महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-16

न चामृत्युर्भविता वै हतेऽस्मिन्को वात्ययः स्यादहतेऽस्मिञ्जनस्य ।
अस्योत्सर्गे प्राणयुक्तस्य जन्तोर्मृत्योर्लोकं को नु गच्छेदनन्तम् ॥१६॥

16. na cāmṛtyurbhavitā vai hate'smi;nko vātyayaḥ syādahate'smiñjanasya ,
asyotsarge prāṇayuktasya janto;rmṛtyorlokaṁ ko nu gacchedanantam.

16. na ca amṛtyuḥ bhavitā vai hate asmin
kaḥ vā atyayaḥ syāt ahate asmin
janasya asya utsarge prāṇayuktasya jantoḥ
mṛtyoḥ lokam kaḥ nu gacchet anantam

16. vai asmin hate na ca amṛtyuḥ bhavitā
vā asmin ahate janasya kaḥ atyayaḥ
syāt prāṇayuktasya asya jantoḥ utsarge
kaḥ nu anantam mṛtyoḥ lokam gacchet

16. Indeed, there will be no deathlessness (amṛtyu) if he is killed. Or what loss would there be for humanity if he is not killed? Who, by abandoning this living creature endowed with life-breath (prāṇa), would indeed go to the endless world of death?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अमृत्युः (amṛtyuḥ) - deathlessness (amṛtyu) (immortality, deathlessness (amṛtyu))

• भविता (bhavitā) - will there be (will be)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

• हते (hate) - if he is killed (in the killed (one), if he is killed)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this one (referring to the child-killer) (in this, in him)

• कः (kaḥ) - what loss? (what?)

• वा (vā) - or

• अत्ययः (atyayaḥ) - loss (transgression, loss, passing away, lapse)

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

• अहते (ahate) - if he is not killed (in the not-killed (one), if he is not killed)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this one (referring to the child-killer) (in this, in him)

• जनस्य (janasya) - of humanity (of the people, of humanity)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (creature) (of this (one))

• उत्सर्गे (utsarge) - by abandoning (in abandoning, in releasing)

• प्राणयुक्तस्य (prāṇayuktasya) - of the one endowed with life-breath (prāṇa) (of the one endowed with life-breath, of the living)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of the creature (of the creature, of the living being)

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

• लोकम् (lokam) - world/realm (world, realm)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then (particle))

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would go (would go, should go)

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless (endless, infinite)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अमृत्युः (amṛtyuḥ) - deathlessness (amṛtyu) (immortality, deathlessness (amṛtyu))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amṛtyu

amṛtyu - deathlessness, immortality

negation (a-) of mṛtyu (death)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛtyu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

भविता (bhavitā) - will there be (will be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Periphrastic Future Active

root bhū, 3rd person singular periphrastic future active (kartari lṛṭ)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

हते (hate) - if he is killed (in the killed (one), if he is killed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, smitten, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root han (to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this one (referring to the child-killer) (in this, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with `hate`.

कः (kaḥ) - what loss? (what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which?

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अत्ययः (atyayaḥ) - loss (transgression, loss, passing away, lapse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyaya

atyaya - transgression, passing away, lapse, ruin, loss

from root i (to go) with prefix ati + aya

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

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

(verb)

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

Optative Active

root as, 3rd person singular optative active

Root: as (class 2)

अहते (ahate) - if he is not killed (in the not-killed (one), if he is not killed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ahata

ahata - not killed, unharmed, unhurt

Past Passive Participle (negated)

negation (a-) of hata (killed), past passive participle of root han

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hata)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• hata – killed, smitten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root han (to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this one (referring to the child-killer) (in this, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with `ahate`.

जनस्य (janasya) - of humanity (of the people, of humanity)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, humanity

Root: jan (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - of this (creature) (of this (one))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

उत्सर्गे (utsarge) - by abandoning (in abandoning, in releasing)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsarga

utsarga - abandonment, release, discharge

from root sṛj (to create/release) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्राणयुक्तस्य (prāṇayuktasya) - of the one endowed with life-breath (prāṇa) (of the one endowed with life-breath, of the living)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇayukta

prāṇayukta - endowed with life/breath

compound of prāṇa (breath) and yukta (joined, endowed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+yukta)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of the creature (of the creature, of the living being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)

from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

लोकम् (lokam) - world/realm (world, realm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, people

Root: lok (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which?

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then (particle))

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would go (would go, should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative Active

root gam (gacch-stem), 3rd person singular optative active

Root: gam (class 1)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless (endless, infinite)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

negation (a-) of anta (end)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)