महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-36

नेदं मनुष्याः श्रद्दध्युर्न हीदं तेषु विद्यते ।
पौराणानां महास्त्राणां विचित्रोऽयं समागमः ॥३६॥

36. nedaṁ manuṣyāḥ śraddadhyurna hīdaṁ teṣu vidyate ,
paurāṇānāṁ mahāstrāṇāṁ vicitro'yaṁ samāgamaḥ.

36. na idam manuṣyāḥ śraddadhyuḥ na hi idam teṣu vidyate
paurāṇānām mahāstrāṇām vicitraḥ ayam samāgamaḥ

36. Humans would not believe this, for indeed, such power does not exist among them. This is a marvelous convergence of ancient, mighty weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - this (scene/power) (this)

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

• श्रद्दध्युः (śraddadhyuḥ) - would believe, should believe

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• इदम् (idam) - this (power/capability) (this)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among humans (among them)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• पौराणानाम् (paurāṇānām) - of ancient mighty weapons (of the ancient ones, of ancient things)

• महास्त्राणाम् (mahāstrāṇām) - of great weapons, of mighty missiles

• विचित्रः (vicitraḥ) - wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange

• अयम् (ayam) - this convergence (this)

• समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - confluence, combination, meeting

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'śraddadhyuḥ'.

इदम् (idam) - this (scene/power) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the extraordinary events being described.

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, person

Root: manu

Note: Subject of the first clause.

श्रद्दध्युः (śraddadhyuḥ) - would believe, should believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of śrad-dhā

Optative, 3rd Person Plural

From root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix śrad- (indicating faith).

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidyate'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (power/capability) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the power or capability being discussed, which is not found among ordinary humans.

तेषु (teṣu) - among humans (among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Note: Refers to 'manuṣyāḥ'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present, 3rd Person Singular

From root vid (to be, exist) of the 4th class (divādi).

Root: vid (class 4)

पौराणानाम् (paurāṇānām) - of ancient mighty weapons (of the ancient ones, of ancient things)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of paurāṇa

paurāṇa - ancient, old, traditional, belonging to former times

Derived from 'purā' (formerly).

Note: Qualifies 'mahāstrāṇām'.

महास्त्राणाम् (mahāstrāṇām) - of great weapons, of mighty missiles

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of mahāstra

mahāstra - great weapon, mighty missile

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'astra' (weapon).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+astra)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to throw, cast).
  Root: as (class 4)

विचित्रः (vicitraḥ) - wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitra

vicitra - wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange, curious

From 'vi' (intensifier) + 'citra' (wondrous).

Note: Qualifies 'samāgamaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this convergence (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'samāgamaḥ'.

समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - confluence, combination, meeting

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, conjunction, confluence, combination

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)