महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-234, verse-11

इत्येतच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे ।
कर्मणामविरोधेन कथमेतत्प्रवर्तते ॥११॥

11. ityetacchrotumicchāmi bhagavānprabravītu me ,
karmaṇāmavirodhena kathametatpravartate.

11. iti etat śrotum icchāmi bhagavān prabravītu
me karmaṇām avirodhena katham etat pravartate

11. bhagavān me iti etat śrotum icchāmi
karmaṇām avirodhena etat katham pravartate

11. I wish to hear this; revered sir, please explain it to me. How does this (Vedic statement) function without contradicting the principles of action (karma)?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - O revered one, O venerable sir

• प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - please speak, may you explain

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds (karma)

• अविरोधेन (avirodhena) - without contradiction, harmoniously

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, functions, takes place

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

(verb)

infinitive of śru

infinitive

formed with suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - O revered one, O venerable sir

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine

प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - please speak, may you explain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate, effect (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अविरोधेन (avirodhena) - without contradiction, harmoniously

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avirodha

avirodha - non-opposition, harmony, absence of conflict

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+virodha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• virodha – opposition, contradiction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, functions, takes place

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)