महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-19

अशक्यरूपैः पुरुषैरध्वानं गन्तुमिच्छसि ।
यथा निश्चेतनो बालः कूलस्थः कूलमुत्तरम् ।
तर्तुमिच्छति मन्दात्मा तथा त्वं कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥१९॥

19. aśakyarūpaiḥ puruṣairadhvānaṁ gantumicchasi ,
yathā niścetano bālaḥ kūlasthaḥ kūlamuttaram ,
tartumicchati mandātmā tathā tvaṁ kartumicchasi.

19. aśakyarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ adhvanam gantum
icchasi yathā niścetanaḥ bālaḥ
kūlasthaḥ kūlam uttaram tartum icchati
mandātmā tathā tvam kartum icchasi

19. You desire to undertake a journey with men who are inherently incapable. It is just like a senseless child or a dull-witted person (mandātman), standing on one bank, wishing to cross to the opposite bank. Similarly, you wish to accomplish something impossible.

Words meanings summery:

• अशक्यरूपैः (aśakyarūpaiḥ) - by men who are incapable of such a feat (by those of impossible form/nature, by the incapable)

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by such men (who are incapable) (by men, by persons)

• अध्वनम् (adhvanam) - the path/journey one wishes to undertake (path, journey)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to travel

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• निश्चेतनः (niścetanaḥ) - without sense or understanding (senseless, unconscious, devoid of consciousness)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a young, unthinking child (child, boy)

• कूलस्थः (kūlasthaḥ) - standing on a bank, situated on the shore

• कूलम् (kūlam) - the opposite bank (bank, shore)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the opposite bank (other, opposite, subsequent)

• तर्तुम् (tartum) - to cross, to get over

• इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it wishes, desires

• मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, foolish soul

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to accomplish something impossible (to do, to make, to perform)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्यरूपैः (aśakyarūpaiḥ) - by men who are incapable of such a feat (by those of impossible form/nature, by the incapable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśakyarūpa

aśakyarūpa - of impossible form, difficult to be done, incapable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśakya+rūpa)

• aśakya – impossible to be done, impracticable, incapable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Negation 'a-' + root 'śak' (to be able) + 'ya' suffix
  Prefix: a
  Root: śak (class 5)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the `puruṣaiḥ`

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by such men (who are incapable) (by men, by persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

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

अध्वनम् (adhvanam) - the path/journey one wishes to undertake (path, journey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - road, path, journey, course

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to travel

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

root gam + tumun suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

Present stem icch- from root iṣ (class 6) + second person singular active ending -asi

Root: iṣ (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

निश्चेतनः (niścetanaḥ) - without sense or understanding (senseless, unconscious, devoid of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścetana

niścetana - senseless, unconscious, inanimate, devoid of consciousness

Negation 'nir-' + 'cetana'

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (nis+cetana)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  prefix
• cetana – conscious, animate, consciousness
  noun/adjective (masculine/neuter)
  root 'cit' (to perceive) + ana
  Root: cit (class 1)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a young, unthinking child (child, boy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

कूलस्थः (kūlasthaḥ) - standing on a bank, situated on the shore

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūlastha

kūlastha - standing on the bank, situated on the shore

compound of kūla and stha

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (kūla+stha)

• kūla – bank, shore, riverbank
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, being in
  adjective
  root 'sthā' (to stand) with a nominalizing suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कूलम् (kūlam) - the opposite bank (bank, shore)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kūla

kūla - bank, shore, riverbank

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the opposite bank (other, opposite, subsequent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, later, subsequent, superior, opposite

Note: Agrees with `kūlam`

तर्तुम् (tartum) - to cross, to get over

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

root tṛ (class 1) + tumun suffix

Root: tṛ (class 1)

इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it wishes, desires

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present stem icch- from root iṣ (class 6) + third person singular active ending -ati

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, foolish soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandātman

mandātman - dull-witted, foolish, weak-minded person

Compound of manda and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+ātman)

• manda – dull, slow, foolish, weak
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a nominative singular masculine noun/adjective describing a person.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun stem

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to accomplish something impossible (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

root kṛ (class 8) + tumun suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

Present stem icch- from root iṣ (class 6) + second person singular active ending -asi

Root: iṣ (class 6)