महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-131, verse-23

न त्वेव जाल्मीं कापालीं वृत्तिमेषितुमर्हसि ।
नृशंस्यामयशस्यां च दुःखां कापुरुषोचिताम् ॥२३॥

23. na tveva jālmīṁ kāpālīṁ vṛttimeṣitumarhasi ,
nṛśaṁsyāmayaśasyāṁ ca duḥkhāṁ kāpuruṣocitām.

23. na tu eva jālmīm kāpālīm vṛttim eṣitum arhasi
nṛśaṃsyām ayaśasyām ca duḥkhām kāpuruṣocitām

23. tu eva na arhasi jālmīm kāpālīm nṛśaṃsyām
ayaśasyām ca duḥkhām kāpuruṣocitām vṛttim eṣitum

23. You certainly should not desire a wretched, vile, cruel, ignoble, and painful mode of life, which is fitting for a cowardly man.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• जाल्मीम् (jālmīm) - wretched, cruel, base, vile

• कापालीम् (kāpālīm) - Refers to a mode of life that is degraded or associated with disreputable mendicants. (vile, associated with a Kapālika (skull-bearer), degraded)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - mode of life, conduct, profession, state

• एषितुम् (eṣitum) - to desire, to wish for, to seek

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you are able

• नृशंस्याम् (nṛśaṁsyām) - cruel, brutal, inhumane

• अयशस्याम् (ayaśasyām) - ignoble, inglorious, disreputable, infamous

• च (ca) - and, also

• दुःखाम् (duḥkhām) - painful, miserable, unhappy

• कापुरुषोचिताम् (kāpuruṣocitām) - fit for a coward, suited for a despicable man

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle of emphasis.

Note: Indicates a contrast or emphasis.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

जाल्मीम् (jālmīm) - wretched, cruel, base, vile

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jālmī

jālmī - cruel, base, wicked, wretched

Feminine form of `jālmā` or `jalma`.

कापालीम् (kāpālīm) - Refers to a mode of life that is degraded or associated with disreputable mendicants. (vile, associated with a Kapālika (skull-bearer), degraded)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāpālī

kāpālī - belonging to a Kapālika (a sect of ascetics carrying a skull-bowl), vile, degraded

Derived from `kapāla` (skull) + `ī` (taddhita suffix).

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - mode of life, conduct, profession, state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of life, conduct, profession, existence, state

From root `vṛt` (to turn, to exist) + suffix `ti`.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `eṣitum`.

एषितुम् (eṣitum) - to desire, to wish for, to seek

(verb)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root `iṣ` (to desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Expresses purpose or intent.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present active indicative

From root `arh` (to deserve).

Root: arh (class 1)

नृशंस्याम् (nṛśaṁsyām) - cruel, brutal, inhumane

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nṛśaṃsī

nṛśaṁsī - cruel, brutal, fierce, inhumane

Feminine form of `nṛśaṃsa` (from `nṛ` (man) + `śaṃs` (to praise/curse) or `śam` (to be calm) + `sya`).

अयशस्याम् (ayaśasyām) - ignoble, inglorious, disreputable, infamous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayaśasyā

ayaśasyā - ignoble, inglorious, disreputable, infamous

From `a` (negation) + `yaśas` (fame) + `ya` (taddhita suffix).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `nṛśaṃsyām` and `duḥkhām`.

दुःखाम् (duḥkhām) - painful, miserable, unhappy

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhā

duḥkhā - painful, miserable, unhappy, causing sorrow

Feminine form of `duḥkha`.

कापुरुषोचिताम् (kāpuruṣocitām) - fit for a coward, suited for a despicable man

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāpuruṣocitā

kāpuruṣocitā - fit for a coward/despicable man, suited to a base person

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāpuruṣa+ucita)

• kāpuruṣa – coward, despicable man, base person
  noun (masculine)
  From `ku` (bad) + `puruṣa` (man).
• ucita – fit, proper, suitable, appropriate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vac` (to speak, to be proper) or `uc`.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Last adjective describing `vṛttim`.