महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-5

नैतदन्येन शक्यं हि वक्तुं केनचिदद्य वै ।
वक्ता बृहस्पतिसमो न ह्यन्यो विद्यते क्वचित् ॥५॥

5. naitadanyena śakyaṁ hi vaktuṁ kenacidadya vai ,
vaktā bṛhaspatisamo na hyanyo vidyate kvacit.

5. na etat anyena śakyam hi vaktum kenacit adya vai
| vaktā bṛhaspatisamaḥ na hi anyaḥ vidyate kvacit

5. hi adya vai anyena kenacit etat vaktum na śakyam
hi kvacit bṛhaspatisamaḥ anyaḥ vaktā na vidyate

5. Indeed, this cannot be explained by anyone else today; for no other speaker equal to Brihaspati exists anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अन्येन (anyena) - by anyone else (by another)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable of being done/said

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to explain

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by anyone

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, expounder

• बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspatisamaḥ) - equal to Brihaspati

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Refers to the 'eternal secret' mentioned in the previous verse.

अन्येन (anyena) - by anyone else (by another)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter.

Note: Often used impersonally to mean 'by anyone else'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable of being done/said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, feasible, capable of, practicable

Gerundive

Derived from the root śak (to be able), meaning 'capable' or 'possible to do/say'.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicative adjective. Also accusative singular neuter.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

An emphatic and causal particle.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to explain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From the root vac (to speak) with the infinitive suffix -tum.

Root: vac (class 2)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by anyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - something, anything, someone, anyone

Indefinite pronoun, instrumental singular masculine/neuter. Derived from kim (what) and cit (an indefinite particle).

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, expounder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, orator, expounder, spokesman

Agent noun

Derived from the root vac (to speak) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: vac (class 2)

बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspatisamaḥ) - equal to Brihaspati

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspatisama

bṛhaspatisama - equal to Brihaspati, similar to Brihaspati

Tatpuruṣa compound, meaning 'equal to Brihaspati'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhaspati+sama)

• bṛhaspati – Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods, lord of prayer)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like, identical
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vaktā'.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Nominative singular masculine.

Note: Acts as a substantive, referring to 'speaker'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle Indicative

From the root vid (class 4, 'to exist', distinct from class 2 'to know'), third person singular.

Root: vid (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time

(indeclinable)

Indefinite adverb from kva (where) + cit (an indefinite particle).