महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यदिदं कर्म लोकेऽस्मिञ्शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
पुरुषं योजयत्येव फलयोगेन भारत ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yadidaṁ karma loke'smiñśubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham ,
puruṣaṁ yojayatyeva phalayogena bhārata.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca yat idam karma loke asmin śubham vā
yadi vā aśubham puruṣam yojayati eva phalayogena bhārata

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca: bhārata,
loke asmin yat idam karma śubham vā yadi vā aśubham,
[tat] puruṣam phalayogena eva yojayati

1. Yudhishthira said: 'Whatever action (karma) is performed in this world, be it auspicious or inauspicious, it inevitably binds a person through its connection to the corresponding results (karma), O Bhārata.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence (karma)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, pure

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, bad, evil

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the person, human being (puruṣa)

• योजयति (yojayati) - connects, unites, yokes, binds

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• फलयोगेन (phalayogena) - by the connection with results, through the union with fruits

• भारत (bhārata) - Used as an address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle (a proper noun, name of the eldest Pandava brother)

Compound yudhi (in battle, loc.) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun/adjective)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the clause "yad idam karma...".

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Refers to the earthly realm.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, pure, fortunate

Root: śubh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Redundant 'if' here, reinforces the alternative.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of yadi vā.

अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, bad, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Negative compound na śubha.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, pure
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the person, human being (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the Supreme Cosmic Person (puruṣa)

Root: pṛ

Note: Object of yojayati.

योजयति (yojayati) - connects, unites, yokes, binds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yuj

present active (causative)

Causative form of root yuj (to join, yoke), Class 7.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The subject is karma (implied tat - that karma).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

फलयोगेन (phalayogena) - by the connection with results, through the union with fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of phalayoga

phalayoga - connection with fruits, union with results

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+yoga)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – union, connection, application, method, spiritual discipline (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj (to join, yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Instrumental of means.

भारत (bhārata) - Used as an address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian

Patronymic derivation from Bharata.