महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-16

यदि हि स्याद्गदापाणिर्जरासंधः प्रतापवान् ।
सेन्द्रा देवा न तं हन्तुं रणे शक्ता नरोत्तम ॥१६॥

16. yadi hi syādgadāpāṇirjarāsaṁdhaḥ pratāpavān ,
sendrā devā na taṁ hantuṁ raṇe śaktā narottama.

16. yadi hi syāt gadāpāṇiḥ jarāsaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān
sendrāḥ devāḥ na tam hantum raṇe śaktāḥ narottama

16. narottama yadi gadāpāṇiḥ pratāpavān jarāsaṃdhaḥ
hi syāt sendrāḥ devāḥ tam raṇe hantum na śaktāḥ

16. O best of men, if Jarasandha, mace-in-hand and mighty, were present, even the gods, along with Indra, would not be able to kill him in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• स्यात् (syāt) - were present (may be, should be, would be)

• गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - one who has a mace in hand

• जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - Jarasandha

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, mighty

• सेन्द्राः (sendrāḥ) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• न (na) - not

• तम् (tam) - Jarasandha (him, that (masculine singular))

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - Addressed to the listener (likely Yudhishthira, as this is a common address in Mahabharata). (O best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - were present (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative, 3rd singular

Formed from root as in optative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - one who has a mace in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇin

gadāpāṇin - mace-in-hand, bearing a mace

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally "one whose hand is a mace" or "one in whose hand is a mace".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - Jarasandha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha

jarāsaṁdha - Jarasandha (a powerful king in Mahabharata)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, mighty, glorious, majestic

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat.

सेन्द्राः (sendrāḥ) - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sendra

sendra - with Indra, accompanied by Indra

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' (with) + 'indra'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+indra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Jarasandha (him, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Jarasandha.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(verb)

infinitive of han

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root han.

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle (secondary sense as adjective)

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

नरोत्तम (narottama) - Addressed to the listener (likely Yudhishthira, as this is a common address in Mahabharata). (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, chief of men

Tatpuruṣa compound of nara and uttama.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ut.