महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-25

सर्वाणि भूतानि सुखे रमन्ते सर्वाणि दुःखस्य भृशं त्रसन्ति ।
तेषां भयोत्पादनजातखेदः कुर्यान्न कर्माणि हि श्रद्दधानः ॥२५॥

25. sarvāṇi bhūtāni sukhe ramante; sarvāṇi duḥkhasya bhṛśaṁ trasanti ,
teṣāṁ bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ; kuryānna karmāṇi hi śraddadhānaḥ.

25. sarvāṇi bhūtāni sukhe ramante
sarvāṇi duḥkhasya bhṛśam trasanti
teṣām bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ
kuryāt na karmāṇi hi śraddadhānaḥ

25. sarvāṇi bhūtāni sukhe ramante
sarvāṇi duḥkhasya bhṛśam trasanti
hi śraddadhānaḥ teṣām
bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ karmāṇi na kuryāt

25. All beings rejoice in happiness, and all greatly dread suffering. Therefore, a person who has faith (śraddhā), and who feels sorrow at causing fear to these (beings), should certainly not perform (harmful) actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (living beings) (all, whole, every)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort, happily

• रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight, they enjoy, they revel

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (living beings) (all, whole, every)

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering, from suffering, of sorrow

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

• त्रसन्ति (trasanti) - they fear, they tremble, they are terrified

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (beings) (of them, their)

• भयोत्पादनजातखेदः (bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ) - one whose distress arises from causing fear

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should perform (he should do, he might do)

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (that cause fear or harm) (actions, deeds, rites (karma))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

• श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - a faithful person, a devotee (having faith, believing, faithful)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (living beings) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, exist). Used here as a noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ramante' and 'trasanti'.

सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort, happily

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

Note: Indicates the sphere of delight.

रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight, they enjoy, they revel

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of ram

Present tense, Ātmanepada (middle voice).

Root: ram (class 1)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (living beings) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering, from suffering, of sorrow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery

Note: Governed by 'trasanti' (fear from something).

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of the adjective 'bhṛśa'.

Note: Adverb modifying 'trasanti'.

त्रसन्ति (trasanti) - they fear, they tremble, they are terrified

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of tras

Present tense, Parasmaipada (active voice).

Root: tras (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (beings) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Genitive plural of 'tad'. Refers to 'bhūtāni'.

Note: Possessive, modifying the compound 'bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ' (distress from causing fear *to them*).

भयोत्पादनजातखेदः (bhayotpādanajātakhedaḥ) - one whose distress arises from causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayotpādanajātakheda

bhayotpādanajātakheda - one who has distress arisen from causing fear

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'bhaya' (fear) + 'utpādana' (causing) + 'jāta' (arisen) + 'kheda' (distress)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhaya+utpādana+jāta+kheda)

• bhaya – fear, terror
  noun (neuter)
• utpādana – causing to arise, producing, generating
  noun (neuter)
  Causal Agent Noun
  From 'ut' + root 'pad' (to go, move), causal form 'pād', + 'ana' suffix.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born, produced).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kheda – distress, sorrow, weariness, fatigue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: khid (class 6)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should perform (he should do, he might do)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada (active voice).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'kuryāt'.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (that cause fear or harm) (actions, deeds, rites (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'kuryāt'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - a faithful person, a devotee (having faith, believing, faithful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, faithful, believing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From 'śrad' + root 'dhā' (to place, put), formed as a present participle (ātmanepada).

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)