महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-28

नैनं शस्त्राणि विध्यन्ते न मृत्युश्चास्य विद्यते ।
नातः सुखतरं किंचिल्लोके क्वचन विद्यते ॥२८॥

28. nainaṁ śastrāṇi vidhyante na mṛtyuścāsya vidyate ,
nātaḥ sukhataraṁ kiṁcilloke kvacana vidyate.

28. na enam śastrāṇi vidhyante na mṛtyuḥ ca asya vidyate
na ataḥ sukhataram kiṃcit loke kvacana vidyate

28. śastrāṇi enam na vidhyante ca mṛtyuḥ asya na vidyate
ataḥ loke kvacana sukhataram kiṃcit na vidyate

28. Weapons do not pierce him, nor does death (mṛtyu) exist for him. Therefore, nothing more pleasant than this (state) exists anywhere in the world (loka).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एनम् (enam) - him (him, this (masc. acc. sg.))

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, instruments)

• विध्यन्ते (vidhyante) - pierce (pierce, penetrate, strike)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

• च (ca) - and (nor) (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - for him (of him, his)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (from this, therefore, hence)

• सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - more pleasant (more pleasant, happier, more comfortable)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something, some)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (loka) (in the world, in the realm)

• क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (him, this (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him

Pronominal stem

Note: Refers to the 'yuktātmā' (disciplined soul).

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, instruments)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, implement, instrument

From root śas (to cut)

Root: śas (class 2)

विध्यन्ते (vidhyante) - pierce (pierce, penetrate, strike)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: The active form would be `vidhyanti`.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as 'nor' in combination with `ca`.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die) with -tyu suffix

Root: mṛ (class 6)

च (ca) - and (nor) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: In combination with `na`, it means 'nor'.

अस्य (asya) - for him (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem

Note: Refers to the 'yuktātmā' (disciplined soul).

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

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

From root vid (to know or to be)

Root: vid (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base a-

सुखतरम् (sukhataram) - more pleasant (more pleasant, happier, more comfortable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhatara

sukhatara - more pleasant, happier

Comparative degree of sukha (pleasant, happy)

Note: Agrees with `kiṃcit`.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - anything, something, someone

From pronoun kim + cid

लोके (loke) - in the world (loka) (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok

क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time)

(indeclinable)

From kva (where) + cana

Note: Emphasizes universality.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

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

From root vid (to know or to be)

Root: vid (class 4)