महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-10

प्रत्याहर्तुमशक्यं स्याद्धनं चोरैर्हृतं यदि ।
स्वकोशात्तत्प्रदेयं स्यादशक्तेनोपजीवता ॥१०॥

10. pratyāhartumaśakyaṁ syāddhanaṁ corairhṛtaṁ yadi ,
svakośāttatpradeyaṁ syādaśaktenopajīvatā.

10. pratyāhartum aśakyam syāt dhanam coraiḥ hṛtam yadi
svakośāt tat pradeyam syāt aśaktena upajīvatā

10. yadi coraiḥ hṛtam dhanam pratyāhartum aśakyam syāt,
(tadā) aśaktena upajīvatā (janāya) tat svakośāt pradeyam syāt.

10. If wealth stolen by thieves becomes impossible to recover, then that (wealth) should be provided from his own treasury by the king to the one who is unable (to recover it) and who subsists (in his domain).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्याहर्तुम् (pratyāhartum) - to recover, to bring back, to reclaim

• अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, impracticable

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, let it be

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, money

• चोरैः (coraiḥ) - by thieves

• हृतम् (hṛtam) - stolen, carried away, taken

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• स्वकोशात् (svakośāt) - from his own treasury

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - to be given, to be granted, due to be paid

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be

• अशक्तेन (aśaktena) - by the one unable, by the incapable person

• उपजीवता (upajīvatā) - by one who subsists, by one who lives dependently

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्याहर्तुम् (pratyāhartum) - to recover, to bring back, to reclaim

(verb)

active, infinitive of hṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of `pratyāhṛ` (to bring back, to recover), which is `ā-hṛ` with prefix `prati`

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, impracticable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśakya

aśakya - impossible, impracticable, unable to be done

Gerundive/Passive Participle

Negation of `śakya` (possible, capable of being done), from root `śak` (to be able)

Prefix: a

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'it' or 'the recovery'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Implies conditionality.

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, money

(noun)

neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, riches, money

From root `dhā` (to place, to hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `hṛtam` and `syāt`.

चोरैः (coraiḥ) - by thieves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cora

cora - thief, robber

From root `cur` (to steal)

Root: cur (class 10)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `hṛtam`.

हृतम् (hṛtam) - stolen, carried away, taken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛta

hṛta - stolen, taken, carried away, removed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root `hṛ` (to take, steal)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

स्वकोशात् (svakośāt) - from his own treasury

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svakośa

svakośa - one's own treasury, one's own coffer

Compound of `sva` (one's own) and `kośa` (treasury, casket)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kośa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, budget
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - to be given, to be granted, due to be paid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradeya

pradeya - to be given, to be granted, what should be given

Gerundive

Gerundive of root `dā` with prefix `pra` (to give forth, to grant)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अशक्तेन (aśaktena) - by the one unable, by the incapable person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśakta

aśakta - unable, incapable, powerless

Past Passive Participle (used as adjective)

Negation of `śakta` (able), PPP of root `śak`

Prefix: a

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the victim who cannot recover the wealth.

उपजीवता (upajīvatā) - by one who subsists, by one who lives dependently

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upajīvat

upajīvat - subsisting, living upon, depending on

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of `upajīv` (to subsist, to live by means of), from root `jīv` (to live) with prefix `upa`

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `aśaktena`.