महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-30

मृदुना मार्दवं हन्ति मृदुना हन्ति दारुणम् ।
नासाध्यं मृदुना किंचित्तस्मात्तीक्ष्णतरो मृदुः ॥३०॥

30. mṛdunā mārdavaṁ hanti mṛdunā hanti dāruṇam ,
nāsādhyaṁ mṛdunā kiṁcittasmāttīkṣṇataro mṛduḥ.

30. mṛdunā mārdavam hanti mṛdunā hanti dāruṇam na
asādhyaṃ mṛdunā kiñcit tasmāt tīkṣṇataraḥ mṛduḥ

30. Gentleness overcomes gentleness, and gentleness also conquers harshness. There is nothing that cannot be achieved by gentleness. Therefore, gentleness is sharper than severity.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

• मार्दवम् (mārdavam) - softness, gentleness, tenderness

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys, overcomes

• मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys, overcomes

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - harshness, cruelty, a terrible thing

• न (na) - not, no

• असाध्यं (asādhyaṁ) - impossible, unattainable, incurable

• मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तीक्ष्णतरः (tīkṣṇataraḥ) - sharper, more severe

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, mild

Words meanings and morphology

मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak, agreeable

Note: Can be masculine or neuter in instrumental singular. Here used to denote a quality.

मार्दवम् (mārdavam) - softness, gentleness, tenderness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mārdava

mārdava - softness, gentleness, tenderness, weakness

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys, overcomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak, agreeable

Note: Can be masculine or neuter in instrumental singular. Here used to denote a quality.

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys, overcomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - harshness, cruelty, a terrible thing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - harsh, cruel, severe, terrible, dreadful

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to a quality or state.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असाध्यं (asādhyaṁ) - impossible, unattainable, incurable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asādhya

asādhya - impossible, impracticable, unattainable, incurable

Gerundive

Derived from sādhya (to be accomplished) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sādhya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sādhya – to be accomplished, to be effected, practicable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root sādh with -ya suffix
  Root: sādh (class 5)

मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentleness, by softness, by a gentle person

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak, agreeable

Note: Can be masculine or neuter in instrumental singular. Here used to denote a quality.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used here as a neuter singular pronoun, 'anything'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

तीक्ष्णतरः (tīkṣṇataraḥ) - sharper, more severe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇatara

tīkṣṇatara - sharper, more severe, more pungent (comparative degree of tīkṣṇa)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak, agreeable