महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-145, verse-16

एवमेतत्पुरा वृत्तं लुब्धकस्य महात्मनः ।
कपोतस्य च धर्मिष्ठा गतिः पुण्येन कर्मणा ॥१६॥

16. evametatpurā vṛttaṁ lubdhakasya mahātmanaḥ ,
kapotasya ca dharmiṣṭhā gatiḥ puṇyena karmaṇā.

16. evam etat purā vṛttam lubdhakasya mahātmanaḥ
kapotasya ca dharmiṣṭhā gatiḥ puṇyena karmaṇā

16. evam etat purā lubdhakasya ca mahātmanaḥ
kapotasya vṛttam dharmiṣṭhā gatiḥ puṇyena karmaṇā

16. Thus, this event (vṛtta) occurred previously concerning the fowler and the magnanimous pigeon; and a most righteous destiny was achieved through meritorious action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the previous narrative) (thus, in this manner, so)

• एतत् (etat) - this story or event (this, this story, this matter)

• पुरा (purā) - previously, in the past (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, event (happened, occurred, story, event, conduct)

• लुब्धकस्य (lubdhakasya) - of the hunter, of the fowler

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous pigeon (referring to the pigeon from the previous story) (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous, of the noble)

• कपोतस्य (kapotasya) - of the pigeon, of the dove

• च (ca) - and, also

• धर्मिष्ठा (dharmiṣṭhā) - most righteous (fate/destiny) (most righteous, most virtuous, most observant of (dharma))

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, fate, ultimate state (movement, path, course, fate, destiny, means, final state)

• पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by meritorious (by merit, by virtue, by auspiciousness)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by (righteous) action (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the previous narrative) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this story or event (this, this story, this matter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the story (vṛttam).

पुरा (purā) - previously, in the past (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, event (happened, occurred, story, event, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, done, conduct, story, event

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

लुब्धकस्य (lubdhakasya) - of the hunter, of the fowler

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler

From root √lubh "to desire, to be greedy"

Root: lubh (class 4)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the magnanimous pigeon (referring to the pigeon from the previous story) (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous, of the noble)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble (an individual of great spirit or ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive singular of mahātman.

कपोतस्य (kapotasya) - of the pigeon, of the dove

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "lubdhakasya" and "kapotasya".

धर्मिष्ठा (dharmiṣṭhā) - most righteous (fate/destiny) (most righteous, most virtuous, most observant of (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma), most compliant with natural law (dharma)

superlative of dharmin

Superlative suffix -iṣṭha

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, fate, ultimate state (movement, path, course, fate, destiny, means, final state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, path, course, fate, destiny, means, final state

action noun from √gam

Formed with -ti suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by meritorious (by merit, by virtue, by auspiciousness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, auspicious, sacred

Root: puṇ

Note: Used with 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by (righteous) action (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

action noun from √kṛ

Formed with suffix -man

Root: kṛ (class 8)