महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-39

एवमेष प्रसंख्यातः स्वकर्मप्रत्ययी गुणः ।
कथंचिद्वर्तते सम्यक्केषांचिद्वा न वर्तते ॥३९॥

39. evameṣa prasaṁkhyātaḥ svakarmapratyayī guṇaḥ ,
kathaṁcidvartate samyakkeṣāṁcidvā na vartate.

39. evam eṣaḥ prasaṃkhyātaḥ svakarmapratyayī guṇaḥ
kathaṃcit vartate samyak keṣāṃcit vā na vartate

39. evam eṣaḥ guṇaḥ prasaṃkhyātaḥ svakarmapratyayī keṣāṃcit
kathaṃcit samyak vartate vā keṣāṃcit na vartate

39. Thus, this quality (guṇa), which has been described as based on one's own actions (karma), operates properly to some extent for some, or for others, it does not operate at all.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular nominative)

• प्रसंख्यातः (prasaṁkhyātaḥ) - described (enumerated, described, well-considered)

• स्वकर्मप्रत्ययी (svakarmapratyayī) - based on one's own actions/karma, depending on one's own actions

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality (guṇa) of material nature (quality, constituent (of prakṛti), virtue)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - to some extent (somehow, to some extent, in some way)

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, operates, acts, functions

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, completely, fully, rightly)

• केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - for some, of some

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, operates, acts, functions

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to guṇaḥ.

प्रसंख्यातः (prasaṁkhyātaḥ) - described (enumerated, described, well-considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasaṃkhyāta

prasaṁkhyāta - counted, enumerated, well-considered, described

Past Passive Participle

from pra-sam-khyā, 'to count, enumerate, describe'

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: khyā (class 0)

Note: Modifies guṇaḥ.

स्वकर्मप्रत्ययी (svakarmapratyayī) - based on one's own actions/karma, depending on one's own actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svakarmapratyayin

svakarmapratyayin - dependent on one's own actions (karma), based on one's own deeds

derived from svakarman + pratyaya (belief, cause, ground)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svakarman+pratyaya)

• svakarman – one's own action, one's duty, one's own karma
  noun (neuter)
• pratyaya – belief, conviction, cause, ground, basis
  noun (masculine)
  from prati-i 'to go towards, believe'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 0)

Note: Modifies guṇaḥ.

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality (guṇa) of material nature (quality, constituent (of prakṛti), virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, constituent (of prakṛti), thread, virtue

Note: Subject of vartate.

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - to some extent (somehow, to some extent, in some way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies vartate samyak.

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, operates, acts, functions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present indicative

from root vṛt, 'to turn, exist'

Root: vṛt (class 0)

Note: Subject is guṇaḥ.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, completely, fully, rightly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbially modifies vartate.

केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - for some, of some

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Dative sense of "for some".

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two clauses.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates vartate.

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, operates, acts, functions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present indicative

from root vṛt, 'to turn, exist'

Root: vṛt (class 0)

Note: Subject is guṇaḥ (implied).