महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-164, verse-29

न ह्येष समरं प्राप्य निवर्तेत कथंचन ।
यथा सततगो राजन्नाभिहत्य परान्रणे ॥२९॥

29. na hyeṣa samaraṁ prāpya nivarteta kathaṁcana ,
yathā satatago rājannābhihatya parānraṇe.

29. na hi eṣa samaram prāpya nivarteta kathaṃcana
yathā satatagaḥ rājan na abhihatya parān raṇe

29. rājan hi eṣa samaram prāpya kathaṃcana na nivarteta;
yathā satatagaḥ raṇe parān na abhihatya (nivarteta)

29. Indeed, having reached the battlefield, he would never retreat, just as, O King, an elephant constantly on the move would not turn back from battle without striking down its enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• एष (eṣa) - this one, he

• समरम् (samaram) - battle, combat, war

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

• निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - would turn back, should retreat

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all, by any means, in any way

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• सततगः (satatagaḥ) - an elephant (metaphorically, as elephants are known for continuous movement in battle) (constantly moving, continuously going)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck, having attacked

• परान् (parān) - enemies, opponents, others

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

समरम् (samaram) - battle, combat, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of pra-āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - would turn back, should retreat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of nivṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all, by any means, in any way

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

सततगः (satatagaḥ) - an elephant (metaphorically, as elephants are known for continuous movement in battle) (constantly moving, continuously going)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satataga

satataga - constantly moving, continuously going

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satata+ga)

• satata – continuous, constant, always
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From √tan with sa
  Prefix: sa
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck, having attacked

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of abhi-han

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

परान् (parān) - enemies, opponents, others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, hostile, enemy

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war