महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-197, verse-15

प्रणीतं कर्मणा मार्गं नीयमानः पुनः पुनः ।
प्राप्नोत्ययं कर्मफलं प्रवृद्धं धर्ममात्मवान् ॥१५॥

15. praṇītaṁ karmaṇā mārgaṁ nīyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
prāpnotyayaṁ karmaphalaṁ pravṛddhaṁ dharmamātmavān.

15. praṇītam karmaṇā mārgam nīyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
prāpnoti ayam karmaphalam pravṛddham dharmam ātmavān

15. ayam ātmavān,
karmaṇā praṇītam mārgam punaḥ punaḥ nīyamānaḥ,
pravṛddham dharmam karmaphalam prāpnoti

15. This self-possessed individual (ātman), being led repeatedly along the path directed by (his) actions (karma), attains the greatly increased fruit of action (karma), which is natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - prescribed, directed (prescribed, laid down, led forward)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by (his) actions (karma) (by action, by work)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path (path, way, road)

• नीयमानः (nīyamānaḥ) - being led (being led, being carried)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, this individual (this, this one)

• कर्मफलम् (karmaphalam) - the fruit of action (karma) (fruit of action, consequence of karma)

• प्रवृद्धम् (pravṛddham) - greatly increased, expanded (greatly increased, developed, grown)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed individual (ātman) (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having a self)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - prescribed, directed (prescribed, laid down, led forward)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praṇīta

praṇīta - led forward, composed, prescribed, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root `nī` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mārgam`.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by (his) actions (karma) (by action, by work)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root `kṛ` (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrumental case, 'by means of action'.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Root: mṛg (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle `nīyamānaḥ`.

नीयमानः (nīyamānaḥ) - being led (being led, being carried)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīyamāna

nīyamāna - being led, being conducted

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of root `nī`

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ayam` and `ātmavān`.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `nīyamānaḥ`.

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition implies 'again and again' or 'repeatedly'.

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अयम् (ayam) - this one, this individual (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to the subject, `ātmavān`.

कर्मफलम् (karmaphalam) - the fruit of action (karma) (fruit of action, consequence of karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karmaphala

karmaphala - fruit of action, consequence of karma

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karman+phala)

• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of `prāpnoti`.

प्रवृद्धम् (pravṛddham) - greatly increased, expanded (greatly increased, developed, grown)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - greatly increased, grown, developed, excellent

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root `vṛdh` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dharmam` and `karmaphalam` (as `dharmam` is in apposition to `karmaphalam`).

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, to sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: In apposition to `karmaphalam`, indicating the nature of the fruit.

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed individual (ātman) (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having a self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing a self, self-possessed, wise, spiritual

Suffixed with `matup` (possessive suffix) to `ātman`

Note: Agrees with `ayam`.