> 奇襲をうけた僕はなすすべもなく敗北してしまい....その後肉体を陵辱されてしまった

Japandict.com, gives these meanings:  
なすすべもなく = having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end,
helpless

But would like more context to understand it, for example I see the words:

なす＝為す, the particle も, the negative form of なく＝ない

I don't know if I'm right
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Can someone help me with the meaning of なすすべもなく in this sentence
To break down:

  * [なす (為す in kanji)](https://jisho.org/word/%E7%82%BA%E3%81%99): to do; to achieve; to carry out
  * [すべ (術 in kanji)](https://jisho.org/word/%E8%A1%93-1): way; method; means
  * も: even
  * なく (continuative form of ない): not having ～; there being no ～

A literal translation is "there being no means which one (can) try". も is
optional, so you can say なすすべなく, too.

That said, なすすべ(も)なく is basically a set phrase that can be (and should be)
remembered as is.
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