महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-194, verse-16

गुणात्मकं कर्म वदन्ति वेदास्तस्मान्मन्त्रा मन्त्रमूलं हि कर्म ।
विधिर्विधेयं मनसोपपत्तिः फलस्य भोक्ता तु यथा शरीरी ॥१६॥

16. guṇātmakaṁ karma vadanti vedā;stasmānmantrā mantramūlaṁ hi karma ,
vidhirvidheyaṁ manasopapattiḥ; phalasya bhoktā tu yathā śarīrī.

16. guṇātmakaṃ karma vadanti vedāḥ
tasmāt mantrāḥ mantramūlaṃ hi karma
vidhiḥ vidheyaṃ manasaḥ upapattiḥ
phalasya bhoktā tu yathā śarīrī

16. vedāḥ guṇātmakaṃ karma vadanti
tasmāt mantrāḥ mantramūlaṃ hi karma
vidhiḥ manasaḥ upapattiḥ vidheyaṃ
ca tu yathā śarīrī phalasya bhoktā

16. The Vedas declare that action (karma) is essentially characterized by qualities (guṇas). Therefore, actions (karma) are indeed rooted in sacred chants (mantra). The injunction (vidhi) is that which should be performed (vidheya) with proper mental application (upapatti); and the experiencer of the result is indeed the embodied being, just as [it enjoys the fruit of its actions].

Words meanings summery:

• गुणात्मकं (guṇātmakaṁ) - having the nature of qualities, constituted of qualities, pertaining to qualities

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

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they declare, they say

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence

• मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred chants, hymns (mantra)

• मन्त्रमूलं (mantramūlaṁ) - having mantras as root/source, based on mantras

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

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

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, ordinance, ritual

• विधेयं (vidheyaṁ) - to be done, to be performed, to be prescribed, what is to be enjoined

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - application, suitability, validity, occurrence

• फलस्य (phalasya) - of the fruit, of the result

• भोक्ता (bhoktā) - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• शरीरी (śarīrī) - embodied being, one who possesses a body

Words meanings and morphology

गुणात्मकं (guṇātmakaṁ) - having the nature of qualities, constituted of qualities, pertaining to qualities

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇātmaka

guṇātmaka - having the nature of qualities, pertaining to qualities, of the nature of

Derived from guṇātman with the suffix -ka

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (guṇa+ātman)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, strand (of prakṛti)
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they declare, they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence

(indeclinable)

मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred chants, hymns (mantra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred text, prayer, hymn, incantation, (mantra)

मन्त्रमूलं (mantramūlaṁ) - having mantras as root/source, based on mantras

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantramūla

mantramūla - having mantras as the root, based on mantras

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mantra+mūla)

• mantra – sacred text, prayer, hymn, incantation
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

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

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, ordinance, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, injunction, ritual, method

विधेयं (vidheyaṁ) - to be done, to be performed, to be prescribed, what is to be enjoined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidheya

vidheya - to be done, to be performed, to be prescribed, obedient

Gerundive

formed from root dhā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - application, suitability, validity, occurrence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upapatti

upapatti - occurrence, attainment, suitability, validity, proof, explanation, application

action noun

from root pat with prefixes upa- and -pati

Prefix: upa

Root: pat (class 1)

फलस्य (phalasya) - of the fruit, of the result

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer

agent noun

formed from root bhuj with suffix -tṛ

Root: bhuj (class 7)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

शरीरी (śarīrī) - embodied being, one who possesses a body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīrin

śarīrin - embodied, possessing a body; an embodied being

Derived from śarīra with suffix -in