महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-12

अप्रमाणं प्रसूतिर्मे शीलतः क्रियते कुलम् ।
प्रार्थयिष्ये तु तत्कर्म येन विस्तीर्यते यशः ॥१२॥

12. apramāṇaṁ prasūtirme śīlataḥ kriyate kulam ,
prārthayiṣye tu tatkarma yena vistīryate yaśaḥ.

12. apramāṇam prasūtiḥ me śīlataḥ kriyate kulam
prārthayiṣye tu tat karma yena vistīryate yaśaḥ

12. me prasūtiḥ apramāṇam kulam śīlataḥ kriyate tu
tat karma yena yaśaḥ vistīryate prārthayiṣye

12. My birth (prasūti) is not the ultimate measure; lineage (kula) is established by character. I shall, however, strive for that action (karma) by which fame (yaśaḥ) is spread.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमाणम् (apramāṇam) - not the ultimate measure or authority (not a valid measure, not authoritative, unimportant)

• प्रसूतिः (prasūtiḥ) - birth, origin, offspring

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by conduct, by character

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is established

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race

• प्रार्थयिष्ये (prārthayiṣye) - I shall strive for, I shall seek, I shall request

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

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• येन (yena) - by which, with which

• विस्तीर्यते (vistīryate) - is spread, is extended, is expanded

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमाणम् (apramāṇam) - not the ultimate measure or authority (not a valid measure, not authoritative, unimportant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apramāṇa

apramāṇa - not an authority, not a proof, insignificant, unauthoritative

Negative compound (na-pramāṇa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+pramāṇa)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• pramāṇa – measure, standard, authority, proof
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'prasūtiḥ'.

प्रसूतिः (prasūtiḥ) - birth, origin, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasūti

prasūti - birth, production, origin, offspring

From pra-sū + ktin

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by conduct, by character

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative suffix -tas indicating 'by means of'.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is established

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kriyate'.

प्रार्थयिष्ये (prārthayiṣye) - I shall strive for, I shall seek, I shall request

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (Lṛṭ) of prārth

Denominative from prārthanā or from pra-arth

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Middle voice ending.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From √kṛ + manin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'prārthayiṣye'.

येन (yena) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'tat karma'.

विस्तीर्यते (vistīryate) - is spread, is extended, is expanded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vi-stṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: From √stṛ with vi-.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'vistīryate'.