महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-33

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अनारम्भात्तु कार्याणां नार्थः संपद्यते क्वचित् ।
कृते पुरुषकारे च येषां कार्यं न सिध्यति ।
दैवेनोपहतास्ते तु नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥३३॥

33. anārambhāttu kāryāṇāṁ nārthaḥ saṁpadyate kvacit ,
kṛte puruṣakāre ca yeṣāṁ kāryaṁ na sidhyati ,
daivenopahatāste tu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.

33. anārambhāt tu kāryāṇām na arthaḥ
saṃpadyate kvacit kṛte puruṣakāre ca
yeṣām kāryam na sidhyati daivena
upahatāḥ te tu na atra kāryā vicāraṇā

33. kāryāṇām anārambhāt tu arthaḥ na
kvacit saṃpadyate kṛte puruṣakāre ca
yeṣām kāryam na sidhyati te tu daivena
upahatāḥ atra vicāraṇā na kāryā

33. Indeed, by not initiating undertakings, no objective is ever achieved. And for those whose endeavors do not succeed even after they have exerted personal effort (puruṣakāra), they are simply afflicted by destiny (daiva). In their case, there is no need for further deliberation.

Words meanings summery:

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अनारम्भात् (anārambhāt) - from non-commencement, from not beginning

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

कार्याणाम् (kāryāṇām) - of actions, of undertakings

न (na) - not, no

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, gain, wealth, meaning

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is attained, succeeds, comes to be

क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, sometimes

कृते (kṛte) - when done, on account of, in the case of

पुरुषकारे (puruṣakāre) - in personal effort (puruṣakāra) (in human effort, in personal exertion)

च (ca) - and, also

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, undertaking

न (na) - not, no

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, is perfected

दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny (daiva) (by destiny, by fate, by divine agency)

उपहताः (upahatāḥ) - struck down, afflicted, overwhelmed

ते (te) - they

तु (tu) - but, indeed

न (na) - not, no

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, proper, necessary

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, investigation

Words meanings and morphology

अनारम्भात् (anārambhāt) - from non-commencement, from not beginning

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anārambha

anārambha - non-commencement, absence of undertaking

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'ārambha' (beginning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+ārambha)

a – not, non
indeclinable
Negation prefix.
ārambha – beginning, commencement, undertaking
noun (masculine)
Derived from root rabh ('to begin') with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कार्याणाम् (kāryāṇām) - of actions, of undertakings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, business, purpose

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ ('to do, to make').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, gain, wealth, meaning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth, matter

Derived from root arth ('to solicit, to ask').

Root: arth (class 10)

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is attained, succeeds, comes to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sampad

Root pad ('to go, to move') with prefix sam ('together, completely').

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever, anywhere, sometimes

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun ka + cit.

कृते (kṛte) - when done, on account of, in the case of

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ ('to do, to make').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'when done' or 'in the case of'.

पुरुषकारे (puruṣakāre) - in personal effort (puruṣakāra) (in human effort, in personal exertion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra

puruṣakāra - human effort, personal exertion, free will

Compound of 'puruṣa' (man) and 'kāra' (action, doing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+kāra)

puruṣa – man, person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine)
kāra – doing, making, action, effort
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṛ ('to do, to make').
Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yad

yad - which, what

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, undertaking

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, business, purpose

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ ('to do, to make').