महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-50

नात्मच्छन्देन भूतानां जीवितं मरणं तथा ।
नाप्यकाले सुखं प्राप्यं दुःखं वापि यदूत्तम ॥५०॥

50. nātmacchandena bhūtānāṁ jīvitaṁ maraṇaṁ tathā ,
nāpyakāle sukhaṁ prāpyaṁ duḥkhaṁ vāpi yadūttama.

50. na ātmacchandena bhūtānām jīvitam maraṇam tathā na
api akāle sukham prāpyam duḥkham vā api yadūttama

50. For beings, neither life nor death is by their own will (ātman). Similarly, O best of the Yadus, neither happiness nor sorrow is obtained at an untimely moment.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मच्छन्देन (ātmacchandena) - by one's own will, by self-will

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अकाले (akāle) - at an untimely moment, out of season, unseasonably

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, ease

• प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be obtained, obtainable, attainable

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, misery, suffering

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• यदूत्तम (yadūttama) - vocative address to Kṛṣṇa (O best of the Yadus (Kṛṣṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मच्छन्देन (ātmacchandena) - by one's own will, by self-will

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmacchanda

ātmacchanda - self-will, one's own desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+chanda)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), the Supreme Soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an
• chanda – will, desire, pleasure, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: chand

Note: by means of one's own will

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, existing, being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'of beings'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √jīv (to live), used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

Root: mṛ

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or conjunctive.

अकाले (akāle) - at an untimely moment, out of season, unseasonably

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of akāla

akāla - untimely, wrong time, out of season

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nañ) (a+kāla)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, ease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort

प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be obtained, obtainable, attainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be obtained, attainable, due, destined

Gerundive (future passive participle)

Gerundive of pra-√āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, misery, suffering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, misery, suffering, unhappiness

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

यदूत्तम (yadūttama) - vocative address to Kṛṣṇa (O best of the Yadus (Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yadūttama

yadūttama - best of the Yadus (a name for Kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadu+uttama)

• yadu – name of an ancient king, a descendant of Yadu
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)