महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-9, verse-26

भवितव्यं तथा तद्धि दिष्टमेतन्महात्मनाम् ।
उपेक्षितं च कृष्णेन शक्तेनापि व्यपोहितुम् ॥२६॥

26. bhavitavyaṁ tathā taddhi diṣṭametanmahātmanām ,
upekṣitaṁ ca kṛṣṇena śaktenāpi vyapohitum.

26. bhavitavyam tathā tat hi diṣṭam etat mahātmanām
upekṣitam ca kṛṣṇena śaktena api vyapohitum

26. tat hi tathā bhavitavyam etat mahātmanām diṣṭam
ca kṛṣṇena śaktena api vyapohitum upekṣitam

26. Indeed, that was destined to happen; it was fate for these great souls (mahātman). Kṛṣṇa, though capable of averting it, chose to overlook it.

Words meanings summery:

• भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - that which is to be, destined to be, inevitable

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तत् (tat) - that destruction of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas (that (neuter singular))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destined, fated; fate

• एतत् (etat) - this fate or destiny (this (neuter singular))

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls (mahātman) who perished (of the great souls)

• उपेक्षितम् (upekṣitam) - ignored, neglected, overlooked

• च (ca) - and

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa

• शक्तेन (śaktena) - by Kṛṣṇa, who was capable (by the capable one, by him who was able)

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• व्यपोहितुम् (vyapohitum) - to avert, to remove, to repel

Words meanings and morphology

भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - that which is to be, destined to be, inevitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavitavya

bhavitavya - that which is to be, destined, inevitable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhū (to be, to exist) + tavya suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicative for an implied "it".

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

तत् (tat) - that destruction of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas (that (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the destruction.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destined, fated; fate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of diṣṭa

diṣṭa - destined, fated; destiny, fate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √diś (to point out, ordain)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Predicative for "etat".

एतत् (etat) - this fate or destiny (this (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the situation/destruction.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls (mahātman) who perished (of the great souls)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Pertaining to the great souls.

उपेक्षितम् (upekṣitam) - ignored, neglected, overlooked

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upekṣita

upekṣita - neglected, overlooked, disregarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix upa- and secondary root kṣip

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative for "etat" or implied subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (proper name); dark, black

Note: Agent of passive action.

शक्तेन (śaktena) - by Kṛṣṇa, who was capable (by the capable one, by him who was able)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, competent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying "kṛṣṇena".

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "śaktena".

व्यपोहितुम् (vyapohitum) - to avert, to remove, to repel

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of vyapoh

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root √ūh (to remove, to consider) with prefixes vi- and apa-

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Purpose/complement of "śaktena".