महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-11

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संयोगलक्षणोत्पत्तिः कर्मजा गृह्यते यया ।
करणैः कर्मनिर्वृत्तैः कर्ता यद्यद्विचेष्टते ।
कीर्त्यते शब्दसंज्ञाभिः कोऽहमेषोऽप्यसाविति ॥११॥

11. saṁyogalakṣaṇotpattiḥ karmajā gṛhyate yayā ,
karaṇaiḥ karmanirvṛttaiḥ kartā yadyadviceṣṭate ,
kīrtyate śabdasaṁjñābhiḥ ko'hameṣo'pyasāviti.

11. saṃyogalakṣaṇotpattiḥ karmajā gṛhyate
yayā | karaṇaiḥ karmanirvṛttaiḥ
kartā yat yat viceṣṭate | kīrtyate
śabdasaṃjñābhiḥ kaḥ aham eṣaḥ api asau iti

11. yayā saṃyogalakṣaṇotpattiḥ karmajā
gṛhyate kartā karaṇaiḥ karmanirvṛttaiḥ
yat yat viceṣṭate kaḥ aham eṣaḥ
api asau iti śabdasaṃjñābhiḥ kīrtyate

11. Through which (connection) arises an origin characterized by conjunction, born of action (karma). Whatever the agent (kartā) performs by means of the instruments (karaṇas) engaged in action (karma), that is designated by verbal expressions like 'Who am I?', 'This one (is I)', or 'That one'.

Words meanings summery:

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संयोगलक्षणोत्पत्तिः (saṁyogalakṣaṇotpattiḥ) - the production or manifestation that is marked by combination or association (e.g., of puruṣa and prakṛti) (generation/origin characterized by connection/conjunction)

कर्मजा (karmajā) - born of action, produced by karma

गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is perceived, is apprehended, is understood

यया (yayā) - by which connection/conjunction (referring to an implied feminine noun or the quality of connection itself) (by which)

करणैः (karaṇaiḥ) - by the instruments, by the senses

कर्मनिर्वृत्तैः (karmanirvṛttaiḥ) - the instruments that are brought about or engaged by actions (accomplished by actions, engaged in actions)

कर्ता (kartā) - the individual agent or self (kartā) (the agent, the doer)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - acts, performs, strives

कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is called, is proclaimed, is designated

शब्दसंज्ञाभिः (śabdasaṁjñābhiḥ) - by verbal designations, by names

कः (kaḥ) - who?

अहम् (aham) - I

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

अपि (api) - also, even

असौ (asau) - that one (yonder)

इति (iti) - quotative particle, marking the end of a direct quote or thought (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

संयोगलक्षणोत्पत्तिः (saṁyogalakṣaṇotpattiḥ) - the production or manifestation that is marked by combination or association (e.g., of puruṣa and prakṛti) (generation/origin characterized by connection/conjunction)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃyogalakṣaṇotpatti

saṁyogalakṣaṇotpatti - origin/production characterized by conjunction/connection

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃyoga+lakṣaṇa+utpatti)

saṃyoga – conjunction, union, connection, combination
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: yuj (class 7)
lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
utpatti – origin, production, generation, arising
noun (feminine)
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)

कर्मजा (karmajā) - born of action, produced by karma

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmaja

karmaja - born of action (karma), produced by action, resulting from action

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karma+ja)

karma – action, deed, work (karma), ritual
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ja – born, produced from, originating from
adjective (masculine)
Suffix indicating origin, derived from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)

गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is perceived, is apprehended, is understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

यया (yayā) - by which connection/conjunction (referring to an implied feminine noun or the quality of connection itself) (by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

करणैः (karaṇaiḥ) - by the instruments, by the senses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karaṇa

karaṇa - instrument, means, sense organ, action, cause

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्मनिर्वृत्तैः (karmanirvṛttaiḥ) - the instruments that are brought about or engaged by actions (accomplished by actions, engaged in actions)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karmanirvṛtta

karmanirvṛtta - accomplished by action (karma), resulted from action, engaged in action

Past Passive Participle compound

Derived from nir-√vṛt (to happen, to be accomplished).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karman+nirvṛtta)

karman – action, deed, work (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
nirvṛtta – accomplished, completed, resulted, done
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from nir-√vṛt (to happen, be completed).
Prefix: nir
Root: vṛt (class 1)

कर्ता (kartā) - the individual agent or self (kartā) (the agent, the doer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator (kartā), author

Agent Noun

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: First part of the emphatic reduplication 'yadyat'.