महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-173, verse-13

एवं गते किं नु भद्रे शक्यं कर्तुं तपस्विभिः ।
आश्रमस्थैर्महाभागैस्तपोनित्यैर्महात्मभिः ॥१३॥

13. evaṁ gate kiṁ nu bhadre śakyaṁ kartuṁ tapasvibhiḥ ,
āśramasthairmahābhāgaistaponityairmahātmabhiḥ.

13. evam gate kim nu bhadre śakyam kartum tapasvibhiḥ
āśramasthaiḥ mahābhāgaiḥ taponityaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ

13. bhadre evam gate tapasvibhiḥ āśramasthaiḥ mahābhāgaiḥ
taponityaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ kartum kim nu śakyam

13. O good lady (bhadre), what indeed can ascetics (tapasvin) do in such a situation – we who reside in hermitages (āśrama), are greatly fortunate, are always engaged in asceticism (tapas), and are great souls (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• गते (gate) - in such a situation (when it has gone, when it has come to pass, in this state of affairs)

• किम् (kim) - what, how

• नु (nu) - indeed, surely, perhaps

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady, O auspicious one

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to be done, capable

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, for doing

• तपस्विभिः (tapasvibhiḥ) - by ascetics, by those who practice asceticism (tapas)

• आश्रमस्थैः (āśramasthaiḥ) - by those residing in the hermitage (āśrama), by hermits

• महाभागैः (mahābhāgaiḥ) - by great-souled ones, greatly fortunate ones

• तपोनित्यैः (taponityaiḥ) - by those constantly engaged in asceticism (tapas)

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls (ātman), by the noble ones

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

गते (gate) - in such a situation (when it has gone, when it has come to pass, in this state of affairs)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

किम् (kim) - what, how

(interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O good lady, O auspicious one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - good, auspicious, fortunate; a good lady

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible to be done, capable

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of being done

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Gerundive of √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, for doing

(infinitive)

तपस्विभिः (tapasvibhiḥ) - by ascetics, by those who practice asceticism (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, one who practices penance

Possessive suffix -vin added to tapas

Root: tap (class 1)

आश्रमस्थैः (āśramasthaiḥ) - by those residing in the hermitage (āśrama), by hermits

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśramastha

āśramastha - residing in a hermitage, hermit

Tatpurusha compound: 'situated (stha) in a hermitage (āśrama)'

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (āśrama+stha)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastery, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महाभागैः (mahābhāgaiḥ) - by great-souled ones, greatly fortunate ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly honored, noble, greatly fortunate

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one who has a great (mahā) share/fortune (bhāga)'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

तपोनित्यैः (taponityaiḥ) - by those constantly engaged in asceticism (tapas)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taponitya

taponitya - constantly practising penance, always ascetic

Tatpurusha compound: 'constant (nitya) in tapas'

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (tapas+nitya)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nitya – constant, eternal, always, inherent
  adjective (masculine)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls (ātman), by the noble ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose soul (ātman) is great (mahā)'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)