महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-85, verse-19

पुण्यां योनिं पुण्यकृतो व्रजन्ति पापां योनिं पापकृतो व्रजन्ति ।
कीटाः पतंगाश्च भवन्ति पापा न मे विवक्षास्ति महानुभाव ॥१९॥

19. puṇyāṁ yoniṁ puṇyakṛto vrajanti; pāpāṁ yoniṁ pāpakṛto vrajanti ,
kīṭāḥ pataṁgāśca bhavanti pāpā; na me vivakṣāsti mahānubhāva.

19. puṇyām yonim puṇyakṛtaḥ vrajanti
pāpām yonim pāpakṛtaḥ vrajanti
kīṭāḥ pataṅgāḥ ca bhavanti
pāpāḥ na me vivakṣā asti mahānubhāva

19. Those who perform virtuous deeds go to auspicious births, and those who perform sinful deeds go to sinful births. Sinners become insects and moths. O great one, I have no desire to elaborate on this.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - auspicious, virtuous, pure

• योनिम् (yonim) - birth, origin, source, womb

• पुण्यकृतः (puṇyakṛtaḥ) - those who perform virtuous deeds, virtuous people

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain

• पापाम् (pāpām) - sinful, evil, wicked

• योनिम् (yonim) - birth, origin, source, womb

• पापकृतः (pāpakṛtaḥ) - those who perform sinful deeds, sinful people

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain

• कीटाः (kīṭāḥ) - insects, worms

• पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - flying insects, moths, birds

• च (ca) - and

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they exist

• पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful ones, wicked ones

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - desire to speak, intention, meaning

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - A vocative address to a person of great influence or splendor. (O great one, O glorious one)

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - auspicious, virtuous, pure

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - auspicious, virtuous, sacred, pure, meritorious

योनिम् (yonim) - birth, origin, source, womb

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, place of birth, origin, source, species

पुण्यकृतः (puṇyakṛtaḥ) - those who perform virtuous deeds, virtuous people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - one who performs virtuous acts, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, auspicious
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doing, making, performer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

पापाम् (pāpām) - sinful, evil, wicked

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad

योनिम् (yonim) - birth, origin, source, womb

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, place of birth, origin, source, species

पापकृतः (pāpakṛtaḥ) - those who perform sinful deeds, sinful people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpakṛt

pāpakṛt - one who performs sinful acts, sinful

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+kṛt)

• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doing, making, performer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they move, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

कीटाः (kīṭāḥ) - insects, worms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small creature

पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - flying insects, moths, birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataṅga

pataṅga - bird, flying insect, moth, sun

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful ones, wicked ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad; a sinner

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'sinners'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative. Here indicates possession or relation ('my desire').

विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - desire to speak, intention, meaning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivakṣā

vivakṣā - desire to speak, intention, meaning, explanation

desiderative noun

From root vac (to speak) with prefix vi-, desiderative suffix -sa, and feminine suffix -ā

Prefix: vi

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - A vocative address to a person of great influence or splendor. (O great one, O glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - of great power, of great splendor, noble, illustrious, great-souled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+anubhāva)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• anubhāva – dignity, power, splendor, majesty, influence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun in the vocative case.