महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-241, verse-14

यत्करोत्यनभिसंधिपूर्वकं तच्च निर्णुदति यत्पुरा कृतम् ।
न प्रियं तदुभयं न चाप्रियं तस्य तज्जनयतीह कुर्वतः ॥१४॥

14. yatkarotyanabhisaṁdhipūrvakaṁ; tacca nirṇudati yatpurā kṛtam ,
na priyaṁ tadubhayaṁ na cāpriyaṁ; tasya tajjanayatīha kurvataḥ.

14. yat karoti anabhisaṃdhipūrvakam
tat ca nirṇudati yat purā kṛtam
na priyam tat ubhayam na ca apriyam
tasya tat janayati iha kurvataḥ

14. yat anabhisaṃdhipūrvakam karoti,
tat ca purā kṛtam yat nirṇudati tasya kurvataḥ tat ubhayam na priyam na ca apriyam janayati iha

14. Whatever one performs without attachment to results (karma), that action also removes past actions (karma). For such a person acting in this world, that (unattached action) produces neither pleasant nor unpleasant consequences.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

• करोति (karoti) - one performs (one does, performs, makes)

• अनभिसंधिपूर्वकम् (anabhisaṁdhipūrvakam) - without attachment to results (karma) (preceded by non-intention, without attachment to results, unintentionally)

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• निर्णुदति (nirṇudati) - removes, destroys (removes, destroys, repels)

• यत् (yat) - what (what, which, that which)

• पुरा (purā) - previously, in the past (formerly, previously, in ancient times)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - (was) done, performed (referring to past karma) (done, made, action, effect)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasant (consequences) (dear, pleasant, beloved)

• तत् (tat) - that (action's result) (that, it)

• उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (pleasant and unpleasant consequences) (both)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant (consequences) (unpleasant, disagreeable, hateful)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (the one acting) (of him, for him, its)

• तत् (tat) - that (action's effect) (that, it)

• जनयति (janayati) - produces, generates (produces, generates, causes)

• इह (iha) - in this world, in this life (here, in this world, in this case)

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of the one who acts (in this way) (of him who acts, by him who acts)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the action being performed.

करोति (karoti) - one performs (one does, performs, makes)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject is 'a person'.

अनभिसंधिपूर्वकम् (anabhisaṁdhipūrvakam) - without attachment to results (karma) (preceded by non-intention, without attachment to results, unintentionally)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anabhisaṃdhipūrvaka

anabhisaṁdhipūrvaka - preceded by non-intention/non-attachment

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+abhisaṃdhi+pūrvaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• abhisaṃdhi – intention, purpose, resolve, attachment (to results)
  noun (masculine)
  from prefixes abhi- + sam- and root dhā (to place, set)
  Prefixes: abhi+sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, having as a cause/precondition
  adjective (masculine)
  from 'pūrva' (preceding) with suffix -ka

Note: Adverbial usage, qualifies 'karoti'.

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of 'nirṇudati'.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निर्णुदति (nirṇudati) - removes, destroys (removes, destroys, repels)

(verb)

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

Prefix: nir

Root: nud (class 6)

यत् (yat) - what (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'kṛtam'.

पुरा (purā) - previously, in the past (formerly, previously, in ancient times)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - (was) done, performed (referring to past karma) (done, made, action, effect)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, action

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'nirṇudati'.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasant (consequences) (dear, pleasant, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, pleasant, beloved

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly referring to the result of action.

तत् (tat) - that (action's result) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the result mentioned.

उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (pleasant and unpleasant consequences) (both)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Refers to 'priyam' and 'apriyam'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant (consequences) (unpleasant, disagreeable, hateful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable

negative prefix 'a-' + 'priya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (the one acting) (of him, for him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to 'kurvataḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that (action's effect) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of 'janayati'.

जनयति (janayati) - produces, generates (produces, generates, causes)

(verb)

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

causative

causative stem of √jan

Root: jan (class 4)

इह (iha) - in this world, in this life (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of the one who acts (in this way) (of him who acts, by him who acts)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - acting, doing

Present Active Participle

present active participle of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies an implied agent.