महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-208, verse-5

यत्कृतं प्राक्शुभं कर्म पापं वा तदुपाश्नुते ।
तस्माच्छुभानि कर्माणि कुर्याद्वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः ॥५॥

5. yatkṛtaṁ prākśubhaṁ karma pāpaṁ vā tadupāśnute ,
tasmācchubhāni karmāṇi kuryādvāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ.

5. yat kṛtam prāk śubham karma pāpam vā tat upāśnute
tasmāt śubhāni karmāṇi kuryāt vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ

5. prāk yat śubham vā pāpam karma kṛtam tat upāśnute
tasmāt vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ śubhāni karmāṇi kuryāt

5. Whatever good or sinful action (karma) was performed previously, one experiences its fruit. Therefore, one should perform auspicious actions (karma) through speech, intellect (buddhi), and physical deeds.

Words meanings summery:

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

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made

• प्राक् (prāk) - previously, formerly, before

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, fortunate

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

• पापम् (pāpam) - sinful, evil, wicked

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तत् (tat) - that, its (result)

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

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

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

• वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः (vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ) - by speech, intellect, and actions/physical deeds

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that which

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राक् (prāk) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, fortunate, beautiful

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पापम् (pāpam) - sinful, evil, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, evil, wicked (adj.); sin, evil (noun)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, its (result)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'karma' previously done.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Present (laṭ) of aś

Prefix: upa

Root: aś (class 5)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore' or 'for that reason'.

शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, fortunate, beautiful

Note: Modifies 'karmāṇi'.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वाग्बुद्धिकर्मभिः (vāgbuddhikarmabhiḥ) - by speech, intellect, and actions/physical deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāgbuddhikarma

vāgbuddhikarma - speech, intellect, and action (as a collective concept or composite entity)

Compound type : dvandva (vāc+buddhi+karma)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh (to know, understand)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)