महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-187, verse-15

न हि मां क्षत्रियः कश्चिद्वीर्येण विजयेद्युधि ।
ऋते ब्रह्मविदस्तात तपसा संशितव्रतात् ॥१५॥

15. na hi māṁ kṣatriyaḥ kaścidvīryeṇa vijayedyudhi ,
ṛte brahmavidastāta tapasā saṁśitavratāt.

15. na hi mām kṣatriyaḥ kaścit vīryeṇa vijayet
yudhi ṛte brahmavidaḥ tāta tapasā saṃśitavratāt

15. tāta,
hi,
kaścit kṣatriyaḥ vīryeṇa yudhi mām na vijayet,
ṛte brahmavidaḥ tapasā saṃśitavratāt.

15. Indeed, dear one, no warrior (kṣatriya) could conquer me in battle through valor, except for one who knows Brahman (brahman) and whose resolve is intensified by asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• माम् (mām) - me

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a kṣatriya

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, someone, certain

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by strength

• विजयेत् (vijayet) - might conquer, should conquer

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

• ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - of one who knows Brahman; from one who knows Brahman

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father (vocative)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

• संशितव्रतात् (saṁśitavratāt) - from one whose vows are sharpened/intensified

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a kṣatriya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya caste, a ruler

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, someone, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain person/thing, any (used with na to mean no one/nothing)

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, heroism, energy

विजयेत् (vijayet) - might conquer, should conquer

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vijay

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

Third person singular optative active of root √ji (class 1) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - of one who knows Brahman; from one who knows Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahmavid

brahmavid - one who knows Brahman, knower of sacred knowledge

Compound formed from brahman and vid

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vid)

• brahman – Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Governed by ṛte. Could also be genitive 'of one who knows Brahman', but ablative fits 'except from'.

तात (tāta) - dear one, father (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for addressing elders or subordinates)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism (tapas), penance, heat, spiritual fervor

संशितव्रतात् (saṁśitavratāt) - from one whose vows are sharpened/intensified

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are sharpened/intensified, resolute in vows

Compound formed from saṃśita (past passive participle of √śo with saṃ) and vrata

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, made keen, intensified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śo (class 4) 'to sharpen' with upasarga saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śo (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by ṛte, agrees with brahmavidaḥ.