt).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kriyeta'.

कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative, asking about the nature or kind of 'niścayaḥ'.

अत्र (atra) - in this context or situation (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in accordance with reality (truly, in reality, essentially, in principle)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tattva' (truth, reality) with the suffix '-tas'.