महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-9

नैष दानवता शक्यस्तपसा नैव चेज्यया ।
संप्राप्तुमिन्द्रियाणां तु संयमेनैव शक्यते ॥९॥

9. naiṣa dānavatā śakyastapasā naiva cejyayā ,
saṁprāptumindriyāṇāṁ tu saṁyamenaiva śakyate.

9. na eṣaḥ dānavatā śakyaḥ tapasā na eva ca ijyayā
samprāptum indriyāṇāṃ tu saṃyamena eva śakyate

9. eṣaḥ dānavatā na śakyaḥ tapasā ca eva ijyayā na
samprāptum tu indriyāṇāṃ saṃyamena eva śakyate

9. He cannot be attained through demonic nature, nor by asceticism (tapas), nor even by Vedic ritual (yajña). But He can be attained only through the restraint of the senses.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (he, this (person))

• दानवता (dānavatā) - through demonic nature (by demonic nature, by demon-hood)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be attained) (possible (to be done/attained))

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism, by penance (tapas))

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• एव (eva) - even (with na: 'not even') (only, indeed, just)

• च (ca) - nor (with na) (and, also)

• इज्यया (ijyayā) - by Vedic ritual (yajña) (by Vedic ritual, by sacrifice (yajña))

• सम्प्राप्तुम् (samprāptum) - to attain (to attain, to reach completely)

• इन्द्रियाणां (indriyāṇāṁ) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

• तु (tu) - But (but, indeed, however)

• संयमेन (saṁyamena) - through the restraint (by control, by restraint)

• एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible (to be attained) (is possible, can be done/attained)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (he, this (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (proximal demonstrative)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu.

दानवता (dānavatā) - through demonic nature (by demonic nature, by demon-hood)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dānavatā

dānavatā - demonic nature, demon-hood, state of being a Dānava

derived from dānava with suffix -tā (fem. abstract noun)

Note: Means 'by means of demonic nature'.

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible (to be attained) (possible (to be done/attained))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable, to be done/achieved

gerundive/potential passive participle

from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Often used with an infinitive, e.g., samprāptum śakyaḥ = 'possible to attain'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism, by penance (tapas))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Means 'by means of tapas'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'na eva ca' = 'nor even'.

एव (eva) - even (with na: 'not even') (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - nor (with na) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for coordination, 'na...ca' means 'neither...nor'.

इज्यया (ijyayā) - by Vedic ritual (yajña) (by Vedic ritual, by sacrifice (yajña))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ijyā

ijyā - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship (yajña)

derived from root yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Means 'by means of ijyā/yajña'.

सम्प्राप्तुम् (samprāptum) - to attain (to attain, to reach completely)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root āp (to obtain) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used with śakyaḥ/śakyate.

इन्द्रियाणां (indriyāṇāṁ) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power

Note: Modifies saṃyamena.

तु (tu) - But (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrasting idea.

संयमेन (saṁyamena) - through the restraint (by control, by restraint)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃyama

saṁyama - control, restraint, discipline

derived from sam-yam (to restrain)

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Means 'by means of saṃyama'.

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, here meaning 'only'.

शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible (to be attained) (is possible, can be done/attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

present passive

from root śak (to be able), 3rd person singular present passive

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used with an infinitive, samprāptum śakyate = 'it is possible to attain'.