महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-143

आत्मनश्चपलो नास्ति कुतोऽन्येषां भविष्यति ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि कार्याणि चपलो हन्त्यसंशयम् ॥१४३॥

143. ātmanaścapalo nāsti kuto'nyeṣāṁ bhaviṣyati ,
tasmātsarvāṇi kāryāṇi capalo hantyasaṁśayam.

143. ātmanaḥ capalaḥ na asti kutaḥ anyeṣām bhaviṣyati
tasmāt sarvāṇi kāryāṇi capalaḥ hanti asaṃśayam

143. capalaḥ ātmanaḥ na asti,
kutaḥ anyeṣām bhaviṣyati? tasmāt,
capalaḥ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi asaṃśayam hanti

143. A fickle person is not even beneficial for themselves (ātman); how, then, can they be beneficial for others? Therefore, a fickle person undoubtedly destroys all undertakings (kāryāṇi).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself, of the self, for the soul

• चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, unsteady, restless; a fickle person

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, how, from where

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, duties, tasks, undertakings

• चपलः (capalaḥ) - a fickle person

• हन्ति (hanti) - destroys, kills, strikes

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself, of the self, for the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive or dative sense ('for oneself').

चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, unsteady, restless; a fickle person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - fickle, unsteady, restless, trembling

Note: Subject of 'asti' and 'hanti'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

root 'as' (class 2), present active, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, how, from where

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a rhetorical question.

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Possessive.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active

root 'bhū' (class 1), future active, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies 'beneficial for others'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates consequence.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'kāryāṇi'.

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, duties, tasks, undertakings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, a work, an action, a duty

Gerundive

from root kṛ + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'hanti'.

चपलः (capalaḥ) - a fickle person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - fickle, unsteady, restless, trembling

Note: Subject of 'hanti'.

हन्ति (hanti) - destroys, kills, strikes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present Active

root 'han' (class 2), present active, 3rd person singular

Root: han (class 2)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'hanti'.