महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-34, verse-35

अशोच्यास्ते महात्मानः क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ।
स्वकर्मभिर्गता नाशं कृतान्तबलमोहिताः ॥३५॥

35. aśocyāste mahātmānaḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ,
svakarmabhirgatā nāśaṁ kṛtāntabalamohitāḥ.

35. aśocyāḥ te mahātmānaḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
svakarmabhiḥ gatāḥ nāśam kṛtāntabalamohitāḥ

35. kṣatriyarṣabha,
te mahātmānaḥ kṣatriyāḥ अशोच्याः,
[ये] svakarmabhiḥ,
kṛtāntabalamohitāḥ,
nāśam gatāḥ.

35. O best of Kṣatriyas, those great-souled (ātman) Kṣatriyas are not to be grieved for; they met their destruction through their own actions (karma), deluded by the power of destiny (kṛtānta).

Words meanings summery:

• अशोच्याः (aśocyāḥ) - not to be grieved for (not to be grieved for, not lamentable)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the Kṣatriyas) (they (masculine plural nominative), by you (singular instrumental))

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled (great-souled, noble-minded)

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas (Kṣatriyas, warriors)

• क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of Kṣatriyas

• स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their own actions (karma) (by one's own actions, by one's own deeds (karma))

• गताः (gatāḥ) - met (destruction), having gone (gone, attained, having gone)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• कृतान्तबलमोहिताः (kṛtāntabalamohitāḥ) - deluded by the power of destiny (kṛtānta) (deluded by the power of fate/destiny)

Words meanings and morphology

अशोच्याः (aśocyāḥ) - not to be grieved for (not to be grieved for, not lamentable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśocya

aśocya - not to be grieved for, not lamentable

Gerundive

From root 'śuc' (to grieve) with prefix 'a' (negation) and suffix 'ya' (gerundive)

Prefix: a

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣatriyāḥ'.

ते (te) - they (referring to the Kṣatriyas) (they (masculine plural nominative), by you (singular instrumental))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Kṣatriyas mentioned.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self, soul). 'ātman' is a key term.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Feminine stem of 'mahat'
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  'ātman' is a key term to be bracketed in translation.
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣatriyāḥ'.

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas (Kṣatriyas, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Main subject in this clause.

क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - best among Kṣatriyas, a bull among Kṣatriyas

Compound of 'kṣatriya' and 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – a member of the warrior/ruling class
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛṣ' (to flow, move)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their own actions (karma) (by one's own actions, by one's own deeds (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svakarma

svakarma - one's own actions, one's own deeds

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'karma' (action). 'karma' is a key term.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with 'man' suffix. 'karma' is a key term.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of 'gatāḥ'.

गताः (gatāḥ) - met (destruction), having gone (gone, attained, having gone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣatriyāḥ'.

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

From root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

कृतान्तबलमोहिताः (kṛtāntabalamohitāḥ) - deluded by the power of destiny (kṛtānta) (deluded by the power of fate/destiny)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtāntabalamohita

kṛtāntabalamohita - deluded by the power of fate

Compound of 'kṛtānta' (fate), 'bala' (power), and 'mohita' (deluded). 'kṛtānta' refers to fate/destiny.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛtānta+bala+mohita)

• kṛtānta – fate, destiny, the end of action, Yama
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kṛta' (done) and 'anta' (end)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bal' (to live)
  Root: bal (class 1)
• mohita – deluded, bewildered, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of causative of root 'muh' (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)