महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-194, verse-12

प्रजाः सृष्टा मनसा कर्मणा च द्वावप्येतौ सत्पथौ लोकजुष्टौ ।
दृष्ट्वा कर्म शाश्वतं चान्तवच्च मनस्त्यागः कारणं नान्यदस्ति ॥१२॥

12. prajāḥ sṛṣṭā manasā karmaṇā ca; dvāvapyetau satpathau lokajuṣṭau ,
dṛṣṭvā karma śāśvataṁ cāntavacca; manastyāgaḥ kāraṇaṁ nānyadasti.

12. prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ manasā karmaṇā ca dvau
api etau satpathau lokajuṣṭau
dṛṣṭvā karma śāśvatam ca antavat ca
manas-tyāgaḥ kāraṇam na anyat asti

12. prajāḥ manasā ca karmaṇā sṛṣṭāḥ.
etau dvau api satpathau lokajuṣṭau (sthaḥ).
karma śāśvatam ca antavat ca dṛṣṭvā,
manas-tyāgaḥ kāraṇam.
anyat na asti.

12. Beings are created by both the mind and by (ritual) action (karma). Both these two are good paths and are favored by people. However, having observed that actions are perpetual yet their results are temporary, the renunciation of mental attachments (manas) is the (sole) cause (for liberation); there is no other.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings (creatures, beings, progeny, subjects)

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, brought forth, produced

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind, mentally

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

• च (ca) - and

• द्वौ (dvau) - two, both

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• सत्पथौ (satpathau) - good paths, true paths

• लोकजुष्टौ (lokajuṣṭau) - favored by people, liked by the world

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed, having realized

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual action, work

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तवत् (antavat) - having an end, finite, perishable

• च (ca) - and

• मनस्-त्यागः (manas-tyāgaḥ) - renunciation of mental attachments (renunciation of mind, abandonment of mental activity)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• न (na) - not

• अन्यत् (anyat) - no other (cause) (other, different)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings (creatures, beings, progeny, subjects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people

Derived from pra-√jan (jan-4A) 'to produce'

Prefix: pra

Root: √jan (class 4)

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, brought forth, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, produced, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛj (sṛj-6P) with suffix -ta

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

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

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, work

Derived from root kṛ (kṛ-8U) with suffix -man

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्वौ (dvau) - two, both

(numeral)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this

सत्पथौ (satpathau) - good paths, true paths

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of satpatha

satpatha - good path, true path, right way

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+patha)

• sat – good, true, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (as-2P)
  Root: √as (class 2)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √path (class 1)

लोकजुष्टौ (lokajuṣṭau) - favored by people, liked by the world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of lokajuṣṭa

lokajuṣṭa - favored by people, liked by the world, practiced by the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+juṣṭa)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √lok (class 1)
• juṣṭa – favored, liked, served, frequented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root juṣ (juṣ-6A)
  Root: √juṣ (class 6)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (dṛś-1P)

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual action, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Derived from root kṛ (kṛ-8U) with suffix -man

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Derived from śaśvat + a(ṇ) suffix

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्तवत् (antavat) - having an end, finite, perishable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antavat

antavat - having an end, finite, perishable

Derived from anta (end) with possessive suffix -vat

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मनस्-त्यागः (manas-tyāgaḥ) - renunciation of mental attachments (renunciation of mind, abandonment of mental activity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manas-tyāga

manas-tyāga - renunciation of the mind, abandonment of mental activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+tyāga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tyaj (tyaj-1P)
  Root: √tyaj (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

agent noun/instrumental noun

Derived from root kṛ (kṛ-8U) with suffix -ana

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - no other (cause) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular active of root as

Root: √as (class 2)