महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-4

नापश्यच्छरणं किंचिद्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र कथमेतद्भविष्यति ॥४॥

4. nāpaśyaccharaṇaṁ kiṁciddharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
cintayāmāsa rājendra kathametadbhaviṣyati.

4. na apaśyat śaraṇam kiñcit dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
cintayāmāsa rājendra katham etat bhaviṣyati

4. rājendra dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kiñcit śaraṇam
na apaśyat katham etat bhaviṣyati cintayāmāsa

4. Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of natural law (dharmarāja), found no refuge whatsoever. O best of kings, he pondered: "How will this turn out?"

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - found, perceived (saw)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any, something, whatsoever

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the king who embodies and upholds natural law (king of natural law, king of righteousness)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, chief among kings (O king of kings, O best of kings)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एतत् (etat) - this situation, this battle's outcome (this)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - found, perceived (saw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active

Root dṛś (paśya-stem), 3rd person singular Imperfect Active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any, something, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, whatsoever

Note: Qualifies śaraṇam.

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the king who embodies and upholds natural law (king of natural law, king of righteousness)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of justice, king of natural law (dharma); a title of Yudhiṣṭhira; Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Yudhiṣṭhira.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava, firm in battle)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'apaśyat'.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of cint

Periphrastic Perfect Active

Root cint (class 10), periphrastic perfect 3rd person singular

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, chief among kings (O king of kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, best of kings, chief of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often suffix for 'chief among')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

एतत् (etat) - this situation, this battle's outcome (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active

Root bhū, 3rd person singular Future Active

Root: bhū (class 1)