महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-127, verse-24

तैरल्पैर्बहवो यूयं क्षयं नीताः प्रहारिणः ।
शङ्के दैवस्य तत्कर्म पौरुषं येन नाशितम् ॥२४॥

24. tairalpairbahavo yūyaṁ kṣayaṁ nītāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ,
śaṅke daivasya tatkarma pauruṣaṁ yena nāśitam.

24. taiḥ alpaiḥ bahavaḥ yūyam kṣayam nītāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
śaṅke daivasya tat karma pauruṣam yena nāśitam

24. alpaiḥ taiḥ yūyam bahavaḥ prahāriṇaḥ kṣayam nītāḥ
śaṅke tat daivasya karma yena pauruṣam nāśitam

24. You, though many powerful warriors, were brought to destruction by those few. I suspect that this was the action of destiny (daiva), by which human effort (pauruṣa) was annihilated.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them, with them

• अल्पैः (alpaiḥ) - by the few, by the small

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Kauravas) (you (plural))

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, ruin, end

• नीताः (nītāḥ) - brought to (destruction) (led, brought, guided)

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - powerful warriors (strikers, assailants, powerful warriors)

• शङ्के (śaṅke) - I suspect (I suspect, I fear, I think)

• दैवस्य (daivasya) - of destiny (daiva) (of destiny, of fate, of the divine)

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the event) (that, this)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort (pauruṣa) (human effort, valor, manliness)

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• नाशितम् (nāśitam) - destroyed, annihilated, ruined

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by them, with them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

अल्पैः (alpaiḥ) - by the few, by the small

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpa

alpa - small, little, few

Note: Agrees with taiḥ.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with yūyam and prahāriṇaḥ.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Kauravas) (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's side.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, ruin, end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, loss, ruin, end, decay

From root kṣi (to destroy, diminish)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of nītāḥ.

नीताः (nītāḥ) - brought to (destruction) (led, brought, guided)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīta

nīta - led, brought, guided, carried

past passive participle

From root nī (to lead, carry)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yūyam and prahāriṇaḥ.

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - powerful warriors (strikers, assailants, powerful warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, assailant, one who attacks; powerful

agent noun

From pra- + hṛ- (to strike)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yūyam.

शङ्के (śaṅke) - I suspect (I suspect, I fear, I think)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śaṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

दैवस्य (daivasya) - of destiny (daiva) (of destiny, of fate, of the divine)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods; fate, destiny

From deva (god)

Note: Possessive of karma.

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the event) (that, this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

(noun)

neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'tat'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort (pauruṣa) (human effort, valor, manliness)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, human effort, valor, strength

From puruṣa (man)

Note: Subject of the clause yena nāśitam.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'tat karma' (that action).

नाशितम् (nāśitam) - destroyed, annihilated, ruined

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāśita

nāśita - destroyed, annihilated, ruined

past passive participle (causative)

Causative of root naś (to perish) or root nāś (to destroy)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with pauruṣam.