महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-2

समर्थो ह्यभवं पूर्वमसमर्थोऽस्मि सांप्रतम् ।
कथं कुर्यां नु भद्रं वो दुष्प्रधर्षः स मे मतः ॥२॥

2. samartho hyabhavaṁ pūrvamasamartho'smi sāṁpratam ,
kathaṁ kuryāṁ nu bhadraṁ vo duṣpradharṣaḥ sa me mataḥ.

2. samarthaḥ hi abhavam pūrvam asamarthaḥ asmi sāmpratam
katham kuryām nu bhadram vaḥ duṣpradharṣaḥ saḥ me mataḥ

2. "Indeed, I was capable before, but I am powerless now. How then can I accomplish your well-being? In my opinion, he (Vṛtra) is unconquerable."

Words meanings summery:

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, powerful, able

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before

• असमर्थः (asamarthaḥ) - incapable, powerless

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I should make

• नु (nu) - then, now, indeed

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, welfare, well-being

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural)

• दुष्प्रधर्षः (duṣpradharṣaḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to overcome

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• मे (me) - by me, to me, my

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion

Words meanings and morphology

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, powerful, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, powerful, suitable

Prefixes sam- + artha 'purpose, meaning'

Note: Refers to Indra.

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses past action.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

असमर्थः (asamarthaḥ) - incapable, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asamartha

asamartha - incapable, powerless, incompetent

Negative prefix a- + samartha

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+samartha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• samartha – capable, able, powerful, suitable
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefixes sam- + artha 'purpose, meaning'
  Prefix: sam

Note: Refers to Indra.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb 'to be'.

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I should make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Optative (Vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses wish or potential.

नु (nu) - then, now, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative or emphatic particle.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, welfare, well-being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate, welfare

Note: Object of 'kuryām'.

वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here, dative of recipient 'for you'.

दुष्प्रधर्षः (duṣpradharṣaḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣpradharṣa

duṣpradharṣa - difficult to attack, unconquerable, invincible

Prefix duṣ- (bad, difficult) + pra- + dhṛṣ 'to dare, attack'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+pradharṣa)

• dus – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• pradharṣa – attack, assault
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + dhṛṣ 'to dare, attack'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he

Note: Refers to Vṛtra.

मे (me) - by me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Instrumental agent with 'mataḥ'.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man 'to think'

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly 'is considered'.