महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-154, verse-24

भवितायं महारौद्रो दारुणः पुरुषक्षयः ।
दिष्टमेतद्ध्रुवं मन्ये न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम् ॥२४॥

24. bhavitāyaṁ mahāraudro dāruṇaḥ puruṣakṣayaḥ ,
diṣṭametaddhruvaṁ manye na śakyamativartitum.

24. bhavitā ayam mahāraudraḥ dāruṇaḥ puruṣakṣayaḥ
diṣṭam etat dhruvam manye na śakyam ativartitum

24. ayam mahāraudraḥ dāruṇaḥ puruṣakṣayaḥ bhavitā.
etat diṣṭam dhruvam manye.
ativartitum na śakyam.

24. This exceedingly dreadful and terrible destruction of men will come to pass. I consider this fate to be certain, and it cannot be averted.

Words meanings summery:

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will happen

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• महारौद्रः (mahāraudraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel

• पुरुषक्षयः (puruṣakṣayaḥ) - destruction of men, loss of men

• दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate, destiny

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, constant, fixed

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

• अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to avert, to overcome, to transgress

Words meanings and morphology

भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will happen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavitṛ

bhavitṛ - one who will be, future

Future Active Participle

From root bhū (to be) + tṛc affix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as a verb here.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

महारौद्रः (mahāraudraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāraudra

mahāraudra - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maha+raudra)

• maha – great, big
  adjective
• raudra – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
  From rudra + aṇ

Note: Qualifies puruṣakṣayaḥ.

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies puruṣakṣayaḥ.

पुरुषक्षयः (puruṣakṣayaḥ) - destruction of men, loss of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣakṣaya

puruṣakṣaya - destruction of men, massacre of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kṣaya)

• puruṣa – man, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, end, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to destroy, diminish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Subject of the verb bhavitā.

दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate, destiny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of diṣṭa

diṣṭa - destiny, fate, ordained, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root diś (to point out, ordain)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to the preceding statement about destruction.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, constant, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, certain

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies diṣṭam.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root śak (to be able) + ya affix.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally with infinitive.

अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to avert, to overcome, to transgress

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root vṛt (to be, turn) with prefix ati (over, beyond) + tumun affix.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used with śakyam.