महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-20

न हि तत्परमं किंचिदिह लोके परत्र च ।
यत्सर्वेष्विह लोकेषु दया कौरवनन्दन ॥२०॥

20. na hi tatparamaṁ kiṁcidiha loke paratra ca ,
yatsarveṣviha lokeṣu dayā kauravanandana.

20. na hi tat paramam kiñcit iha loke paratra ca
yat sarveṣu iha lokeṣu dayā kauravanandana

20. kauravanandana,
hi iha loke ca paratra kiñcit paramam na,
yat dayā sarveṣu iha lokeṣu

20. O delight of the Kurus, truly there is nothing supreme, neither in this world nor in the next, that surpasses compassion in all these worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• तत् (tat) - that

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - which, that, because, in that

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds

• दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, mercy

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

superlative of para

Note: agreeing with kiñcit

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

compound of kim and cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cit – a particle used to denote indefiniteness
  indeclinable

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter

(indeclinable)

derived from para 'other'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that, because, in that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

Note: introducing a relative clause, implying 'than which' in a comparative context

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: agreeing with lokeṣu

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, pity, mercy

from root day 'to pity'

Root: day (class 1)

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+nandana)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru
  proper noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Kuru
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand 'to rejoice'
  Root: nand (class 1)