महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-14

चेष्टामकुर्वँल्लभते यदि किंचिद्यदृच्छया ।
यो वा न लभते कृत्वा दुर्दशौ तावुभावपि ॥१४॥

14. ceṣṭāmakurvaँllabhate yadi kiṁcidyadṛcchayā ,
yo vā na labhate kṛtvā durdaśau tāvubhāvapi.

14. ceṣṭām akurvan labhate yadi kiñcit yadṛcchayā
yaḥ vā na labhate kṛtvā durdasau tau ubhau api

14. If one obtains something by chance without making an effort, or if one does not obtain (anything) despite making an effort, both of those individuals are indeed in an unfortunate situation.

Words meanings summery:

• चेष्टाम् (ceṣṭām) - effort, exertion, activity

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not doing, not making

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he acquires

• यदि (yadi) - if

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not, no

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he acquires

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing

• दुर्दसौ (durdasau) - unfortunate, ill-fated, in a bad state

• तौ (tau) - those two

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

चेष्टाम् (ceṣṭām) - effort, exertion, activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ceṣṭā

ceṣṭā - motion, activity, effort, exertion, action

Derived from root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor).

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not doing, not making

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not making, not performing

Present Active Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + present active participle of root 'kṛ'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kurvat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kurvat – doing, making, performing
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(indeclinable)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - free will, spontaneity, chance, accident

From 'yad' (which) + 'ṛcchā' (wish, desire).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+ṛcchā)

• yat – which, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• ṛcchā – wish, desire, will
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'ṛch' (to go, to seek).
  Root: ṛch (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दुर्दसौ (durdasau) - unfortunate, ill-fated, in a bad state

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of durdarśa

durdarśa - difficult to see, ugly, unfortunate, ill-fated

From prefix 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'darśa' (seeing, appearance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśa)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• darśa – seeing, showing, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)