महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-174, verse-4

एवं गते किं नु शक्यं भद्रे कर्तुं मनीषिभिः ।
पुनरूचुश्च ते सर्वे तापसाः संशितव्रताः ॥४॥

4. evaṁ gate kiṁ nu śakyaṁ bhadre kartuṁ manīṣibhiḥ ,
punarūcuśca te sarve tāpasāḥ saṁśitavratāḥ.

4. evam gate kim nu śakyam bhadre kartum manīṣibhiḥ
| punaḥ ūcuḥ ca te sarve tāpasāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ

4. bhadre,
evam gate,
manīṣibhiḥ kim nu kartum śakyam? ca punaḥ te sarve saṃśitavratāḥ tāpasāḥ ūcuḥ

4. When matters have reached this point, dear girl (bhadre), what can the wise ones possibly do?" And again, all those ascetics, who were firm in their vows, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• गते (gate) - when things have come to this pass (having gone, having happened, when it has come to)

• किम् (kim) - what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (emphatic or interrogative particle)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, can be done

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O dear girl (referring to Amba) (O good one, O gentle one)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise ones, by the intelligent

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - those, they

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

• संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened, resolute

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'gate'.

गते (gate) - when things have come to this pass (having gone, having happened, when it has come to)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'śakyam'.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (emphatic or interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative or emphatic particle

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, can be done

(gerundive)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O dear girl (referring to Amba) (O good one, O gentle one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - good, auspicious, gentle

Feminine form of bhadra

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(infinitive)

मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise ones, by the intelligent

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, learned

Derived from manīṣā (intellect)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the previous action with the ascetics speaking again.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the ascetics.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with tāpasāḥ.

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Root: tapas

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - having firm vows, having rigid observance

Bahuvrihi compound: saṃśita (sharpened, firm) + vrata (vow)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, keen, firm
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śo (to sharpen) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śo (class 4)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ

Note: Agrees with tāpasāḥ.