महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-295, verse-17

नास्मिन्कुले जातु ममज्ज धर्मो न चालस्यादर्थलोपो बभूव ।
अनुत्तराः सर्वभूतेषु भूयः संप्राप्ताः स्मः संशयं केन राजन् ॥१७॥

17. nāsminkule jātu mamajja dharmo; na cālasyādarthalopo babhūva ,
anuttarāḥ sarvabhūteṣu bhūyaḥ; saṁprāptāḥ smaḥ saṁśayaṁ kena rājan.

17. na asmin kule jātu mamajja dharmaḥ
na ca ālasyāt arthalopaḥ babhūva
anuttarāḥ sarvabhūteṣu bhūyaḥ
samprāptāḥ smaḥ saṃśayam kena rājan

17. In this family (kula), the natural law (dharma) has never drowned, nor has there ever been a loss of prosperity due to laziness. So how is it, O King, that we, who are unsurpassed among all beings, have now again fallen into such great peril?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the clan

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• ममज्ज (mamajja) - drowned, sunk, plunged

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The intrinsic nature or foundational law governing the family's conduct. (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आलस्यात् (ālasyāt) - from laziness, due to idleness

• अर्थलोपः (arthalopaḥ) - Loss of prosperity, resources, or the overarching purpose of their existence as kings. (loss of wealth, loss of purpose, loss of meaning)

• बभूव (babhūva) - occurred, happened, came into being

• अनुत्तराः (anuttarāḥ) - Refers to the Pandavas being unmatched in virtue or prowess. (unsurpassed, having no superior, without an answer)

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, in all creatures

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - Fallen into a state of doubt or danger. (reached, obtained, attained, fallen into)

• स्मः (smaḥ) - Indicates the present state, but when used with past participles, it denotes past tense ('we have arrived'). (we are)

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - The dire situation or danger they are currently in. (doubt, uncertainty, danger, peril)

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what, how

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O King)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'kule'.

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the clan

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, clan, lineage, race

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

ममज्ज (mamajja) - drowned, sunk, plunged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of majj

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, reduplicated root

Root: majj (class 6)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The intrinsic nature or foundational law governing the family's conduct. (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

आलस्यात् (ālasyāt) - from laziness, due to idleness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ālasya

ālasya - laziness, idleness, indolence

अर्थलोपः (arthalopaḥ) - Loss of prosperity, resources, or the overarching purpose of their existence as kings. (loss of wealth, loss of purpose, loss of meaning)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthalopa

arthalopa - loss of wealth, loss of object, loss of purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+lopa)

• artha – wealth, purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)
• lopa – loss, disappearance, elision
  noun (masculine)
  From √lup 'to break, cut off'
  Root: lup (class 6)

बभूव (babhūva) - occurred, happened, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, reduplicated root

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनुत्तराः (anuttarāḥ) - Refers to the Pandavas being unmatched in virtue or prowess. (unsurpassed, having no superior, without an answer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuttara

anuttara - having no superior, unsurpassed, without an answer

Negating prefix 'a-' + 'uttara'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttara – superior, higher, later, answer
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'vayam' (we).

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, in all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū 'to be, become'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - Fallen into a state of doubt or danger. (reached, obtained, attained, fallen into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samprāpta

samprāpta - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √āp with upasargas sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied 'vayam' (we). Used with 'smaḥ' to form a periphrastic past tense.

स्मः (smaḥ) - Indicates the present state, but when used with past participles, it denotes past tense ('we have arrived'). (we are)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

1st person plural, present tense

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with a past participle to form a past tense construction.

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - The dire situation or danger they are currently in. (doubt, uncertainty, danger, peril)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, danger, peril

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what, how

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Can also be neuter singular instrumental.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler