महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-26

अथ वा भाव्यमेवं हि संजयैतेन सर्वथा ।
पुरा धात्रा यथा सृष्टं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥२६॥

26. atha vā bhāvyamevaṁ hi saṁjayaitena sarvathā ,
purā dhātrā yathā sṛṣṭaṁ tattathā na tadanyathā.

26. atha vā bhāvyam evam hi sañjaya etena sarvathā
purā dhātrā yathā sṛṣṭam tat tathā na tat anyathā

26. sañjaya atha vā etena hi evam sarvathā bhāvyam
purā dhātrā yathā sṛṣṭam tat tathā na tat anyathā

26. Or rather, O Sañjaya, this must indeed happen in this way, in every respect, by this (destiny). As it was created before by the Ordainer (dhātṛ), so it is; it cannot be otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, and, or

• वा (vā) - or, either

• भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - to be, must be, ought to be

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya

• एतेन (etena) - by this (destiny, or state of affairs) (by this)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the divine Ordainer/Creator (Brahmā or destiny) (by the ordainer, by the creator)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• सृष्टम् (sṛṣṭam) - created, emitted, produced

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• न (na) - not

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, and, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - to be, must be, ought to be

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvya

bhāvya - to be, must be, ought to be, future

Gerundive

Potential Passive Participle/Gerundive from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sañjaya (proper name)

एतेन (etena) - by this (destiny, or state of affairs) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the divine Ordainer/Creator (Brahmā or destiny) (by the ordainer, by the creator)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, ordainer, supporter, arranger

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

सृष्टम् (sṛṣṭam) - created, emitted, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, emitted, produced

Past Passive Participle

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)