महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-25, verse-7

सर्वक्षयो दृश्यते यत्र कृत्स्नः पापोदयो निरयोऽभावसंस्थः ।
कस्तत्कुर्याज्जातु कर्म प्रजानन्पराजयो यत्र समो जयश्च ॥७॥

7. sarvakṣayo dṛśyate yatra kṛtsnaḥ; pāpodayo nirayo'bhāvasaṁsthaḥ ,
kastatkuryājjātu karma prajāna;nparājayo yatra samo jayaśca.

7. sarvakṣayaḥ dṛśyate yatra kṛtsnaḥ
pāpodayaḥ nirayaḥ abhāvasaṃsthaḥ
kaḥ tat kuryāt jātu karma prajānan
parājayaḥ yatra samaḥ jayaḥ ca

7. Where complete destruction is seen, along with the rise of sin, hell (niraya), and a state of annihilation, who, knowing this, would ever undertake that action (karma) where defeat and victory are considered equal?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वक्षयः (sarvakṣayaḥ) - complete destruction (complete destruction, total loss)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

• कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - complete (describing destruction) (entire, whole, complete, all)

• पापोदयः (pāpodayaḥ) - rise of sin (rise of sin, emergence of evil)

• निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell (niraya) (hell, perdition, complete destruction)

• अभावसंस्थः (abhāvasaṁsthaḥ) - a state of annihilation (situated in non-existence, leading to annihilation)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would undertake (would do, should do, might do)

• जातु (jātu) - ever (ever, at all, by any means)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

• प्रजानन् (prajānan) - knowing this (implied) (knowing, discerning, being aware)

• पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat (defeat, loss, rout)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal (in consequence) (equal, similar, even)

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वक्षयः (sarvakṣayaḥ) - complete destruction (complete destruction, total loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvakṣaya

sarvakṣaya - universal destruction, complete ruin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kṣaya)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  adjective
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate' (implied with other subjects).

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root verb 'dṛś' (class 1), present passive third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'yad'.

कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - complete (describing destruction) (entire, whole, complete, all)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - all, whole, complete, entire

Note: Agrees with 'sarvakṣayaḥ'.

पापोदयः (pāpodayaḥ) - rise of sin (rise of sin, emergence of evil)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpodaya

pāpodaya - rise of sin, appearance of evil consequences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+udaya)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rise, ascent, emergence, beginning
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate' (implied).

निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell (niraya) (hell, perdition, complete destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, perdition, abode of torment, utter destruction

Prefix: nir

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate' (implied).

अभावसंस्थः (abhāvasaṁsthaḥ) - a state of annihilation (situated in non-existence, leading to annihilation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāvasaṃstha

abhāvasaṁstha - situated in non-existence, leading to annihilation, destruction

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (abhāva+saṃstha)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃstha – standing with, situated in, abiding in
  adjective
  Derived from 'sam' + 'sthā' (to stand).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pāpodayaḥ' or 'nirayaḥ', or stands as a nominal subject itself.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'kuryāt'.

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would undertake (would do, should do, might do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative

Root verb 'kṛ' (class 8, kar-), optative third person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जातु (jātu) - ever (ever, at all, by any means)

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'kuryāt'.

प्रजानन् (prajānan) - knowing this (implied) (knowing, discerning, being aware)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajānat

prajānat - knowing, discerning, wise

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'jñā' (to know) with upasarga 'pra'. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'kaḥ'.

पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat (defeat, loss, rout)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parājaya

parājaya - defeat, subjugation, loss

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with upasarga 'parā'.

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'yad'.

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause.

समः (samaḥ) - equal (in consequence) (equal, similar, even)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, even, impartial

Note: Predicate adjective for 'parājayaḥ' and 'jayaḥ'.

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause, along with 'parājayaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'parājayaḥ' and 'jayaḥ'.