महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-28, verse-35

नौषधानि न शास्त्राणि न होमा न पुनर्जपाः ।
त्रायन्ते मृत्युनोपेतं जरया वापि मानवम् ॥३५॥

35. nauṣadhāni na śāstrāṇi na homā na punarjapāḥ ,
trāyante mṛtyunopetaṁ jarayā vāpi mānavam.

35. na auṣadhāni na śāstrāṇi na homāḥ na punar japāḥ
trāyante mṛtyunā upetam jarayā vā api mānavam

35. auṣadhāni na,
śāstrāṇi na,
homāḥ na,
punar japāḥ na,
mṛtyunā vā jarayā api upetam mānavam trāyante

35. Neither medicines, nor sacred texts (śāstra), nor fire sacrifices (homa), nor repeated prayers (japa) can protect a human being (mānava) who is beset by death or old age.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• औषधानि (auṣadhāni) - medicines (medicines, herbs, drugs)

• न (na) - not, no

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - sacred texts (śāstra) (scriptures, treatises, sciences, rules)

• न (na) - not, no

• होमाः (homāḥ) - fire sacrifices (homa) (fire sacrifices, oblations)

• न (na) - not, no

• पुनर् (punar) - again, nor (again, further, moreover)

• जपाः (japāḥ) - repeated prayers (japa) (muttered prayers, repetitions of mantras)

• त्रायन्ते (trāyante) - can protect (they protect, they save)

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

• उपेतम् (upetam) - beset by, afflicted by (afflicted by, approached, joined, having reached)

• जरया (jarayā) - by old age (by old age, by decay)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - or even (also, even, too)

• मानवम् (mānavam) - a human being (mānava) (human, human being)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

औषधानि (auṣadhāni) - medicines (medicines, herbs, drugs)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of auṣadha

auṣadha - medicine, herb, drug

Note: Used as a subject (nominative plural).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - sacred texts (śāstra) (scriptures, treatises, sciences, rules)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - sacred text, scripture, rule, science, treatise

Derived from √śās (to instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used as a subject (nominative plural).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

होमाः (homāḥ) - fire sacrifices (homa) (fire sacrifices, oblations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of homa

homa - oblation, fire sacrifice

Derived from √hu (to offer into fire)

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Used as a subject (nominative plural).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

पुनर् (punar) - again, nor (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the following negation.

जपाः (japāḥ) - repeated prayers (japa) (muttered prayers, repetitions of mantras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of japa

japa - muttering, repetition (of prayers or mantras)

Derived from √jap (to mutter)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Used as a subject (nominative plural).

त्रायन्ते (trāyante) - can protect (they protect, they save)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of trā

Present Middle Indicative

Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 2 verb

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Middle voice, active meaning "they protect".

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise

Derived from √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Instrumental case indicates agency "by death".

उपेतम् (upetam) - beset by, afflicted by (afflicted by, approached, joined, having reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upeta

upeta - approached, joined, furnished with, afflicted by

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √i (to go) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular, agreeing with mānavam.

जरया (jarayā) - by old age (by old age, by decay)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay

Derived from √jṛ (to decay, to grow old)

Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency or cause "by old age".

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect alternatives: death or old age.

अपि (api) - or even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

मानवम् (mānavam) - a human being (mānava) (human, human being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, human being, descendant of Manu

Derived from Manu (the progenitor of mankind)

Note: Object of protection (accusative).