महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-48

न नूनमस्त्राणि बलं पराक्रमः क्रिया सुनीतं परमायुधानि वा ।
अलं मनुष्यस्य सुखाय वर्तितुं तथा हि युद्धे निहतः परैर्गुरुः ॥४८॥

48. na nūnamastrāṇi balaṁ parākramaḥ; kriyā sunītaṁ paramāyudhāni vā ,
alaṁ manuṣyasya sukhāya vartituṁ; tathā hi yuddhe nihataḥ parairguruḥ.

48. na nūnam astrāṇi balam parākramaḥ
kriyā sunītam paramāyudhāni vā |
alam manuṣyasya sukhāya vartitum
tathā hi yuddhe nihataḥ paraiḥ guruḥ

48. nūnam astrāṇi balam parākramaḥ kriyā
sunītam vā paramāyudhāni manuṣyasya
sukhāya vartitum na alam hi
tathā hi guruḥ yuddhe paraiḥ nihataḥ

48. Surely, neither weapons, nor strength, nor valor, nor [ritual] actions, nor excellent policy, nor even ultimate weapons, are sufficient for a person to live happily (sukha); for indeed, the guru has thus been slain by enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might, courage

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, ritual, ceremony

• सुनीतम् (sunītam) - good policy, excellent conduct, well-guided

• परमायुधानि (paramāyudhāni) - ultimate weapons, supreme weapons

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough, in vain

• मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man, of a human being

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy, for pleasure (sukha)

• वर्तितुम् (vartitum) - to be, to exist, to live, to happen

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others, by strangers

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - Drona, the preceptor (guru, preceptor, teacher (guru))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, dart, arrow

Root: as (class 4)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor, prowess, might, courage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, might, courage, exertion

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, deed, ritual, ceremony

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, performance, ritual, verb

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुनीतम् (sunītam) - good policy, excellent conduct, well-guided

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sunīta

sunīta - good policy, good conduct, well-led

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+nīta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• nīta – led, guided, conducted, behaved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle derived from root nī.
  Root: nī (class 1)

परमायुधानि (paramāyudhāni) - ultimate weapons, supreme weapons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of paramāyudha

paramāyudha - supreme weapon, ultimate weapon

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+āyudha)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• āyudha – weapon, implement, tool
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough, in vain

(indeclinable)

मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man, of a human being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy, for pleasure (sukha)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort (sukha)

वर्तितुम् (vartitum) - to be, to exist, to live, to happen

(verb)

singular, infinitive of vṛt

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root vṛt.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle derived from root han with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others, by strangers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, superior, distant

गुरुः (guruḥ) - Drona, the preceptor (guru, preceptor, teacher (guru))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important (guru)