महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-13

प्रायशो हि कृतं कर्म अफलं दृश्यते भुवि ।
अकृत्वा च पुनर्दुःखं कर्म दृश्येन्महाफलम् ॥१३॥

13. prāyaśo hi kṛtaṁ karma aphalaṁ dṛśyate bhuvi ,
akṛtvā ca punarduḥkhaṁ karma dṛśyenmahāphalam.

13. prāyaśaḥ hi kṛtam karma aphalam dṛśyate bhuvi
akṛtvā ca punar duḥkham karma dṛśyet mahāphalam

13. Indeed, an action (karma) that has been performed is often seen to be fruitless on earth. On the other hand, a difficult action (karma) that one did not undertake may be seen (in hindsight) to have yielded great results.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, often

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• अफलम् (aphalam) - fruitless, without result

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - having not done, without doing

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनर् (punar) - again, on the other hand, moreover

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - difficult, painful, sorrowful

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• दृश्येत् (dṛśyet) - may be seen, should be seen

• महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - of great fruit, yielding great results

Words meanings and morphology

प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, often

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action; the sum of one's actions determining future existence

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अफलम् (aphalam) - fruitless, without result

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aphala

aphala - fruitless, unproductive, useless, without result

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+phala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world, place

अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - having not done, without doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Negative prefix 'a' + absolutive of root 'kṛ'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛtvā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛtvā – having done, by doing
  indeclinable
  Absolutive
  Absolutive (gerund) of root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - difficult, painful, sorrowful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, difficulty; difficult, painful

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action; the sum of one's actions determining future existence

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृश्येत् (dṛśyet) - may be seen, should be seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - of great fruit, yielding great results

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - bearing great fruit, yielding great results, highly profitable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)