महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-97, verse-14

नामित्रो विनिकर्तव्यो नातिच्छेद्यः कथंचन ।
जीवितं ह्यप्यतिच्छिन्नः संत्यजत्येकदा नरः ॥१४॥

14. nāmitro vinikartavyo nāticchedyaḥ kathaṁcana ,
jīvitaṁ hyapyaticchinnaḥ saṁtyajatyekadā naraḥ.

14. na amitraḥ vinikartavyaḥ na aticchedyaḥ kathaṃcana
jīvitam hi api aticchinnaḥ saṃtyajati ekadā naraḥ

14. amitraḥ na vinikartavyaḥ na aticchedyaḥ kathaṃcana
hi api aticchinnaḥ naraḥ ekadā jīvitam saṃtyajati

14. One should never completely alienate an enemy nor severely harm them by any means. For a man who is excessively cut off [from hope or means of existence], or severely wounded, will indeed ultimately abandon his very life.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अमित्रः (amitraḥ) - an enemy, a foe

• विनिकर्तव्यः (vinikartavyaḥ) - should be completely alienated or destroyed (should be cut off, should be betrayed, should be estranged, should be destroyed)

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिच्छेद्यः (aticchedyaḥ) - should be excessively cut off, should be severely harmed

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never by any means (by any means whatsoever, never, somehow)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अतिच्छिन्नः (aticchinnaḥ) - excessively cut off, severely harmed, completely severed

• संत्यजति (saṁtyajati) - he abandons, he gives up, he renounces

• एकदा (ekadā) - ultimately, finally (once, at one time, finally, ultimately)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a human being

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अमित्रः (amitraḥ) - an enemy, a foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe

`nañ-tatpuruṣa` compound of `a` and `mitra`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mitra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied 'should be'.

विनिकर्तव्यः (vinikartavyaḥ) - should be completely alienated or destroyed (should be cut off, should be betrayed, should be estranged, should be destroyed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinikartavya

vinikartavya - to be cut off, to be destroyed, to be estranged, to be betrayed

gerundive (future passive participle)

from `vi-ni-kṛt` (to cut up, destroy, betray).

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `amitraḥ`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अतिच्छेद्यः (aticchedyaḥ) - should be excessively cut off, should be severely harmed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aticchedya

aticchedya - to be excessively cut, to be severely harmed

gerundive (future passive participle)

from `ati-chid` (to cut too much, to sever).

Prefix: ati

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `amitraḥ` implied.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never by any means (by any means whatsoever, never, somehow)

(indeclinable)

particle

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

from root `jīv` (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of `saṃtyajati`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

particle

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphasizes 'even if'.

अतिच्छिन्नः (aticchinnaḥ) - excessively cut off, severely harmed, completely severed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aticchinna

aticchinna - excessively cut off, severely harmed, completely severed

Past Passive Participle

from `ati-chid` (to cut too much, to sever).

Prefix: ati

Root: chid (class 7)

संत्यजति (saṁtyajati) - he abandons, he gives up, he renounces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sam-tyaj

present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

from root `tyaj` (to abandon) with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

एकदा (ekadā) - ultimately, finally (once, at one time, finally, ultimately)

(indeclinable)

adverbial form from `eka`.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of `saṃtyajati`.