महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-219, verse-20

न मन्त्रबलवीर्येण प्रज्ञया पौरुषेण वा ।
अलभ्यं लभते मर्त्यस्तत्र का परिदेवना ॥२०॥

20. na mantrabalavīryeṇa prajñayā pauruṣeṇa vā ,
alabhyaṁ labhate martyastatra kā paridevanā.

20. na mantrabalavīryeṇa prajñayā pauruṣeṇa vā
alabhyam labhate martyaḥ tatra kā paridevanā

20. martyaḥ mantrabalavīryeṇa prajñayā pauruṣeṇa
vā alabhyam na labhate tatra kā paridevanā

20. A mortal being does not achieve the unattainable through the power of incantations, intelligence, or human effort. What cause is there for lamentation in that?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मन्त्रबलवीर्येण (mantrabalavīryeṇa) - by the power and strength of mantras

• प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by intelligence, by wisdom

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by prowess, by masculinity

• वा (vā) - or, and

• अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unattainable, that which cannot be obtained

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, receives

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal, human being

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that case

• का (kā) - what, what sort of

• परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation, weeping, grief

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रबलवीर्येण (mantrabalavīryeṇa) - by the power and strength of mantras

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mantrabalavīrya

mantrabalavīrya - power and strength of incantations; magical power

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+bala+vīrya)

• mantra – sacred utterance, incantation, hymn, charm
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• bala – strength, power, force, might
  noun (neuter)
• vīrya – heroism, valor, energy, power, strength
  noun (neuter)

प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by intelligence, by wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, knowledge

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by prowess, by masculinity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, prowess, manliness, masculinity

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unattainable, that which cannot be obtained

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unattainable, not to be obtained, unachievable

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a-' + root labh + suffix '-ya'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+labhya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• labhya – to be obtained, attainable, procurable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Root labh + suffix -ya
  Root: labh (class 1)

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

Root: mṛ (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that case

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, what sort of

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

परिदेवना (paridevanā) - lamentation, weeping, grief

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paridevanā

paridevanā - lamentation, weeping, grief, complaint