महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-73, verse-29

आत्मदोषैर्नियच्छन्ति सर्वे दुःखसुखे जनाः ।
मन्ये दुश्चरितं तेऽस्ति यस्येयं निष्कृतिः कृता ॥२९॥

29. ātmadoṣairniyacchanti sarve duḥkhasukhe janāḥ ,
manye duścaritaṁ te'sti yasyeyaṁ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā.

29. ātma-doṣaiḥ niyacchanti sarve duḥkha-sukhe janāḥ
manye duścaritam te asti yasya iyam niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā

29. All people themselves bring about their joy and sorrow through their own faults. I believe that you must have committed some misconduct, for which this is the retribution.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्म-दोषैः (ātma-doṣaiḥ) - due to one's personal misdeeds (by one's own faults, by one's own defects)

• नियच्छन्ति (niyacchanti) - they bring about (their own joy and sorrow) (they control, they restrain, they bring about, they determine)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all people (all, everyone)

• दुःख-सुखे (duḥkha-sukhe) - both their sorrow and joy (sorrow and joy)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - all people (in general) (people, mankind)

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (that you have misconducted) (I think, I believe, I consider)

• दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - some misconduct (referring to Devayani's actions) (misconduct, evil deed, bad conduct)

• ते (te) - your (misconduct) (your, to you)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (present) (is, exists)

• यस्य (yasya) - for which (misconduct) (whose, of whom, for which)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (retribution) (this (feminine))

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - the retribution or consequence (expiation, atonement, retribution, consequence)

• कृता (kṛtā) - brought about, inflicted (done, made, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म-दोषैः (ātma-doṣaiḥ) - due to one's personal misdeeds (by one's own faults, by one's own defects)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātma-doṣa

ātma-doṣa - self-fault, personal defect, one's own sin

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+doṣa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, sin
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ (to be bad).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

नियच्छन्ति (niyacchanti) - they bring about (their own joy and sorrow) (they control, they restrain, they bring about, they determine)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ni-yam

Present tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root yam (to hold, restrain) with upasarga ni. Present tense (laṭ), 3rd plural.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all people (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दुःख-सुखे (duḥkha-sukhe) - both their sorrow and joy (sorrow and joy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of duḥkha-sukha

duḥkha-sukha - sorrow and joy, pain and pleasure

Compound type : dvandva (duḥkha+sukha)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, distress, pain
  noun (neuter)
• sukha – joy, pleasure, happiness, comfort
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'niyacchanti'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - all people (in general) (people, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'niyacchanti'.

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (that you have misconducted) (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, Ātmanepada, 1st person singular

Root man (to think). Present tense (laṭ), ātmanepada, 1st singular.

Root: man (class 4)

दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - some misconduct (referring to Devayani's actions) (misconduct, evil deed, bad conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duścarita

duścarita - bad conduct, misdeed, evil action

Compound of dus (bad) and carita (conduct).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+carita)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• carita – conduct, deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root car (to move, to behave).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

ते (te) - your (misconduct) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (present) (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root as (to be). Present tense (laṭ), 3rd singular.

Root: as (class 2)

यस्य (yasya) - for which (misconduct) (whose, of whom, for which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

इयम् (iyam) - this (retribution) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - the retribution or consequence (expiation, atonement, retribution, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - expiation, atonement, retribution, reparation, escape, deliverance

From niṣ-kṛ (to atone, perform expiation).

Prefix: niṣ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'kṛtā'.

कृता (kṛtā) - brought about, inflicted (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)