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8,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-11, verse-28

सर्वयुद्धानि चैतस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ।
नैतादृशं पुनर्युद्धं न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥२८॥
28. sarvayuddhāni caitasya kalāṁ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm ,
naitādṛśaṁ punaryuddhaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati.
28. sarvayuddhāni ca etasya kalām na arhanti ṣoḍaśīm
na etādṛśam punaḥ yuddham na bhūtam na bhaviṣyati
28. ca sarvayuddhāni etasya kalām ṣoḍaśīm na arhanti
punaḥ etādṛśam yuddham na bhūtam na bhaviṣyati
28. Indeed, all other battles do not deserve even a sixteenth part of this one. Such a battle has never occurred in the past, nor will it ever happen again in the future.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सर्वयुद्धानि (sarvayuddhāni) - all battles
  • (ca) - and, also, indeed
  • एतस्य (etasya) - of this (present battle) (of this)
  • कलाम् (kalām) - a part, a portion
  • (na) - not, no
  • अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are worthy, they deserve, they are able
  • षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - sixteenth
  • (na) - not, no
  • एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back, moreover
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
  • (na) - not, no
  • भूतम् (bhūtam) - has been (in the past) (existed, happened, become)
  • (na) - not, no
  • भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वयुद्धानि (sarvayuddhāni) - all battles
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvayuddha
sarvayuddha - all battles, every battle
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+yuddha)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
  • yuddha – battle, fight, war
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root yudh (to fight) + kta (pp. suffix)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
(ca) - and, also, indeed
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
एतस्य (etasya) - of this (present battle) (of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Demonstrative pronoun
कलाम् (kalām) - a part, a portion
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kalā
kalā - a part, a portion, a digit (of the moon), an art, skill
Root: kal (class 1)
Note: Object of "arhanti".
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are worthy, they deserve, they are able
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Present indicative, third person plural
Root: arh (class 1)
षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - sixteenth
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśī
ṣoḍaśī - sixteenth (feminine)
Ordinal number, feminine form
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etādṛśa
etādṛśa - such, of this kind, like this
Demonstrative adjective
Note: Agrees with "yuddham".
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back, moreover
(indeclinable)
Adverbial particle
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle
From root yudh (to fight) + kta (pp. suffix)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
भूतम् (bhūtam) - has been (in the past) (existed, happened, become)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta
bhūta - become, been, past, being, creature
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, become) + kta (pp. suffix)
Root: bhū (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
Future indicative, third person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)