महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-4

येन येन शरीरेण यद्यत्कर्म करोत्ययम् ।
तेन तेन शरीरेण तत्तत्फलमुपाश्नुते ॥४॥

4. yena yena śarīreṇa yadyatkarma karotyayam ,
tena tena śarīreṇa tattatphalamupāśnute.

4. yena yena śarīreṇa yat yat karma karoti ayam
tena tena śarīreṇa tat tat phalam upāśnute

4. ayam yena yena śarīreṇa yat yat karma karoti,
tena tena śarīreṇa tat tat phalam upāśnute

4. Whatever action (karma) this (self) performs with whichever body, it experiences the corresponding fruit through that very same body.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - with whichever (by which, with which)

• येन (yena) - (whichever) (by which, with which)

• शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body (by the body, with the body)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

• यत् (yat) - (whatever) (whatever, which, that)

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

• करोति (karoti) - performs (performs, does, makes)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to the self/individual) (this, this one)

• तेन (tena) - by that very (by that, with that)

• तेन (tena) - (very same) (by that, with that)

• शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - through that body (by the body, with the body)

• तत् (tat) - that very (that, that which, it)

• तत् (tat) - (very) (that, that which, it)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of action) (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

• उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, obtains (obtains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - with whichever (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that which

Note: Forms a repetitive emphatic expression with the second `yena`.

येन (yena) - (whichever) (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that which

Note: Emphatic repetition, 'by whichever, by whichever' implying 'by any and every'.

शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body (by the body, with the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form, frame

From `śṝ` (to break, to decay) or `śrī` (to resort to, serve).

Root: śṝ / śrī (class 9)

यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that which

Note: Forms a repetitive emphatic expression with the second `yat`.

यत् (yat) - (whatever) (whatever, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that which

Note: Emphatic repetition.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

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

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) + `man` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `karoti`.

करोति (karoti) - performs (performs, does, makes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अयम् (ayam) - this one (referring to the self/individual) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to the embodied being or self.

तेन (tena) - by that very (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, that thing

Note: Forms a repetitive emphatic expression with the second `tena`.

तेन (tena) - (very same) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, that thing

Note: Emphatic repetition.

शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - through that body (by the body, with the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form, frame

From `śṝ` (to break, to decay) or `śrī` (to resort to, serve).

Root: śṝ / śrī (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that very (that, that which, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, that thing

Note: Forms a repetitive emphatic expression with the second `tat`.

तत् (tat) - (very) (that, that which, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, that thing

Note: Emphatic repetition.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of action) (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect, benefit

From root `phal` (to bear fruit).

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of `upāśnute`.

उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, obtains (obtains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of āś

From `upa` (near, towards) + root `āś` (to eat, obtain).

Prefix: upa

Root: āś (class 5)