महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-8

चत्वार एकतो वेदाः क्षात्रमेकत्र दृश्यते ।
नैतत्समस्तमुभयं कस्मिंश्चिदनुशुश्रुमः ॥८॥

8. catvāra ekato vedāḥ kṣātramekatra dṛśyate ,
naitatsamastamubhayaṁ kasmiṁścidanuśuśrumaḥ.

8. catvāraḥ ekataḥ vedāḥ kṣātram ekatra dṛśyate na
etat samastam ubhayam kasmin cit anuśuśrumaḥ

8. The four Vedas are on one side, and the martial spirit (kṣātram) is seen on the other. We have never heard of these two qualities existing completely together in anyone.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side, on one side

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas, sacred knowledge

• क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - martial spirit (kṣātram) (the quality of a kshatriya, martial spirit, heroism)

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together, on one side

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this, these

• समस्तम् (samastam) - complete, entire, all together

• उभयम् (ubhayam) - both

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in whom, in which

• चित् (cit) - (particle indicating indefiniteness) any, some

• अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we have heard (after, according to tradition)

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side, on one side

(indeclinable)

-tas suffix

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

from vid 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - martial spirit (kṣātram) (the quality of a kshatriya, martial spirit, heroism)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣātra

kṣātra - pertaining to a kshatriya, martial, valorous

From kṣatra

Note: Used as a noun.

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together, on one side

(indeclinable)

-tra suffix

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root dṛś, present stem dṛśya, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'samastam ubhayam'.

समस्तम् (samastam) - complete, entire, all together

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samasta

samasta - complete, entire, all together

Past Passive Participle

From sam-as 'to throw together'

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ubhayam'.

उभयम् (ubhayam) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Refers to the combination of the four Vedas and the martial spirit.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in whom, in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - (particle indicating indefiniteness) any, some

(indeclinable)

Particle used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns

Note: Used with 'kasmin' to mean 'in anyone'.

अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we have heard (after, according to tradition)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śru

Perfect Active

Root śru, perfect, 1st person plural

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)