महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-149, verse-3

यदि यत्नो भवेन्मर्त्यः स सर्वं फलमाप्नुयात् ।
नालभ्यं चोपलभ्येत नृणां भरतसत्तम ॥३॥

3. yadi yatno bhavenmartyaḥ sa sarvaṁ phalamāpnuyāt ,
nālabhyaṁ copalabhyeta nṛṇāṁ bharatasattama.

3. yadi yatnaḥ bhavet martyaḥ sa sarvam phalam āpnuyāt
| na alabhyam ca upalabhyeta nṛṇām bharata-sattama

3. yadi martyaḥ yatnaḥ (eva) bhavet,
sa sarvam phalam āpnuyāt bharata-sattama,
ca alabhyam nṛṇām na upalabhyeta

3. If a mortal were to succeed merely by effort, he would obtain all results. However, what is unobtainable cannot be attained by humans, O best of Bharatas.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion

• भवेत् (bhavet) - were to be (in a hypothetical sense) (should be, would be, might be)

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal, human being

• स (sa) - he, that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, entire

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - would obtain, should obtain

• न (na) - not, no

• अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unobtainable, unattainable

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपलभ्येत (upalabhyeta) - would be obtained, should be obtained

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - by humans (implied agent for passive verb) (of men, by men)

• भरत-सत्तम (bharata-sattama) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira (as a descendant of Bharata) (O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

from √yat (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - were to be (in a hypothetical sense) (should be, would be, might be)

(verb)

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

optative active

from √bhū (class 1), parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human, man

from √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to any human.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - would obtain, should obtain

(verb)

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

optative active

from √āp (class 5), parasmaipada

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अलभ्यम् (alabhyam) - unobtainable, unattainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unobtainable, not to be obtained

Gerundive (kṛtya)

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a + labhya (gerundive of √labh)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• labhya – to be obtained, obtainable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from √labh + -ya (kṛtya suffix)
  Root: labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्येत (upalabhyeta) - would be obtained, should be obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh

optative passive

from √labh (class 1), ātmanepada, passive voice, with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - by humans (implied agent for passive verb) (of men, by men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, male

Root: nṛ

Note: Expresses agent for passive verb, effectively 'by men'.

भरत-सत्तम (bharata-sattama) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira (as a descendant of Bharata) (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharata-sattama

bharata-sattama - best among the Bharatas, O best of Bharatas

tatpuruṣa compound of bharata + sattama (superlative of sat)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)