महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-127, verse-39

न युद्धे तात कल्याणं न धर्मार्थौ कुतः सुखम् ।
न चापि विजयो नित्यं मा युद्धे चेत आधिथाः ॥३९॥

39. na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇaṁ na dharmārthau kutaḥ sukham ,
na cāpi vijayo nityaṁ mā yuddhe ceta ādhithāḥ.

39. na yuddhe tāta kalyāṇam na dharmārthau kutaḥ sukham
na ca api vijayaḥ nityam mā yuddhe cetaḥ ādhitāḥ

39. tāta yuddhe kalyāṇam na,
dharmārthau na,
kutaḥ sukham? ca api vijayaḥ nityam na.
mā yuddhe cetaḥ ādhitāḥ

39. My dear (tāta), there is no well-being in war, nor is there adherence to moral duty (dharma) or material gain (artha). From where, then, could happiness come? And victory is not always certain. Do not set your mind on war.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war, in battle

• तात (tāta) - my dear (an address of endearment) (my dear, father, son)

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - righteousness (dharma) and worldly gain (artha)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• मा (mā) - do not, let not

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war, on war

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

• आधिताः (ādhitāḥ) - do not fix (your mind) (you should place, you should fix, you should apply)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war, in battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Derived from root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

तात (tāta) - my dear (an address of endearment) (my dear, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, my dear (son/friend)

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - welfare, well-being, auspicious, excellent, virtue

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - righteousness (dharma) and worldly gain (artha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - righteousness and worldly gain, moral duty and material prosperity

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha)

• dharma – righteousness, moral duty, natural law, constitution, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, material gain
  noun (masculine)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from vi-√ji (to conquer completely)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

मा (mā) - do not, let not

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war, on war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Derived from root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

आधिताः (ādhitāḥ) - do not fix (your mind) (you should place, you should fix, you should apply)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of ā-√dhā

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition