महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-49

उवाच च महादेवो दत्त्वा मेऽस्त्रं सनातनम् ।
न प्रयोज्यं भवेदेतन्मानुषेषु कथंचन ॥४९॥

49. uvāca ca mahādevo dattvā me'straṁ sanātanam ,
na prayojyaṁ bhavedetanmānuṣeṣu kathaṁcana.

49. uvāca ca mahādevaḥ dattvā me astram sanātanam
na prayojyam bhavet etat mānuṣeṣu kathaṃcana

49. And the Great God (Mahādeva), having bestowed upon me the eternal (sanātana) weapon, said: "This weapon should never, under any circumstances, be used against human beings."

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• च (ca) - and

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the Great God (Śiva)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रयोज्यम् (prayojyam) - to be used (weapon) (to be used, fit for use, applicable)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, against humans

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, under any circumstances

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the Great God (Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God, an epithet of Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be genitive singular.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, dart

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval

Note: Could also be nominative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रयोज्यम् (prayojyam) - to be used (weapon) (to be used, fit for use, applicable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayojya

prayojya - to be used, to be employed, fit for use, applicable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root yuj with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, against humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, relating to humans, mankind

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, under any circumstances

(indeclinable)

from katham + cana

Compound type : taddhita (katham+cana)

• katham – how, in what manner
  indeclinable
• cana – and, also, even, at all
  indeclinable