महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-196, verse-13

न विशेषं विजानन्ति पुरस्य शिबिरस्य वा ।
कुशला अपि राजेन्द्र नरा नगरवासिनः ॥१३॥

13. na viśeṣaṁ vijānanti purasya śibirasya vā ,
kuśalā api rājendra narā nagaravāsinaḥ.

13. na viśeṣam vijānanti purasya śibirasya vā
kuśalāḥ api rājendra narāḥ nagaravāsinaḥ

13. rājendra kuśalāḥ api nagaravāsinaḥ narāḥ
purasya śibirasya vā viśeṣam na vijānanti

13. Even skilled city dwellers, O King (Rājendra), could not discern any distinction between the city and the camp.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विशेषम् (viśeṣam) - a distinction, any difference (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

• विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they discern, they could distinguish (they know, they recognize, they discern)

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city

• शिबिरस्य (śibirasya) - of the camp

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled (men) (skilled, expert, clever)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, people)

• नगरवासिनः (nagaravāsinaḥ) - city dwellers (city dwellers, inhabitants of the city)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

विशेषम् (viśeṣam) - a distinction, any difference (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity, speciality

Note: Object of "vijānanti".

विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they discern, they could distinguish (they know, they recognize, they discern)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of jñā

Present Tense, parasmaipada. The verbal root jñā with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

शिबिरस्य (śibirasya) - of the camp

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śibira

śibira - camp, encampment

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle, connecting "purasya" and "śibirasya".

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled (men) (skilled, expert, clever)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, expert, well-being, healthy

Note: Qualifies "narāḥ".

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, king of kings, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Subject of the verb "vijānanti".

नगरवासिनः (nagaravāsinaḥ) - city dwellers (city dwellers, inhabitants of the city)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagaravāsin

nagaravāsin - inhabitant of a city, city dweller

Compound adjective describing 'narāḥ'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nagara+vāsin)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, resident
  participle (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root vas (to dwell).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "narāḥ".