महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-20

नैतादृशं समुद्योगं दृष्टवन्तोऽथ मानुषाः ।
ऋषयो वा महाभागाः पुराणा भुवि संजय ॥२०॥

20. naitādṛśaṁ samudyogaṁ dṛṣṭavanto'tha mānuṣāḥ ,
ṛṣayo vā mahābhāgāḥ purāṇā bhuvi saṁjaya.

20. na etādṛśam samudyogam dṛṣṭavantaḥ atha mānuṣāḥ
ṛṣayaḥ vā mahābhāgāḥ purāṇāḥ bhuvi saṃjaya

20. saṃjaya na mānuṣāḥ vā purāṇāḥ mahābhāgāḥ ṛṣayaḥ
bhuvi etādṛśam samudyogam dṛṣṭavantaḥ atha

20. O Saṃjaya, neither ordinary humans nor the ancient, highly esteemed sages on this earth have ever witnessed such a colossal undertaking.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

• समुद्योगम् (samudyogam) - colossal undertaking (referring to the war effort) (effort, exertion, undertaking, preparation)

• दृष्टवन्तः (dṛṣṭavantaḥ) - have seen

• अथ (atha) - moreover (then, moreover, now)

• मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - ordinary humans (humans, men)

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• वा (vā) - nor (connecting two negative clauses with 'na') (or, either...or)

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly esteemed, greatly fortunate, noble

• पुराणाः (purāṇāḥ) - ancient, old

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etādṛśa

etādṛśa - such, of this kind, suchlike

Derived from 'etad' (this) and 'dṛśa' (seeing, like)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'samudyogam'

समुद्योगम् (samudyogam) - colossal undertaking (referring to the war effort) (effort, exertion, undertaking, preparation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudyoga

samudyoga - great effort, exertion, undertaking, preparation, enterprise

Derived from 'sam-ud-yuj' (to join together, exert)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

दृष्टवन्तः (dṛṣṭavantaḥ) - have seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - one who has seen

Past Active Participle

Formed from root 'dṛś' + suffix 'ktavat' (active sense of past action)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mānuṣāḥ' and 'ṛṣayaḥ'

अथ (atha) - moreover (then, moreover, now)

(indeclinable)

मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - ordinary humans (humans, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, mortal

Derived from 'manu' (ancestor of humanity)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

वा (vā) - nor (connecting two negative clauses with 'na') (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to connect 'mānuṣāḥ' and 'ṛṣayaḥ' in a negative sense ('neither...nor...')

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly esteemed, greatly fortunate, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly esteemed, greatly fortunate, noble, illustrious

Compound: mahā (great) + bhāga (share, fortune)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣayaḥ'

पुराणाः (purāṇāḥ) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; a class of sacred texts (Purāṇa)

Derived from 'purā' (formerly, in olden times)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣayaḥ'

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, world, ground, place

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (proper name)