महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-21

पितामहेन संहारः प्रजानां विहितो ध्रुवम् ।
न हि युद्धमिदं युक्तमन्यत्र जगतः क्षयात् ॥२१॥

21. pitāmahena saṁhāraḥ prajānāṁ vihito dhruvam ,
na hi yuddhamidaṁ yuktamanyatra jagataḥ kṣayāt.

21. pitāmahena saṃhāraḥ prajānām vihitaḥ dhruvam na
hi yuddham idam yuktam anyatra jagataḥ kṣayāt

21. Indeed, this destruction of creatures was certainly ordained by the grandfather (Brahma). This war is not proper, except for the annihilation of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by the grandfather (Brahma) (by the paternal grandfather, by Brahma)

• संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - destruction (destruction, annihilation, withdrawal)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of progeny, of subjects)

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained (ordained, arranged, performed)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, fixed, constant)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - this war (war, battle)

• इदम् (idam) - this (war) (this)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper (proper, fitting, joined)

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except (elsewhere, otherwise, except)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, from the world)

• क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - for the annihilation (from destruction, for destruction, decline)

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by the grandfather (Brahma) (by the paternal grandfather, by Brahma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma

संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - destruction (destruction, annihilation, withdrawal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - destruction, annihilation, withdrawal

verbal noun

Derived from root hṛ with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of progeny, of subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects

Derived from root jan with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained (ordained, arranged, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, performed, ordained, made

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, fixed, constant)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - this war (war, battle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh, used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this (war) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these (referring to something near or just mentioned)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper (proper, fitting, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, engaged, proper, fitting, right

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj.

Root: yuj (class 7)

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except (elsewhere, otherwise, except)

(indeclinable)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, from the world)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe, all that moves

क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - for the annihilation (from destruction, for destruction, decline)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, annihilation

Derived from root kṣi.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Ablative case often indicates purpose ('for the sake of') when used with 'anyatra'.