महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-8

तयोर्दैवं विनिश्चित्य स्ववशेनैव वर्तते ।
प्राज्ञाः पुरुषकारं तु घटन्ते दाक्ष्यमास्थिताः ॥८॥

8. tayordaivaṁ viniścitya svavaśenaiva vartate ,
prājñāḥ puruṣakāraṁ tu ghaṭante dākṣyamāsthitāḥ.

8. tayoḥ daivam viniścitya svavaśena eva vartate
prājñāḥ puruṣakāram tu ghaṭante dākṣyam āsthitāḥ

8. tayoḥ daivam viniścitya (ekaḥ) svavaśena eva vartate tu
prājñāḥ dākṣyam āsthitāḥ (santaḥ) puruṣakāram ghaṭante

8. Among these two (fate and human effort), even after ascertaining destiny (daivam), one acts by one's own will. But the wise, having resorted to diligence, indeed strive for human effort (puruṣakāra).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of fate (daivam) and human effort (puruṣakāra) (of the two, for the two)

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate or divine ordinance (fate, destiny, divine will, divine power)

• विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having firmly ascertained (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

• स्ववशेन (svavaśena) - by one's own will (by one's own will, by one's own power, by one's own accord)

• एव (eva) - nonetheless, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• वर्तते (vartate) - one acts, one proceeds (acts, proceeds, exists, is)

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones (the wise, intelligent people)

• पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort (puruṣakāra) (human effort, exertion, endeavor)

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

• घटन्ते (ghaṭante) - they strive for, they apply themselves to (they strive, they endeavor, they are intent on)

• दाक्ष्यम् (dākṣyam) - diligence, skill (skill, dexterity, diligence, cleverness)

• आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - having resorted to, established in (established in, having recourse to, resorted to, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of fate (daivam) and human effort (puruṣakāra) (of the two, for the two)

(pronoun)

masculine/neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here used in genitive dual, referring to daiva and puruṣakāra.

दैवम् (daivam) - fate or divine ordinance (fate, destiny, divine will, divine power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, destiny, fate, divine ordinance

Derived from deva (god) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

Note: Object of the gerund viniścitya.

विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having firmly ascertained (having ascertained, having determined, having decided)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from vi-ni-√ci (to ascertain, determine) + lyap suffix

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

स्ववशेन (svavaśena) - by one's own will (by one's own will, by one's own power, by one's own accord)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svavaśa

svavaśa - under one's own control, independent

Compound: sva (own) + vaśa (will, control)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vaśa)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• vaśa – will, control, power
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś

एव (eva) - nonetheless, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - one acts, one proceeds (acts, proceeds, exists, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones (the wise, intelligent people)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing

Derived from pra-√jñā (to know well)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort (puruṣakāra) (human effort, exertion, endeavor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra

puruṣakāra - human effort, personal exertion

Compound: puruṣa (man) + kāra (making, action)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kāra)

• puruṣa – man, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – making, acting, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) + ghañ suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of the verb ghaṭante.

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

(indeclinable)

घटन्ते (ghaṭante) - they strive for, they apply themselves to (they strive, they endeavor, they are intent on)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ghaṭ

Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

दाक्ष्यम् (dākṣyam) - diligence, skill (skill, dexterity, diligence, cleverness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dākṣya

dākṣya - skill, dexterity, cleverness, diligence

Derived from dakṣa (able, skillful) + ṣyañ suffix

Note: Object of āsthitāḥ (or rather, the state in which they are established).

आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - having resorted to, established in (established in, having recourse to, resorted to, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āsthita

āsthita - seated, placed, established, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā-√sthā (to stand upon, to resort to, to be intent on) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe prājñāḥ.