महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-1, verse-18

नूनं ह्यपकृतं किंचिन्मया पूर्वेषु जन्मसु ।
येन मां दुःखभागेषु धाता कर्मसु युक्तवान् ॥१८॥

18. nūnaṁ hyapakṛtaṁ kiṁcinmayā pūrveṣu janmasu ,
yena māṁ duḥkhabhāgeṣu dhātā karmasu yuktavān.

18. nūnam hi apakṛtam kiṃcit mayā pūrveṣu janmasu
yena mām duḥkhabhāgeṣu dhātā karmasu yuktavān

18. nūnam hi mayā pūrveṣu janmasu kiṃcit apakṛtam
yena dhātā mām duḥkhabhāgeṣu karmasu yuktavān

18. Surely, I must have committed some wrong in previous lives (janmasu), by which Providence (dhātā) has engaged me in sorrowful circumstances (karmasu).

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - harm, injury, wrong deed, ill-treatment

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, any

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वेषु (pūrveṣu) - in previous, in former

• जन्मसु (janmasu) - in births, in lives, in existences

• येन (yena) - by which, because of which, through whom

• माम् (mām) - me

• दुःखभागेषु (duḥkhabhāgeṣu) - in sorrowful situations/experiences (in sorrowful portions, in shares of misery)

• धाता (dhātā) - Providence, destiny (creator, sustainer, dispenser, Brahma, fate)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in sorrowful circumstances or experiences (as results of karma) (in actions, in deeds, in effects)

• युक्तवान् (yuktavān) - has yoked me (to), has involved me (in) (has joined, has engaged, has appointed)

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - harm, injury, wrong deed, ill-treatment

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apakṛta

apakṛta - harmed, injured, wronged, done evil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` with upasarga `apa-`.

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Could also be accusative singular. In this context, it functions as the subject.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, any

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, a little, any, somewhat

Indefinite pronoun, derived from `kim` + `cit`.

Note: Could also be accusative singular.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

पूर्वेषु (pūrveṣu) - in previous, in former

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of pūrva

pūrva - previous, former, prior, eastern

जन्मसु (janmasu) - in births, in lives, in existences

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of janman

janman - birth, origin, life, existence

From root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

येन (yena) - by which, because of which, through whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

दुःखभागेषु (duḥkhabhāgeṣu) - in sorrowful situations/experiences (in sorrowful portions, in shares of misery)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of duḥkhabhāga

duḥkhabhāga - share of sorrow, portion of misery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+bhāga)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness
  noun (neuter)
• bhāga – share, portion, part, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `karmasu`.

धाता (dhātā) - Providence, destiny (creator, sustainer, dispenser, Brahma, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, maker, disposer, sustainer, supporter, Brahma, destiny, fate

Agent noun

From root `dhā` (to place, put, make, create).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `yuktavān`.

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in sorrowful circumstances or experiences (as results of karma) (in actions, in deeds, in effects)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, rite, effect of action, destiny

From root `kṛ` (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The `duḥkhabhāgeṣu` modifies `karmasu`.

युक्तवान् (yuktavān) - has yoked me (to), has involved me (in) (has joined, has engaged, has appointed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuktawat

yuktawat - one who has joined, engaged, yoked, equipped

Past Active Participle

Derived from root `yuj` with suffix `kṛt` + `vatup`.

Root: yuj (class 7)