महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-6

ऋते देवप्रसादाद्वा राजञ्ज्ञानागमेन वा ।
गहनं ह्येतदाख्यानं व्याख्यातव्यं तवारिहन् ॥६॥

6. ṛte devaprasādādvā rājañjñānāgamena vā ,
gahanaṁ hyetadākhyānaṁ vyākhyātavyaṁ tavārihan.

6. ṛte devaprasādāt vā rājan jñānaāgamena vā gahanaṃ
hi etat ākhyānaṃ vyākhyātavyaṃ tava arihan

6. rājan arihan,
devaprasādāt vā jñānaāgamena vā ṛte,
etat gahanaṃ ākhyānaṃ hi tava vyākhyātavyaṃ.

6. O King, O destroyer of enemies, this profound narrative is indeed difficult to explain without divine grace or the acquisition of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• देवप्रसादात् (devaprasādāt) - from divine grace, by divine favor

• वा (vā) - or

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• ज्ञानआगमेन (jñānaāgamena) - by the acquisition of knowledge

• वा (vā) - or

• गहनं (gahanaṁ) - deep, profound, difficult

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आख्यानं (ākhyānaṁ) - narrative, story, tale

• व्याख्यातव्यं (vyākhyātavyaṁ) - is difficult to explain (to be explained, to be declared, ought to be explained)

• तव (tava) - to you (to you, by you, your)

• अरिहन् (arihan) - O destroyer of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

देवप्रसादात् (devaprasādāt) - from divine grace, by divine favor

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of devaprasāda

devaprasāda - divine grace, favor of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+prasāda)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ज्ञानआगमेन (jñānaāgamena) - by the acquisition of knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jñānaāgama

jñānaāgama - acquisition of knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+āgama)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• āgama – coming, arrival, acquisition, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गहनं (gahanaṁ) - deep, profound, difficult

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - deep, profound, dense, impenetrable, difficult

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

आख्यानं (ākhyānaṁ) - narrative, story, tale

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, legend

gerundive/noun from verb

Derived from ā-khyā (to tell, narrate)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

व्याख्यातव्यं (vyākhyātavyaṁ) - is difficult to explain (to be explained, to be declared, ought to be explained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyākhyātavya

vyākhyātavya - to be explained, to be declared, ought to be explained/declared

gerundive

formed from vy-ā-khyā + tavya

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Modifies ākhyānaṃ. Implies difficulty in explanation without the specified conditions.

तव (tava) - to you (to you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Here 'to you' (dative) or 'by you' (genitive with gerundive sense). 'To you' fits the translation.

अरिहन् (arihan) - O destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arihan

arihan - destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+han)

• ari – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)