महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-153, verse-3

न हि जातु द्वयोर्बुद्धिः समा भवति कर्हिचित् ।
शौर्यं च नाम नेतॄणां स्पर्धते च परस्परम् ॥३॥

3. na hi jātu dvayorbuddhiḥ samā bhavati karhicit ,
śauryaṁ ca nāma netṝṇāṁ spardhate ca parasparam.

3. na hi jātu dvayoḥ buddhiḥ samā bhavati karhicit
śauryam ca nāma netṝṇām spardhate ca parasparam

3. hi jātu karhicit dvayoḥ buddhiḥ samā na bhavati
ca nāma netṝṇām śauryam ca parasparam spardhate

3. Indeed, the intellect of two individuals is never entirely the same. And the valor of leaders always competes with one another.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two individuals (of two)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

• समा (samā) - equal, alike, uniform

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - never (with negation 'na') (ever, at any time)

• शौर्यम् (śauryam) - valor, heroism, bravery

• च (ca) - and, also

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, always (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, by name, an emphatic particle)

• नेतॄणाम् (netṝṇām) - of leaders, of guides

• स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes, vies, emulates

• च (ca) - and, also

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, with each other

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two individuals (of two)

(numeral)

Note: Genitive dual of dvi (two)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, knowledge, reason

From root 'budh' (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

समा (samā) - equal, alike, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - equal, like, similar, same, uniform, even

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with buddhiḥ

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - never (with negation 'na') (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'na' to mean 'never'

शौर्यम् (śauryam) - valor, heroism, bravery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaurya

śaurya - valor, heroism, bravery, prowess

Derived from śūra (hero)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, always (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, by name, an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

नेतॄणाम् (netṝṇām) - of leaders, of guides

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of netṛ

netṛ - leader, guide, director

Agent noun from root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes, vies, emulates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of spardh

Root: spardh (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, with each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here