महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-109, verse-17

न तत्केनचिदन्येन गतपूर्वं द्विजर्षभ ।
ऋते नारायणं देवं नरं वा जिष्णुमव्ययम् ॥१७॥

17. na tatkenacidanyena gatapūrvaṁ dvijarṣabha ,
ṛte nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ naraṁ vā jiṣṇumavyayam.

17. na tat kenacit anyena gatapūrvam dvijarṣabha
ṛte nārāyaṇam devam naram vā jiṣṇum avyayam

17. O best of brahmins (dvijarṣabha), that place (or state) has never been reached before by anyone else, except for the divine Nārāyaṇa, or the victorious, imperishable Nara.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• तत् (tat) - that supreme reality or state mentioned in the previous verse (that, it)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by anyone

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by any other

• गतपूर्वम् (gatapūrvam) - previously gone, previously attained, reached before

• द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O best of brahmins (O best of brahmins, O bull among the twice-born)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, with the exception of

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa

• देवम् (devam) - god, divine being

• नरम् (naram) - Nara (a divine sage, often associated with Nārāyaṇa)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• जिष्णुम् (jiṣṇum) - victorious, triumphant

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that supreme reality or state mentioned in the previous verse (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by anyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, someone, anything, anyone

Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cit

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by any other

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

गतपूर्वम् (gatapūrvam) - previously gone, previously attained, reached before

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gatapūrva

gatapūrva - previously gone, previously attained

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'that by which going was before'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+pūrva)

• gata – gone, attained, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, earlier
  adjective (neuter)

द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O best of brahmins (O best of brahmins, O bull among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - best among the twice-born (dvija), chief of brahmins

Tatpuruṣa compound, vocative case

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaiśya; also a bird, a tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, with the exception of

(indeclinable)

Governs accusative case

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

देवम् (devam) - god, divine being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being

Root: div

Note: Agrees with 'Nārāyaṇam'.

नरम् (naram) - Nara (a divine sage, often associated with Nārāyaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, also a divine sage (Nara)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

जिष्णुम् (jiṣṇum) - victorious, triumphant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant

From root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji

Note: Agrees with 'Naram'.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: from a- (not) + vyaya (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, destruction, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + root i (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i

Note: Agrees with 'Naram'.