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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-165, verse-14

न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तैर्न च बन्धुभिः ।
महारथत्वं संख्यातुं शक्यं क्षत्रस्य कौरव ॥१४॥
14. na hāyanairna palitairna vittairna ca bandhubhiḥ ,
mahārathatvaṁ saṁkhyātuṁ śakyaṁ kṣatrasya kaurava.
14. na hāyanaiḥ na palitaiḥ na vittaiḥ na ca bandhubhiḥ
| mahārathatvam saṃkhyātum śakyam kṣatrasya kaurava
14. kaurava,
kṣatrasya mahārathatvam hāyanaiḥ na palitaiḥ na vittaiḥ na ca bandhubhiḥ saṃkhyātum na śakyam
14. O Kaurava, the status of a great chariot-warrior (mahāratha) cannot be reckoned for a kṣatriya by [advanced] years, nor by gray hairs, nor by wealth, nor by [numerous] relatives.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, nor
  • हायनैः (hāyanaiḥ) - by years, by age
  • (na) - not, nor
  • पलितैः (palitaiḥ) - by grey hairs, by old age
  • (na) - not, nor
  • वित्तैः (vittaiḥ) - by wealth, by possessions
  • (na) - not, nor
  • (ca) - and
  • बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen
  • महारथत्वम् (mahārathatvam) - the state of being a great chariot-warrior (mahāratha)
  • संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to reckon, to enumerate
  • शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable
  • क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of a kṣatriya, of a warrior
  • कौरव (kaurava) - O Duryodhana (or one of the Kuru princes) (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
हायनैः (hāyanaiḥ) - by years, by age
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of hāyana
hāyana - year, age
Note: Means by which 'mahārathatvam' is not reckoned.
(na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
पलितैः (palitaiḥ) - by grey hairs, by old age
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of palita
palita - grey hair, old age
From root pal ('to be old, grey')
Root: pal (class 1)
Note: Means by which 'mahārathatvam' is not reckoned.
(na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
वित्तैः (vittaiḥ) - by wealth, by possessions
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, possession
Past Passive Participle
From root vid ('to find, to obtain'), meaning 'that which is found or obtained'.
Root: vid (class 6)
Note: Means by which 'mahārathatvam' is not reckoned.
(na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bandhu
bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend
From root bandh ('to bind')
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Means by which 'mahārathatvam' is not reckoned.
महारथत्वम् (mahārathatvam) - the state of being a great chariot-warrior (mahāratha)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahārathatva
mahārathatva - the state or condition of being a great chariot-warrior
Compound of mahāratha ('great warrior') + tva (abstract suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāratha+tva)
  • mahāratha – great chariot-warrior, general of an army
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of mahā ('great') and ratha ('chariot, warrior')
  • tva – suffix for abstract nouns, '-ness', '-hood'
    suffix (neuter)
Note: Object of the implicit verbal action 'to reckon'.
संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to reckon, to enumerate
(verb)
infinitive of saṃkhyā
Infinitive
From prefix sam + root khyā ('to tell, proclaim')
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, capable of, able to be done
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root śak ('to be able'), meaning 'that which can be done'.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'mahārathatvam' (neuter nominative singular).
क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of a kṣatriya, of a warrior
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - warrior class, a kṣatriya, dominion, power
Note: Possessive, 'of a kṣatriya'.
कौरव (kaurava) - O Duryodhana (or one of the Kuru princes) (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
Derivative from Kuru, meaning 'of Kuru' or 'descendant of Kuru'.