महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-98, verse-6

यथैव क्षेत्रनिर्दाता निर्दन्वै क्षेत्रमेकदा ।
हिनस्ति कक्षं धान्यं च न च धान्यं विनश्यति ॥६॥

6. yathaiva kṣetranirdātā nirdanvai kṣetramekadā ,
hinasti kakṣaṁ dhānyaṁ ca na ca dhānyaṁ vinaśyati.

6. yathā eva kṣetra-nirdātā nirdanvai kṣetram ekadā
hinasti kakṣam dhānyam ca na ca dhānyam vinaśyati

6. yathā eva kṣetra-nirdātā nirdanvai ekadā kṣetram
kakṣam ca dhānyam hinasti ca dhānyam na vinaśyati

6. Just as a farmer, clearing a field once with resolute purpose, destroys both the weeds and some grain, yet the (main) grain is not completely lost.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

• क्षेत्र-निर्दाता (kṣetra-nirdātā) - field-giver, field-preparer, farmer

• निर्दन्वै (nirdanvai) - in the context of clearing a field, it implies 'without hesitation or opposition', or 'thoroughly' (without conflict, with resolute purpose, thoroughly)

• क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, land

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

• हिनस्ति (hinasti) - he harms, he destroys

• कक्षम् (kakṣam) - weeds, dry grass, brushwood

• धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - it perishes, it is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

(indeclinable)

क्षेत्र-निर्दाता (kṣetra-nirdātā) - field-giver, field-preparer, farmer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetra-nirdātṛ

kṣetra-nirdātṛ - field-giver, one who prepares or clears a field (literally, gives out a field)

agent noun (from ni-dā)

Compound of kṣetra (field) and nirdātṛ (giver/bestower, or one who cuts out/clears).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+nirdātṛ)

• kṣetra – field, land, sacred space
  noun (neuter)
• nirdātṛ – giver, bestower; one who cuts off, clears
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun (from ni-dā)
  Derived from nis- + dā (to give/cut). In context of field, clearing or apportioning.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: dā (class 1)

निर्दन्वै (nirdanvai) - in the context of clearing a field, it implies 'without hesitation or opposition', or 'thoroughly' (without conflict, with resolute purpose, thoroughly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of nis (without) + dandva (duality, conflict). Appears here in a locative singular adverbial sense or as an instrumental singular by context.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dandva)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• dandva – pair, duality, conflict, opposition
  noun (neuter)

Note: Interpreted as an adverbial usage of nirdandva, meaning 'without conflict/opposition' or 'resolutely'.

क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, land

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, sacred space, body

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)

From eka (one) + dā (suffix for 'time').

हिनस्ति (hinasti) - he harms, he destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hiṃs

present active third person singular

Root hiṃs (or related hin, class 7), present tense, parasmaipada.

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

कक्षम् (kakṣam) - weeds, dry grass, brushwood

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kakṣa

kakṣa - dry grass, brushwood, weeds, jungle

धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhānya

dhānya - grain, corn, cereal

Derived from dhā (to place, nourish).

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

धान्यम् (dhānyam) - grain, corn

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhānya

dhānya - grain, corn, cereal

Derived from dhā (to place, nourish).

Root: dhā (class 3)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - it perishes, it is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś

present active third person singular

Root naś (to perish), prefixed with vi-, class 4, present tense, parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)