महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-14

प्राक्कर्मभिस्तु भूतानि भवन्ति न भवन्ति च ।
एवं सांसिद्धिके लोके किमर्थमनुतप्यसे ॥१४॥

14. prākkarmabhistu bhūtāni bhavanti na bhavanti ca ,
evaṁ sāṁsiddhike loke kimarthamanutapyase.

14. prāk karmabhiḥ tu bhūtāni bhavanti na bhavanti
ca evam sāṃsiddhike loke kim artham anutapyase

14. tu prāk karmabhiḥ bhūtāni bhavanti ca na bhavanti
evam sāṃsiddhike loke kim artham anutapyase

14. Indeed, due to actions (karma) from previous lives, beings come into existence and cease to exist. Why then do you lament in this naturally existing world?

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions (karma) from previous lives (by actions, by deeds)

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

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements, things that have been

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are born, they exist

• न (na) - not, no

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are born, they exist

• च (ca) - and, also

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सांसिद्धिके (sāṁsiddhike) - in this naturally existing (natural, innate, spontaneously accomplished)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• अर्थम् (artham) - for what purpose, why (purpose, meaning, for the sake of, reason)

• अनुतप्यसे (anutapyase) - you lament, you regret, you feel pain for

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions (karma) from previous lives (by actions, by deeds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements, things that have been

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are born, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are born, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सांसिद्धिके (sāṁsiddhike) - in this naturally existing (natural, innate, spontaneously accomplished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāṃsiddhika

sāṁsiddhika - natural, innate, spontaneously produced, accomplished

derived from saṃsiddhi (perfection, accomplishment)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for what purpose, why (purpose, meaning, for the sake of, reason)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

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

Note: Used adverbially with kim to form 'kimartham' (for what purpose, why).

अनुतप्यसे (anutapyase) - you lament, you regret, you feel pain for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anutap

Present Indicative

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)