महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-41

ते वयं न श्रियं हातुमलं न्यायेन केनचित् ।
अत्र नो यतमानानां वधश्चेदपि साधु तत् ॥४१॥

41. te vayaṁ na śriyaṁ hātumalaṁ nyāyena kenacit ,
atra no yatamānānāṁ vadhaścedapi sādhu tat.

41. te vayam na śriyam hātum alam nyāyena kenacit
atra naḥ yatamānānām vadhaḥ cet api sādhu tat

41. We are not able to abandon our prosperity by any just means. If death should come to us, who are striving here, even that would be good.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - we (emphatic, referring to the Pandavas) (they, those, you (dual/plural))

• वयम् (vayam) - we (Pandavas) (we)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (implying kingdom/sovereignty) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, well-being)

• हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up (to abandon, to give up, to forsake)

• अलम् (alam) - capable (of) (enough, sufficient, capable, able)

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by any just means, by justice (by justice, by right, by rule, by logic)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by any (means) (by anyone, by anything, by some means)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this struggle) (here, in this matter)

• नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, of us)

• यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of us who are striving (of those striving, of those exerting themselves)

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - death (death, killing, destruction)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• साधु (sādhu) - good, virtuous (good, virtuous, righteous, proper, effective)

• तत् (tat) - that (death) (that, this, it)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - we (emphatic, referring to the Pandavas) (they, those, you (dual/plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Here, it reinforces 'vayam' (we).

वयम् (vayam) - we (Pandavas) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (implying kingdom/sovereignty) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, well-being, radiance, auspiciousness

Note: Object of hātum.

हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up (to abandon, to give up, to forsake)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of hā

infinitive

from root hā with suffix -tum

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Used with alam.

अलम् (alam) - capable (of) (enough, sufficient, capable, able)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with a negative for "not able".

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by any just means, by justice (by justice, by right, by rule, by logic)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - justice, right, rule, method, logic, system of philosophy

from ni + āy (to go)

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means.

केनचित् (kenacit) - by any (means) (by anyone, by anything, by some means)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything

kim + cit

Note: Masculine form kenacit is used here, agreeing with nyāyena.

अत्र (atra) - here (in this struggle) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current situation/conflict.

नः (naḥ) - for us (to us, for us, of us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative case, "to us" or "for us".

यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of us who are striving (of those striving, of those exerting themselves)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself, attempting

Present Middle Participle

From root yat with middle voice suffix -māna.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: "of us who are striving" (implied "asmākam").

वधः (vadhaḥ) - death (death, killing, destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - striking, killing, slaying, destruction, death

From root vadh to strike/kill.

Root: vadh (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - good, virtuous (good, virtuous, righteous, proper, effective)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, proper, effective, a good man, saint

from root sādh to accomplish

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: In agreement with tat.

तत् (tat) - that (death) (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to vadhaḥ.