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11,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-16

एवं संसारगहनादुन्मज्जननिमज्जनात् ।
कर्मभोगेन बध्यन्तः क्लिश्यन्ते येऽल्पबुद्धयः ॥१६॥
16. evaṁ saṁsāragahanādunmajjananimajjanāt ,
karmabhogena badhyantaḥ kliśyante ye'lpabuddhayaḥ.
16. evam saṃsāragahanāt unmajjananimajjanāt
karmabhogena badhyantaḥ kliśyante ye alpa-buddhayaḥ
16. evam ye alpa-buddhayaḥ karmabhogena badhyantaḥ
saṃsāragahanāt unmajjananimajjanāt kliśyante
16. In this way, those who are of small intellect (alpa-buddhayaḥ), being bound by the experience of their actions (karma-bhoga), suffer through emerging and submerging from the thicket of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
  • संसारगहनात् (saṁsāragahanāt) - from the thicket of worldly existence, from the dense forest of transmigration
  • उन्मज्जननिमज्जनात् (unmajjananimajjanāt) - from emerging and submerging, from rising and sinking
  • कर्मभोगेन (karmabhogena) - by the experience of their actions (karma-bhoga) (by the experience of actions, by enjoying the fruits of deeds)
  • बध्यन्तः (badhyantaḥ) - being bound, being tied
  • क्लिश्यन्ते (kliśyante) - they suffer, they are distressed, they are tormented
  • ये (ye) - those who, which (plural)
  • अल्प-बुद्धयः (alpa-buddhayaḥ) - those of small intellect, dull-witted

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
संसारगहनात् (saṁsāragahanāt) - from the thicket of worldly existence, from the dense forest of transmigration
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃsāragahana
saṁsāragahana - dense forest of transmigration, thicket of worldly existence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+gahana)
  • saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
  • gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable, thicket, forest
    noun (neuter)
उन्मज्जननिमज्जनात् (unmajjananimajjanāt) - from emerging and submerging, from rising and sinking
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of unmajjananimajjana
unmajjananimajjana - act of emerging and submerging, rising and sinking
dvandva compound of two verbal nouns
Compound type : dvandva (unmajjana+nimajjana)
  • unmajjana – emerging, surfacing, rising up
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    from root majj with upasarga ud
    Prefix: ud
    Root: majj (class 6)
  • nimajjana – submerging, sinking, diving
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    from root majj with upasarga ni
    Prefix: ni
    Root: majj (class 6)
कर्मभोगेन (karmabhogena) - by the experience of their actions (karma-bhoga) (by the experience of actions, by enjoying the fruits of deeds)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of karmabhoga
karmabhoga - experience of the consequences of actions, enjoyment of deeds' fruits
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+bhoga)
  • karma – action, deed, work, consequence of action
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • bhoga – experience, enjoyment, use, possession
    noun (masculine)
    from root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat)
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
बध्यन्तः (badhyantaḥ) - being bound, being tied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of badhyant
badhyant - being bound, being tied, being fettered
Present Middle Participle
from root bandh (to bind), in passive voice
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Nominative plural masculine, modifying ye.
क्लिश्यन्ते (kliśyante) - they suffer, they are distressed, they are tormented
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kliś
Present Indicative
Root: kliś (class 9)
ये (ye) - those who, which (plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yat
yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
अल्प-बुद्धयः (alpa-buddhayaḥ) - those of small intellect, dull-witted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpa-buddhi
alpa-buddhi - having small intellect, dull-witted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+buddhi)
  • alpa – small, little, few
    adjective (masculine)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
    noun (feminine)
    from root budh (to know, perceive)
    Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for ye.