महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-117, verse-33

प्रशमे हि कृतो यत्नः सुचिरात्सुचिरं मया ।
न चैव शकितः कर्तुं यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥३३॥

33. praśame hi kṛto yatnaḥ sucirātsuciraṁ mayā ,
na caiva śakitaḥ kartuṁ yato dharmastato jayaḥ.

33. praśame hi kṛtaḥ yatnaḥ sucirāt suciram mayā na
ca eva śakitaḥ kartum yataḥ dharmaḥ tataḥ jayaḥ

33. hi mayā praśame yatnaḥ sucirāt suciram kṛtaḥ ca
na eva kartum śakitaḥ yataḥ dharmaḥ tataḥ jayaḥ

33. Indeed, I made prolonged efforts for peace for a very long time, but I was unable to accomplish it. For where there is natural law (dharma), there is victory.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रशमे (praśame) - in peace, in tranquility, in pacification

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion

• सुचिरात् (sucirāt) - for a very long time (ablative, indicating duration/source)

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time (adverbial)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• शकितः (śakitaḥ) - been able

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where, because, since

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law (dharma)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, therefore, then

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

Words meanings and morphology

प्रशमे (praśame) - in peace, in tranquility, in pacification

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of praśama

praśama - peace, tranquility, cessation, pacification

From pra-śam (to be quiet)

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies yatnaḥ.

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, attempt

Derived from root yat (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive construction 'effort was made'.

सुचिरात् (sucirāt) - for a very long time (ablative, indicating duration/source)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, prolonged

Compound su (very) + cira (long time)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time (adverbial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, prolonged

Compound su (very) + cira (long time)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially. Redundant emphasis with sucirāt.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शकितः (śakitaḥ) - been able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakita

śakita - been able to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implied subject "I".

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

infinitive of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability.

यतः (yataḥ) - from where, because, since

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative adverb.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, virtue (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, therefore, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative adverb.

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)