महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-16

पुरुषार्थस्य चाभावे नास्ति कश्चित्स्वकारकः ।
स्वयं तु कुर्वतस्तस्य जातु मानो भवेदिह ॥१६॥

16. puruṣārthasya cābhāve nāsti kaścitsvakārakaḥ ,
svayaṁ tu kurvatastasya jātu māno bhavediha.

16. puruṣārthasya ca abhāve na asti kaścit svakārakaḥ
svayam tu kurvataḥ tasya jātu mānaḥ bhavet iha

16. puruṣārthasya abhāve ca kaścit svakārakaḥ na asti
tu svayam kurvataḥ tasya iha jātu mānaḥ bhavet

16. And in the absence of human endeavor (puruṣārtha), there is no independent agent. However, for one who does act independently, pride might certainly arise in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषार्थस्य (puruṣārthasya) - of human aim, of human purpose, of human endeavor (puruṣārtha)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

• स्वकारकः (svakārakaḥ) - an independent agent, one who acts by oneself

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, independently, spontaneously

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - for him who acts, for the doer, of the doer

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

• जातु (jātu) - ever, certainly, indeed

• मानः (mānaḥ) - pride, conceit, esteem, respect

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, would be, should be

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषार्थस्य (puruṣārthasya) - of human aim, of human purpose, of human endeavor (puruṣārtha)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha

puruṣārtha - human aim, object of human pursuit, human endeavor, value of human life

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+artha)

• puruṣa – person, human being, spirit, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence, in the non-existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, non-entity

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – being, state of being, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one, something

Compound type : compound (ka+cid)

• ka – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine)
• cid – an indefinite particle, 'any, some'
  indeclinable

स्वकारकः (svakārakaḥ) - an independent agent, one who acts by oneself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svakāraka

svakāraka - self-acting, independent agent

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kāraka)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• kāraka – agent, doer, effecting
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, independently, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - for him who acts, for the doer, of the doer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, acting

Present Active Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जातु (jātu) - ever, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

मानः (mānaḥ) - pride, conceit, esteem, respect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māna

māna - pride, conceit, self-respect, esteem, opinion

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)