महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-47

कच्चिन्न नीचाचरितं कृतवांस्तात संयुगे ।
कच्चिन्न निहतः शूरो यथा न क्षत्रिया हताः ॥४७॥

47. kaccinna nīcācaritaṁ kṛtavāṁstāta saṁyuge ,
kaccinna nihataḥ śūro yathā na kṣatriyā hatāḥ.

47. kaccit na nīca ācaritam kṛtavān tāta saṃyuge
kaccit na nihataḥ śūraḥ yathā na kṣatriyāḥ hatāḥ

47. tāta saṃyuge nīcācaritam na kṛtavān kaccit
śūraḥ na nihataḥ kaccit yathā kṣatriyāḥ na hatāḥ

47. O dear one, I hope he did not perform a cowardly act in battle. I hope the hero was not killed, lest Kṣatriyas (as a whole) be annihilated.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not (interrogative particle expressing hope or fear)

• न (na) - not, no

• नीचाचरितम् (nīcācaritam) - a low act, ignoble deed, cowardly act

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, performed, accomplished

• तात (tāta) - O dear one!, O son! (term of endearment, often from elder to younger)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not (interrogative particle expressing hope or fear)

• न (na) - not, no

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

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, so that, in order that, lest

• न (na) - not, no

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not (interrogative particle expressing hope or fear)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नीचाचरितम् (nīcācaritam) - a low act, ignoble deed, cowardly act

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nīcācarita

nīcācarita - a low act, ignoble deed, cowardly act

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīca+ācarita)

• nīca – low, base, ignoble, mean
  adjective (masculine)
• ācarita – deed, act, conduct, practiced
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root 'car' (to move, act) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: आ
  Root: चर् (class 1)

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, performed, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, performed

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: कृ (class 8)

तात (tāta) - O dear one!, O son! (term of endearment, often from elder to younger)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not (interrogative particle expressing hope or fear)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: नि

Root: हन् (class 2)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

यथा (yathā) - as, like, so that, in order that, lest

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kṣatriya, member of the warrior class

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: हन् (class 2)