महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-13, verse-12

नाहं शक्योऽनुपायेन हन्तुं भूतेन केनचित् ।
यो मां प्रयतते हन्तुं ज्ञात्वा प्रहरणे बलम् ।
तस्य तस्मिन्प्रहरणे पुनः प्रादुर्भवाम्यहम् ॥१२॥

12. nāhaṁ śakyo'nupāyena hantuṁ bhūtena kenacit ,
yo māṁ prayatate hantuṁ jñātvā praharaṇe balam ,
tasya tasminpraharaṇe punaḥ prādurbhavāmyaham.

12. na aham śakyaḥ anupāyena hantum
bhūtena kenacit yaḥ mām prayatate hantum
jñātvā praharaṇe balam tasya tasmin
praharaṇe punaḥ prādurbhavāmi aham

12. aham anupāyena kenacit bhūtena hantum
na śakyaḥ yaḥ mām praharaṇe balam
jñātvā hantum prayatate tasya tasmin
praharaṇe aham punaḥ prādurbhavāmi

12. I cannot be killed by any being through inappropriate means. Whoever attempts to kill me, relying on the strength of their weapon, I reappear again within that very weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - be killed (implied by hantum) (able, capable, possible, to be done)

• अनुपायेन (anupāyena) - through inappropriate means (by improper means, without a stratagem, by unfair means)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike)

• भूतेन (bhūtena) - by any being (by a being, by an element)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by any (being) (by anyone, by someone)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रयतते (prayatate) - attempts (tries, attempts, strives)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - relying on (lit. having known/perceived) (having known, knowing)

• प्रहरणे (praharaṇe) - in their weapon (in a weapon, in striking)

• बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the one who attempts) (his, its)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that very (weapon) (in that, in him)

• प्रहरणे (praharaṇe) - weapon (in a weapon, in striking)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more, back)

• प्रादुर्भवामि (prādurbhavāmi) - I reappear (I appear, I manifest, I become visible)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - be killed (implied by hantum) (able, capable, possible, to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of, to be done/achieved

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

from root śak + yat suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'aham'.

अनुपायेन (anupāyena) - through inappropriate means (by improper means, without a stratagem, by unfair means)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anupāya

anupāya - without means, improper means, lack of expedient

compound of 'an' (negative) and 'upāya' (means, stratagem)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+upāya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• upāya – means, method, stratagem, approach
  noun (masculine)
  from upa + i (to go) + ghañ
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of han

Infinitive

from root han + tumun suffix

Root: han (class 2)

भूतेन (bhūtena) - by any being (by a being, by an element)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be) + kta suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by any (being) (by anyone, by someone)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, certain (masculine form of kaścid)

indefinite pronoun (ka + cit)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

relative pronoun

Note: Heads the relative clause.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

प्रयतते (prayatate) - attempts (tries, attempts, strives)

(verb)

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

present indicative

root yat with prefix pra, middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (to kill, to strike)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of han

Infinitive

from root han + tumun suffix

Root: han (class 2)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - relying on (lit. having known/perceived) (having known, knowing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root jñā + ktvā suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used to express "relying on" or "with knowledge of".

प्रहरणे (praharaṇe) - in their weapon (in a weapon, in striking)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of praharaṇa

praharaṇa - weapon, striking, assault

from pra + hṛ + LyuT suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

from root bal (to live)

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jñātvā'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the one who attempts) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Possessive of 'praharaṇe'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that very (weapon) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'praharaṇe'.

प्रहरणे (praharaṇe) - weapon (in a weapon, in striking)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of praharaṇa

praharaṇa - weapon, striking, assault

from pra + hṛ + LyuT suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Repeated for emphasis "in *that* weapon".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more, back)

(indeclinable)

प्रादुर्भवामि (prādurbhavāmi) - I reappear (I appear, I manifest, I become visible)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prādurbhū

present indicative

from prādus + bhū

Prefix: prādur

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Emphatic repetition.