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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-174, verse-14

आत्मना विहितं दुःखमात्मना विहितं सुखम् ।
गर्भशय्यामुपादाय भुज्यते पौर्वदेहिकम् ॥१४॥
14. ātmanā vihitaṁ duḥkhamātmanā vihitaṁ sukham ,
garbhaśayyāmupādāya bhujyate paurvadehikam.
14. ātmanā vihitam duḥkham ātmanā vihitam sukham
garbhaśayyām upādāya bhujyate paurvadehakam
14. ātmanā vihitam duḥkham,
ātmanā vihitam sukham,
[ca],
paurvadehakam [karma] garbhaśayyām upādāya bhujyate
14. The suffering and happiness caused by one's own self (ātman), which are the results of actions (karma) from a previous existence, are experienced from the moment one enters the womb.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)
  • विहितम् (vihitam) - caused, brought about (caused, performed, ordained, arranged)
  • दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, sorrow, misery)
  • आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)
  • विहितम् (vihitam) - caused, brought about (caused, performed, ordained, arranged)
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease)
  • गर्भशय्याम् (garbhaśayyām) - the womb (as a bed) (womb-bed)
  • उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken to (referring to entering the womb) (having taken, having seized, having accepted)
  • भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is experienced (suffering or happiness) (is experienced, is enjoyed, is suffered)
  • पौर्वदेहकम् (paurvadehakam) - that which is from a previous existence (referring to karma) (belonging to a former body, of a previous existence)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, breath, ego, essence
Root: an (class 2)
विहितम् (vihitam) - caused, brought about (caused, performed, ordained, arranged)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita
vihita - done, performed, caused, ordained, arranged, appointed
Past Passive Participle
From vi-dhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, sorrow, misery)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, difficulty
आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, breath, ego, essence
Root: an (class 2)
विहितम् (vihitam) - caused, brought about (caused, performed, ordained, arranged)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita
vihita - done, performed, caused, ordained, arranged, appointed
Past Passive Participle
From vi-dhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort, ease
गर्भशय्याम् (garbhaśayyām) - the womb (as a bed) (womb-bed)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of garbhaśayyā
garbhaśayyā - womb-bed, resting place in the womb
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+śayyā)
  • garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, interior
    noun (masculine)
  • śayyā – bed, couch, sleeping
    noun (feminine)
    from root śī + ya + ā (feminine suffix)
    Root: śī (class 2)
उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken to (referring to entering the womb) (having taken, having seized, having accepted)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From upa-ā-dā
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is experienced (suffering or happiness) (is experienced, is enjoyed, is suffered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
पौर्वदेहकम् (paurvadehakam) - that which is from a previous existence (referring to karma) (belonging to a former body, of a previous existence)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paurvadehaka
paurvadehaka - belonging to a former body, relating to a previous existence, of a former life
Derived from pūrvadeha (previous body)