महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-6

अशक्या तरसा जेतुं पाण्डवानामनीकिनी ।
जीवत्सु पाण्डुपुत्रेषु तद्धि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥६॥

6. aśakyā tarasā jetuṁ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinī ,
jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu taddhi satyaṁ bravīmi te.

6. aśakyā tarasā jetum pāṇḍavānām anīkinī
jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu tat hi satyam bravīmi te

6. jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu pāṇḍavānām anīkinī
tarasā jetum aśakyā tat hi satyam te bravīmi

6. The army of the Pandavas is impossible to conquer by force while the sons of Pāṇḍu are living. Indeed, I tell you that truth.

Words meanings summery:

• अशक्या (aśakyā) - impossible, not able, not capable

• तरसा (tarasā) - by force, swiftly, by impetuosity

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army, host, troop

• जीवत्सु (jīvatsu) - While the sons of Pāṇḍu are alive (while living, among those who are living)

• पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pāṇḍu

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the statement about the unconquerable army (that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra (I tell, I speak)

• ते (te) - To Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to you)

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्या (aśakyā) - impossible, not able, not capable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśakya

aśakya - impossible, impracticable, unable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From 'na' (not) + 'śakya' (possible to be done), derived from root 'śak' (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'anīkinī'.

तरसा (tarasā) - by force, swiftly, by impetuosity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, power, speed, impetuosity

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'ji'.

Root: ji (class 1)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army, host, troop

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - an army, host, military division

जीवत्सु (jīvatsu) - While the sons of Pāṇḍu are alive (while living, among those who are living)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

From root 'jīv' (to live) + present participle suffix '-at'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – name of a king, father of the Pandavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the statement about the unconquerable army (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra (I tell, I speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - To Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive, but here dative 'to you' is more suitable.

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