महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-13

न तासां रक्षणं कर्तुं शक्यं पुंसा कथंचन ।
अपि विश्वकृता तात कुतस्तु पुरुषैरिह ॥१३॥

13. na tāsāṁ rakṣaṇaṁ kartuṁ śakyaṁ puṁsā kathaṁcana ,
api viśvakṛtā tāta kutastu puruṣairiha.

13. na tāsām rakṣaṇam kartum śakyam puṃsā kathaṃcana
api viśvakṛtā tāta kutaḥ tu puruṣaiḥ iha

13. tāta,
tāsām rakṣaṇam kartum puṃsā kathaṃcana na śakyam api viśvakṛtā (na śakyam),
tu iha puruṣaiḥ kutaḥ (śakyam)?

13. The protection of women cannot be accomplished by any man (puruṣa) in any way. O dear one, if it is impossible even for the creator of the world, then how can it be done by ordinary men (puruṣa) in this world?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of women (of them (feminine plural))

• रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man (puruṣa)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means, somehow

• अपि (api) - even, also

• विश्वकृता (viśvakṛtā) - by Brahmā, the creator god (by the creator of the world)

• तात (tāta) - term of endearment, O dear one (dear one, father (vocative))

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how then, why

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by ordinary men (by men, by persons (puruṣa))

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of women (of them (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protection, guarding, preserving

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be done

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle

Root: śak (class 5)

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man (puruṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, human being (puruṣa)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, by any means, somehow

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

विश्वकृता (viśvakṛtā) - by Brahmā, the creator god (by the creator of the world)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakṛt

viśvakṛt - creator of the world (viśva + kṛt)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+kṛt)

• viśva – all, universal, world
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – maker, doer, creator
  noun (masculine)

तात (tāta) - term of endearment, O dear one (dear one, father (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear, father, son (term of endearment)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how then, why

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by ordinary men (by men, by persons (puruṣa))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)