महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-4

नचिरं च हतस्तस्य संग्रामे रथसारथिः ।
तेन नास्ति समः सूतो योऽस्य सारथ्यमाचरेत् ॥४॥

4. naciraṁ ca hatastasya saṁgrāme rathasārathiḥ ,
tena nāsti samaḥ sūto yo'sya sārathyamācaret.

4. naciram ca hataḥ tasya saṅgrāme rathasārathiḥ tena
na asti samaḥ sūtaḥ yaḥ asya sārathyam ācaret

4. His charioteer was killed in battle not long ago. Consequently, there is no charioteer equal to him who can perform charioteering for this prince.

Words meanings summery:

• नचिरम् (naciram) - not long, soon

• च (ca) - and, also

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (prince's) (his, its, of that)

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

• रथसारथिः (rathasārathiḥ) - charioteer

• तेन (tena) - consequently, for that reason (by that, therefore, consequently)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer (charioteer, son)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अस्य (asya) - of this (prince Uttara) (his, its, of him/this)

• सारथ्यम् (sārathyam) - charioteering, charioteer's work

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - should perform, would perform

Words meanings and morphology

नचिरम् (naciram) - not long, soon

(indeclinable)

compound of na (not) and ciram (long time)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (na+ciram)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ciram – for a long time
  indeclinable
  accusative singular of `cira` used adverbially

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, smitten, destroyed

past passive participle

derived from root `han` (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (prince's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, fight

from `sam` + `gram` (going together, assembly, conflict)

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

रथसारथिः (rathasārathiḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathasārathi

rathasārathi - charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+sārathi)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• sārathi – charioteer, driver
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - consequently, for that reason (by that, therefore, consequently)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore, consequently'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

present active

Root: as (class 2)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer (charioteer, son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, herald, bard

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अस्य (asya) - of this (prince Uttara) (his, its, of him/this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to prince Uttara.

सारथ्यम् (sārathyam) - charioteering, charioteer's work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sārathya

sārathya - charioteering, function of a charioteer

derived from `sārathi` (charioteer) + `ya` suffix

आचरेत् (ācaret) - should perform, would perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ācar

optative active

derived from `car` with `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or duty.