महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-277, verse-17

भोजनाच्छादने चैव मात्रा पित्रा च संग्रहम् ।
स्वकृतेनाधिगच्छन्ति लोके नास्त्यकृतं पुरा ॥१७॥

17. bhojanācchādane caiva mātrā pitrā ca saṁgraham ,
svakṛtenādhigacchanti loke nāstyakṛtaṁ purā.

17. bhojanācchādane ca eva mātrā pitrā ca saṃgraham |
svakṛtena adhigacchanti loke na asti akṛtam purā

17. loke svakṛtena bhojanācchādane,
mātrā pitrā ca saṃgraham ca eva adhigacchanti purā akṛtam na asti

17. In this world, creatures obtain food, clothing, and the provisions from their mother and father through their own past actions (karma). Nothing here exists without having been caused or earned previously.

Words meanings summery:

• भोजनाच्छादने (bhojanācchādane) - food and clothing

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• च (ca) - and, also

• संग्रहम् (saṁgraham) - provisions (from parents) (collection, provision, accumulation, acceptance)

• स्वकृतेन (svakṛtena) - by one's own past actions (karma) (by one's own deeds, by one's own actions)

• अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they experience

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अकृतम् (akṛtam) - that which is not caused by previous deeds (not done, unmade, uncaused, unearned)

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

Words meanings and morphology

भोजनाच्छादने (bhojanācchādane) - food and clothing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of bhojanācchādana

bhojanācchādana - food and covering/clothing

Dvandva compound of bhojana (food) and ācchādana (covering, clothing).

Compound type : dvandva (bhojana+ācchādana)

• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj (to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• ācchādana – covering, clothing, garment
  noun (neuter)
  From root chad (to cover) with upasarga ā and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Object of 'adhigacchanti'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

R-ending noun.

Note: Agent in a passive-like construction or source of provision.

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

R-ending noun.

Note: Agent in a passive-like construction or source of provision.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संग्रहम् (saṁgraham) - provisions (from parents) (collection, provision, accumulation, acceptance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃgraha

saṁgraha - collection, accumulation, sum, comprehension, restraint, favor, taking possession

From root grah (to seize, take) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of 'adhigacchanti'.

स्वकृतेन (svakṛtena) - by one's own past actions (karma) (by one's own deeds, by one's own actions)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svakṛta

svakṛta - done by oneself, self-made, one's own deed

Past Passive Participle

Compound: sva (self, own) + kṛta (done). Kṛta is PPP of kṛ (to do).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kṛta)

• sva – own, one's self, property
  pronoun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Specifies the means by which provisions are obtained.

अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they experience

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Present tense, active voice

3rd person plural present, active voice (parasmaipada). Root gam with upasarga adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject (implicit) is 'creatures' or 'people'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, community

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

3rd person singular present, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)

अकृतम् (akṛtam) - that which is not caused by previous deeds (not done, unmade, uncaused, unearned)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛta

akṛta - not done, not made, not performed, uncreated, unearned, without prior cause

Negated Past Passive Participle: a- (negation) + kṛta (done/made). Kṛta is PPP of kṛ (to do).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛta)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'na asti'.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Specifies time.