महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-9

अस्त्युपायो मया दृष्टो निरपायो नरेश्वर ।
येन दोषो न भविता तव राजन्कथंचन ॥९॥

9. astyupāyo mayā dṛṣṭo nirapāyo nareśvara ,
yena doṣo na bhavitā tava rājankathaṁcana.

9. asti upāyaḥ mayā dṛṣṭaḥ nirapāyaḥ nareśvara
yena doṣaḥ na bhavitā tava rājan kathaṃcana

9. O Lord of men, I have discovered a harmless solution, by which no fault will ever be yours, O King, in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists, there is)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - solution (means, method, solution, remedy)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (seen, observed, perceived)

• निरपायः (nirapāyaḥ) - harmless (harmless, without risk, safe)

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

• येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, offense)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भविता (bhavitā) - will ever be (will be, will happen)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (in any way, by any means, at all, somehow)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists, there is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, third person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - solution (means, method, solution, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, solution, approach

From `upa` + `i` (to go towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of `asti`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun.

Note: Agent of `dṛṣṭaḥ`.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (seen, observed, perceived)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root `dṛś` (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `upāyaḥ`.

निरपायः (nirapāyaḥ) - harmless (harmless, without risk, safe)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirapāya

nirapāya - harmless, free from danger, safe

From `nis` (without) + `apāya` (danger, harm).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+apāya)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• apāya – harm, danger, loss, departure
  noun (masculine)
  From `apa` + `i` (to go away from).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - lord of men, king

Compound of `nara` and `īśvara`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Nala.

येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what (relative pronoun)

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular.

Note: Refers to `upāyaḥ`.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, offense)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, offense, harm

From root `duṣ` (to be bad).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of `bhavitā`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

भविता (bhavitā) - will ever be (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Periphrastic Future (luṭ)

Third person singular of the periphrastic future.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Nala.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (in any way, by any means, at all, somehow)

(indeclinable)

From `katham` (how) + `cana` (an emphasizing particle).