महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-89

न न्यूनं कष्टशब्दं वा व्युत्क्रमाभिहितं न च ।
न शेषं नानुकल्पेन निष्कारणमहेतुकम् ॥८९॥

89. na nyūnaṁ kaṣṭaśabdaṁ vā vyutkramābhihitaṁ na ca ,
na śeṣaṁ nānukalpena niṣkāraṇamahetukam.

89. na nyūnam kaṣṭaśabdam vā vyutkrama abhihitam na
ca na śeṣam na anukalpena niṣkāraṇam ahetukam

89. tat vākyam na nyūnam na kaṣṭaśabdam vā na ca vyutkrama
abhihitam na śeṣam na anukalpena na niṣkāraṇam ahetukam

89. It (the statement) is not deficient, nor does it contain harsh words, nor is it expressed in incorrect order; it is not redundant, not based on a secondary rule, and not without reason or illogical.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• न्यूनम् (nyūnam) - deficient, incomplete, less

• कष्टशब्दम् (kaṣṭaśabdam) - having harsh words, difficult words

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• व्युत्क्रम (vyutkrama) - inverted order, improper sequence

• अभिहितम् (abhihitam) - spoken, declared, said

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - not redundant (remainder, surplus, redundancy, left over)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुकल्पेन (anukalpena) - by a secondary rule, by an alternative

• निष्कारणम् (niṣkāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, unprovoked

• अहेतुकम् (ahetukam) - without reason, illogical, unmotivated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

न्यूनम् (nyūnam) - deficient, incomplete, less

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyūna

nyūna - deficient, incomplete, less, wanting

Note: Refers to the implied vākyam (statement).

कष्टशब्दम् (kaṣṭaśabdam) - having harsh words, difficult words

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṣṭaśabda

kaṣṭaśabda - having harsh words, difficult words

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṣṭa+śabda)

• kaṣṭa – difficult, harsh, painful, bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kaṣ (to scratch, to suffer)
  Root: kaṣ (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound, voice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the implied vākyam (statement).

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

व्युत्क्रम (vyutkrama) - inverted order, improper sequence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyutkrama

vyutkrama - inverted order, improper sequence, going out of order

Derived from root kram (to step, go) with vi and ut prefixes

Prefixes: vi+ut

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound with 'abhihitam'.

अभिहितम् (abhihitam) - spoken, declared, said

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhihita

abhihita - spoken, declared, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, to hold) with abhi prefix, here meaning to declare/speak (as with 'vac')

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the implied vākyam (statement). 'vyutkrama abhihitam' means 'spoken in inverted order'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शेषम् (śeṣam) - not redundant (remainder, surplus, redundancy, left over)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, surplus, residue

Note: Can also be nominative singular. Refers to the implied vākyam (statement).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुकल्पेन (anukalpena) - by a secondary rule, by an alternative

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anukalpa

anukalpa - secondary rule, alternative, substitute

Compound of anu (after, secondary) + kalpa (rule, order)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+kalpa)

• anu – after, along, secondary, subordinate
  indeclinable
  Preposition/Prefix
• kalpa – rule, ordinance, order, ritual
  noun (masculine)

निष्कारणम् (niṣkāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, unprovoked

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣkāraṇa

niṣkāraṇa - without cause, causeless, unprovoked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kāraṇa)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the implied vākyam (statement).

अहेतुकम् (ahetukam) - without reason, illogical, unmotivated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahetuka

ahetuka - without reason, illogical, unmotivated

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+hetu+ka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• hetu – reason, cause, motive
  noun (masculine)
• ka – suffix indicating 'having' or 'related to'
  suffix
  Secondary suffix (taddhita)

Note: Refers to the implied vākyam (statement).