महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-13

न तु स्मरन्ति संग्राममपि वृद्धास्तथाविधम् ।
दृष्टपूर्वं महाराज श्रुतपूर्वमथापि वा ॥१३॥

13. na tu smaranti saṁgrāmamapi vṛddhāstathāvidham ,
dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ mahārāja śrutapūrvamathāpi vā.

13. na tu smaranti saṅgrāmam api vṛddhāḥ tathāvidham
dṛṣṭa-pūrvam mahārāja śruta-pūrvam atha api vā

13. mahārāja,
vṛddhāḥ api (tu) dṛṣṭa-pūrvam vā śruta-pūrvam atha api vā tathāvidham saṅgrāmam na smaranti

13. O great king, even the elders do not recall ever having seen or even heard of a battle quite like this.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, yet, on the other hand

• स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall

• सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle, war, conflict

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders, old men

• तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - such a kind, of that kind

• दृष्ट-पूर्वम् (dṛṣṭa-pūrvam) - seen before, previously seen

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• श्रुत-पूर्वम् (śruta-pūrvam) - heard before, previously heard

• अथ (atha) - then, and, or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle, war, conflict

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, combat, war, conflict

Derived from sam-grah (to seize, gather)

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders, old men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, elder

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow) with suffix kta

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - such a kind, of that kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - such, of that kind, similar

Compound type : tatpurusha (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट-पूर्वम् (dṛṣṭa-pūrvam) - seen before, previously seen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix kta
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, previous, former
  adjective (masculine)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

श्रुत-पूर्वम् (śruta-pūrvam) - heard before, previously heard

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śrutapūrva

śrutapūrva - heard before

Compound type : tatpurusha (śruta+pūrva)

• śruta – heard, listened, famous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix kta
  Root: śru (class 1)
• pūrva – before, previous, former
  adjective (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, and, or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)