महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-225, verse-26

क्रियेत कस्मान्न परे च कुर्युर्वित्तं न दद्युः पुरुषाः कथंचित् ।
प्राप्यार्थकालं च भवेदनर्थः कथं नु तत्स्यादिति तत्कुतः स्यात् ॥२६॥

26. kriyeta kasmānna pare ca kuryu;rvittaṁ na dadyuḥ puruṣāḥ kathaṁcit ,
prāpyārthakālaṁ ca bhavedanarthaḥ; kathaṁ nu tatsyāditi tatkutaḥ syāt.

26. kriyeta kasmāt na pare ca kuryuḥ
vittam na dadyuḥ puruṣāḥ kathaṃcit
prāpya arthakālam ca bhavet anarthaḥ
kathaṃ nu tat syāt iti tat kutaḥ syāt

26. Why should it not be performed, and why should others not perform it? How is it that men somehow do not bestow wealth? And having obtained the opportune moment for gain, misfortune may still arise. How indeed could that be? And from where would that arise?

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियेत (kriyeta) - should be done, may be done, let it be done

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why, on what account

• न (na) - not, no

• परे (pare) - others, other people

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they should do, they might do

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

• न (na) - not, no

• दद्युः (dadyuḥ) - they should give, they might give

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings, persons

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, with difficulty

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• अर्थकालम् (arthakālam) - time for gain, opportune time for prosperity

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - there might be, it may happen, it would be

• अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - misfortune, calamity, meaninglessness, useless

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियेत (kriyeta) - should be done, may be done, let it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, potential (liṅ) of kṛ

potential passive

root 'kṛ' (class 8) in potential mood, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why, on what account

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - others, other people

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they should do, they might do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, potential (liṅ) of kṛ

potential active

root 'kṛ' (class 8) in potential mood, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, found, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vid' (to find, to obtain)

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दद्युः (dadyuḥ) - they should give, they might give

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, potential (liṅ) of dā

potential active

root 'dā' (class 3) in potential mood, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: dā (class 3)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, with difficulty

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अर्थकालम् (arthakālam) - time for gain, opportune time for prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arthakāla

arthakāla - time for gain, opportune time, time of wealth/purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kāla)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, gain
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, opportune moment
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - there might be, it may happen, it would be

(verb)

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

potential active

root 'bhū' (class 1) in potential mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनर्थः (anarthaḥ) - misfortune, calamity, meaninglessness, useless

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, calamity, meaninglessness, useless, disadvantage

negative compound of 'artha'

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of as

potential active

root 'as' (class 2) in potential mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of as

potential active

root 'as' (class 2) in potential mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)