महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-95, verse-20

नेदं शक्यं वृथा कर्तुं मम सत्रं कथंचन ।
वर्षिष्यतीह वा देवो न वा देवो भविष्यति ॥२०॥

20. nedaṁ śakyaṁ vṛthā kartuṁ mama satraṁ kathaṁcana ,
varṣiṣyatīha vā devo na vā devo bhaviṣyati.

20. na idam śakyam vṛthā kartum mama satram kathaṃcana
varṣiṣyati iha vā devaḥ na vā devaḥ bhaviṣyati

20. mama idam satram kathaṃcana vṛthā kartum na śakyam
vā iha devaḥ varṣiṣyati vā devaḥ na bhaviṣyati

20. This grand Vedic ritual (satra) of mine cannot be performed in vain by any means. Either the deity (deva) will cause rain here, or there will be no deity.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter nominative singular))

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done) (possible, capable, able to be done)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

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

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• सत्रम् (satram) - grand Vedic ritual (satra) (Vedic ritual, sacrificial session, asylum)

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

• वर्षिष्यति (varṣiṣyati) - will cause rain (will rain, will cause rain)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, now)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• देवः (devaḥ) - deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being, Indra)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• देवः (devaḥ) - deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being, Indra)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (this (neuter nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done) (possible, capable, able to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

from root śak, means 'that which can be done'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

infinitive form of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an infinitive.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सत्रम् (satram) - grand Vedic ritual (satra) (Vedic ritual, sacrificial session, asylum)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satra

satra - sacrificial session, large Vedic ritual, asylum, house

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes negation.

वर्षिष्यति (varṣiṣyati) - will cause rain (will rain, will cause rain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vṛṣ

root vṛṣ, future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction.

देवः (devaḥ) - deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, Indra

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to the god of rain, Indra, in context.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction.

देवः (devaḥ) - deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, Indra

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to the god of rain, Indra, in context.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

root bhū, future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)