महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-10

मनुष्याणां समालम्भो न च दृष्टः कदाचन ।
स कथं मानुषैर्देवं यष्टुमिच्छसि शंकरम् ॥१०॥

10. manuṣyāṇāṁ samālambho na ca dṛṣṭaḥ kadācana ,
sa kathaṁ mānuṣairdevaṁ yaṣṭumicchasi śaṁkaram.

10. manuṣyāṇām samālambhaḥ na ca dṛṣṭaḥ kadācana saḥ
katham mānuṣaiḥ devam yaṣṭum icchasi śaṅkaram

10. The Vedic ritual (yajña) or slaughter of humans has never been observed. How then do you wish to offer the god Shankara a sacrifice with humans?

Words meanings summery:

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

• समालम्भः (samālambhaḥ) - sacrifice, slaughter, killing

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by humans, with humans

• देवम् (devam) - god

• यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara, Shiva

Words meanings and morphology

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

समालम्भः (samālambhaḥ) - sacrifice, slaughter, killing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samālambha

samālambha - slaughter, sacrifice, killing

Action Noun

Derived from root labh (to take, seize) with upasargas sam- (together) and ā- (towards, fully)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by humans, with humans

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, human being

देवम् (devam) - god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship

(verb)

infinitive of yaj

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara, Shiva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Shankara (an epithet of Shiva, meaning 'causing prosperity' or 'bestowing happiness')

Compound: śaṃ (welfare, happiness) + kara (maker, causing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śam+kara)

• śam – happiness, welfare, prosperity
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)