महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-266, verse-3

करणे घटस्य या बुद्धिर्घटोत्पत्तौ न सानघ ।
एवं धर्माभ्युपायेषु नान्यद्धर्मेषु कारणम् ॥३॥

3. karaṇe ghaṭasya yā buddhirghaṭotpattau na sānagha ,
evaṁ dharmābhyupāyeṣu nānyaddharmeṣu kāraṇam.

3. karaṇe ghaṭasya yā buddhiḥ ghaṭa utpattau na sā anagha
| evam dharma abhyupāyeṣu na anyat dharmeṣu kāraṇam

3. anagha,
yā buddhiḥ ghaṭasya karaṇe (asti),
sā ghaṭa utpattau na (asti).
evam dharma abhyupāyeṣu,
dharmeṣu anyat kāraṇam na (asti).

3. O sinless one, the understanding involved with the materials or instruments for a pot is not the same as the understanding involved in the pot's creation. Similarly, regarding the means for upholding natural law (dharma), there is no separate or external cause for the principles of natural law (dharma) themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• करणे (karaṇe) - in the materials or instruments (in the instrument, in the means, in the action)

• घटस्य (ghaṭasya) - of the pot

• या (yā) - which, who, that (feminine singular)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• घट (ghaṭa) - pot, jar

• उत्पत्तौ (utpattau) - in the origin, in the production, in the creation

• न (na) - not, no

• सा (sā) - that (understanding) (that (feminine singular))

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

• एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this way

• धर्म (dharma) - natural law (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• अभ्युपायेषु (abhyupāyeṣu) - in the means for upholding (natural law) (in the means, in the expedients, in the approaches)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - separate or external (another, other, different)

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in the natural laws, in the principles of natural law (dharma)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

करणे (karaṇe) - in the materials or instruments (in the instrument, in the means, in the action)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karaṇa

karaṇa - instrument, means, action, cause, organ

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

घटस्य (ghaṭasya) - of the pot

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

या (yā) - which, who, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - which, who, what

relative pronoun

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception, discrimination

derived from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

घट (ghaṭa) - pot, jar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

Note: This word functions as the first part of a potential compound or a sandhi connection.

उत्पत्तौ (utpattau) - in the origin, in the production, in the creation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, creation, birth, emergence

derived from root pad (to go) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (understanding) (that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ta

ta - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

negative compound (na + agha)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+agha)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this way

(indeclinable)

धर्म (dharma) - natural law (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, custom, religion

derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अभ्युपायेषु (abhyupāyeṣu) - in the means for upholding (natural law) (in the means, in the expedients, in the approaches)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of abhyupāya

abhyupāya - means, expedient, approach, remedy, resource

derived from root i (to go) with prefixes abhi and upa

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - separate or external (another, other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in the natural laws, in the principles of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, custom, religion

derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)