महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-17

किं नो गावः करिष्यन्ति धनं वा विपुलं तथा ।
दुर्योधनः पार्थजले पुरा नौरिव मज्जति ॥१७॥

17. kiṁ no gāvaḥ kariṣyanti dhanaṁ vā vipulaṁ tathā ,
duryodhanaḥ pārthajale purā nauriva majjati.

17. kim naḥ gāvaḥ kariṣyanti dhanam vā vipulam tathā
duryodhanaḥ pārthajale purā nauḥ iva majjati

17. What use will cows be to us, or even abundant wealth? Duryodhana will surely sink like a boat in the ocean (of prowess) of Partha (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what use (what, why)

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - abundant, vast, extensive

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (a proper noun)

• पार्थजले (pārthajale) - in the ocean (of prowess) of Partha (Arjuna) (in the water of Partha)

• पुरा (purā) - soon, surely (emphasizing immediacy/certainty of future action) (formerly, in the past; soon, quickly)

• नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, drowns, plunges

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what use (what, why)

(interrogative pronoun)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be genitive plural.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

future active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Could also be accusative

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - abundant, vast, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - abundant, vast, extensive, large

Note: Modifies 'dhanam', could also be accusative

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest of the Kauravas)

पार्थजले (pārthajale) - in the ocean (of prowess) of Partha (Arjuna) (in the water of Partha)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārthajala

pārthajala - water of Partha

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārtha+jala)

• pārtha – son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

पुरा (purā) - soon, surely (emphasizing immediacy/certainty of future action) (formerly, in the past; soon, quickly)

(indeclinable)

नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, drowns, plunges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of majj

present active

Root: majj (class 6)