महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-27

तस्मात्तदविघाताय कर्म कुर्यादकल्मषम् ।
रजस्तमश्च हित्वेह न तिर्यग्गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥२७॥

27. tasmāttadavighātāya karma kuryādakalmaṣam ,
rajastamaśca hitveha na tiryaggatimāpnuyāt.

27. tasmāt tat avighātāya karma kuryāt akalmaṣam
rajaḥ tamaḥ ca hitvā iha na tiryaggatim āpnuyāt

27. tasmāt iha rajaḥ tamaḥ ca hitvā tat avighātāya akalmaṣam karma kuryāt,
tiryaggatim na āpnuyāt

27. Therefore, one should perform unblemished actions (karma) to prevent any obstruction to that [path]. By abandoning the qualities of passion (rajas) and inertia (tamas) in this world, one would not attain an animal state.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• तत् (tat) - its (referring to the path/goal implied by the context) (that, its)

• अविघाताय (avighātāya) - for non-obstruction, for the sake of not hindering

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

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

• अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam) - unblemished, sinless, pure, spotless

• रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (passion, dust, impurity)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of inertia (tamas) (darkness, inertia, ignorance)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not, no

• तिर्यग्गतिम् (tiryaggatim) - an animal birth or lower form of existence (animal state, lower birth, horizontal movement)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one would attain, one would obtain

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - its (referring to the path/goal implied by the context) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used here effectively in a possessive sense within the compound 'tad-avighātāya'

अविघाताय (avighātāya) - for non-obstruction, for the sake of not hindering

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of avighāta

avighāta - non-obstruction, freedom from hindrance

Derived from 'vi-ghāta' (obstruction) with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: han (class 2)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

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

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative mood, Active voice

3rd person, singular, optative, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam) - unblemished, sinless, pure, spotless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akalmaṣa

akalmaṣa - sinless, pure, spotless, unblemished

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'kalmaṣa' (stain, sin)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'

रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (passion, dust, impurity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, the quality of activity and desire (rajas)

तमः (tamaḥ) - the quality of inertia (tamas) (darkness, inertia, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, inertia, the quality of dullness and inactivity (tamas)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'hā'

Root: hā (class 3)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तिर्यग्गतिम् (tiryaggatim) - an animal birth or lower form of existence (animal state, lower birth, horizontal movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tiryaggati

tiryaggati - animal state, lower birth, horizontal movement

Compound type : tatpurusha (tiryak+gati)

• tiryak – animal, horizontal, crosswise
  adjective
• gati – movement, course, state, destination, path
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one would attain, one would obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp

Optative mood, Active voice

3rd person, singular, optative, active voice, parasmaipada. Root 'āp' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)