महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-12

तस्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्पूर्वे सर्वान्कामांश्च लेभिरे ।
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी आशीर्भिर्वीरुधोऽभवन् ।
न ते यज्ञेष्वात्मसु वा फलं पश्यन्ति किंचन ॥१२॥

12. tasmātsvanuṣṭhitātpūrve sarvānkāmāṁśca lebhire ,
akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī āśīrbhirvīrudho'bhavan ,
na te yajñeṣvātmasu vā phalaṁ paśyanti kiṁcana.

12. tasmāt svanuṣṭhitāt pūrve sarvān kāmān
ca lebhire | akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī
āśīrbhiḥ vīrudhaḥ abhavan | na te
yajñeṣu ātmasu vā phalam paśyanti kiṃcana

12. pūrve tasmāt svanuṣṭhitāt sarvān kāmān
ca lebhire pṛthivī akṛṣṭapacyā [āsīt]
āśīrbhiḥ vīrudhaḥ abhavan te yajñeṣu
ātmasu vā kiṃcana phalam na paśyanti

12. From such well-performed actions (dharma), the ancestors obtained all their desires. The earth yielded crops without cultivation, and plants grew abundantly through blessings. However, those (ancestors) did not perceive any fruit (phala) in rituals (yajña) or in their own inner selves (ātman) at all.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on account of that

• स्वनुष्ठितात् (svanuṣṭhitāt) - from well-performed actions (dharma) (from well-performed, from properly executed)

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancestors, former ones, elders

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole, every

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, pleasures

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• लेभिरे (lebhire) - they obtained, they received

• अकृष्टपच्या (akṛṣṭapacyā) - producing crops without being ploughed (yielding without cultivation, uncultivated)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, land

• आशीर्भिः (āśīrbhiḥ) - by blessings, by good wishes

• वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - plants, herbs, creepers

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - referring to the ancestors (they)

• यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in the performance of sacrifices (yajña) (in sacrifices, in rituals)

• आत्मसु (ātmasu) - in their inner selves (ātman) (in selves, in souls, in spirits)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• फलम् (phalam) - the beneficial outcome or spiritual merit (phala) (fruit, result, consequence)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold, they perceive

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatever, at all

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on account of that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वनुष्ठितात् (svanuṣṭhitāt) - from well-performed actions (dharma) (from well-performed, from properly executed)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svanuṣṭhita

svanuṣṭhita - well-performed, properly executed, well-practiced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefixes su and anu

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+anuṣṭhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• anuṣṭhita – performed, executed, practiced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancestors, former ones, elders

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior, eastern; (as noun) ancestor, elder

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, pleasures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, object of desire

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

लेभिरे (lebhire) - they obtained, they received

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

अकृष्टपच्या (akṛṣṭapacyā) - producing crops without being ploughed (yielding without cultivation, uncultivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṛṣṭapacyā

akṛṣṭapacyā - yielding without cultivation, ripening without being ploughed

Feminine form of akṛṣṭapacya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛṣṭa+pacya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṛṣṭa – ploughed, cultivated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛṣ
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• pacya – to be cooked, to be ripened, to be matured
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root pac
  Root: pac (class 1)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

आशीर्भिः (āśīrbhiḥ) - by blessings, by good wishes

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āśīs

āśīs - blessing, wish, prayer

वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - plants, herbs, creepers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vīrudh

vīrudh - plant, herb, creeper, shrub

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - referring to the ancestors (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in the performance of sacrifices (yajña) (in sacrifices, in rituals)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

आत्मसु (ātmasu) - in their inner selves (ātman) (in selves, in souls, in spirits)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - the beneficial outcome or spiritual merit (phala) (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold, they perceive

(verb)

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

Root dṛś forms present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatever, at all

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what? which? why?
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – even, also, indeed, at all
  indeclinable