महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-217, verse-56

य इदं सर्वमादत्ते तस्माच्छक्र स्थिरो भव ।
मया त्वया च पूर्वैश्च न स शक्योऽतिवर्तितुम् ॥५६॥

56. ya idaṁ sarvamādatte tasmācchakra sthiro bhava ,
mayā tvayā ca pūrvaiśca na sa śakyo'tivartitum.

56. yaḥ idam sarvam ādatte tasmāt śakra sthiraḥ bhava
mayā tvayā ca pūrvaiḥ ca na saḥ śakyaḥ ativartitum

56. śakra,
yaḥ idam sarvam ādatte tasmāt sthiraḥ bhava saḥ mayā tvayā ca pūrvaiḥ ca na śakyaḥ ativartitum

56. Therefore, O Śakra (Indra), be steadfast, for he (kāla) Time is the one who seizes all this. Neither by me, nor by you, nor by the ancients can he be overcome.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - He who (referring to Time/Kāla) (who, which)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world, these things

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes away or destroys (all things) (takes, seizes, accepts, destroys)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• शक्र (śakra) - Addressing Indra (O Indra (Śakra))

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady, steadfast

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• मया (mayā) - by me

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• च (ca) - and, also

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by previous generations or beings (by the former ones, by the ancestors)

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Time/Kāla) (he, that)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be overcome (in conjunction with 'na ativartitum') (possible, able, capable)

• अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to transgress, to overcome, to pass beyond

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - He who (referring to Time/Kāla) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to Kāla (Time).

इदम् (idam) - this, this world, these things

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes away or destroys (all things) (takes, seizes, accepts, destroys)

(verb)

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

present tense

Present 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, of root dā (class 3) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: From the root 'dā' (to give) with prefix 'ā' meaning 'to take'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

शक्र (śakra) - Addressing Indra (O Indra (Śakra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, strong; an epithet of Indra

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, constant

Note: As predicate adjective for the implied 'you'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by previous generations or beings (by the former ones, by the ancestors)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient

Note: Refers to previous beings or previous Indras.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Time/Kāla) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kāla (Time).

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be overcome (in conjunction with 'na ativartitum') (possible, able, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Gerundive (kṛtya) from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Implies 'to be possible to be done/overcome'.

अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to transgress, to overcome, to pass beyond

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vṛt (to be, to turn) with prefix ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used with śakyaḥ (possible) to form 'cannot be overcome'.