महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-13, verse-5

अविनाशोऽस्य सत्त्वस्य नियतो यदि भारत ।
भित्त्वा शरीरं भूतानामहिंसां प्रतिपद्यते ॥५॥

5. avināśo'sya sattvasya niyato yadi bhārata ,
bhittvā śarīraṁ bhūtānāmahiṁsāṁ pratipadyate.

5. avināśaḥ asya sattvasya niyataḥ yadi bhārata
bhittvā śarīram bhūtānām ahiṃsām pratipadyate

5. bhārata yadi asya sattvasya niyataḥ avināśaḥ
bhūtānām śarīram bhittvā ahiṃsām pratipadyate

5. O Bhārata, if the intrinsic nature (sattva) of this being is certainly imperishable, then by destroying the bodies of creatures, one indeed attains non-harming (ahiṃsā).

Words meanings summery:

• अविनाशः (avināśaḥ) - imperishable, indestructible, eternal

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of the intrinsic nature, of the being, of existence

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - fixed, certain, destined, eternal

• यदि (yadi) - if

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Yudhishthira (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, addressed to a king or prince of the Pūru dynasty, typically Yudhishthira or Arjuna))

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having broken, having pierced, having destroyed

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• अहिंसाम् (ahiṁsām) - non-harming, non-violence

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, achieves, adopts, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

अविनाशः (avināśaḥ) - imperishable, indestructible, eternal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avināśa

avināśa - imperishability, eternity, indestructibility

Compound of 'a' (negative prefix) and 'vināśa' (destruction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vināśa – destruction, perishability, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √naś with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √naś (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of the intrinsic nature, of the being, of existence

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essence, intrinsic nature, purity, goodness (one of the guṇas)

Derived from 'sant' (present participle of √as 'to be') + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Root: √as (class 2)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - fixed, certain, destined, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, fixed, certain, constant, regular

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √yam with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: √yam (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Yudhishthira (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, addressed to a king or prince of the Pūru dynasty, typically Yudhishthira or Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, related to India

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having broken, having pierced, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the root √bhid.

Root: √bhid (class 7)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form, physical frame

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past (as participle)

Past Passive Participle (when used adjectivally)

Nominalized past passive participle of √bhū.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

अहिंसाम् (ahiṁsām) - non-harming, non-violence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-harming, non-injury

Compound of 'a' (negative prefix) and 'hiṃsā' (injury).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• hiṃsā – injury, harm, violence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √hiṃs.
  Root: √hiṃs (class 7)

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, achieves, adopts, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pratipad

Prefix: prati

Root: √pad (class 4)