महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-277, verse-23

मृते वा त्वयि जीवे वा यदि भोक्ष्यति वै जनः ।
स्वकृतं ननु बुद्ध्वैवं कर्तव्यं हितमात्मनः ॥२३॥

23. mṛte vā tvayi jīve vā yadi bhokṣyati vai janaḥ ,
svakṛtaṁ nanu buddhvaivaṁ kartavyaṁ hitamātmanaḥ.

23. mṛte vā tvayi jīve vā yadi bhokṣyati vai janaḥ
svakṛtam nanu buddhvā evam kartavyam hitam ātmanaḥ

23. tvayi mṛte vā jīve vā,
yadi janaḥ vai bhokṣyati,
nanu evam svakṛtam buddhvā,
ātmanaḥ hitam kartavyam

23. Whether you are alive or dead, if people are indeed going to enjoy (the results of your actions), then, having clearly understood this, one should certainly strive for one's own well-being (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• मृते (mṛte) - when (you are) dead (in the dead, to the dead one, having died)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - (if) you (are) (in you, on you, at you)

• जीवे (jīve) - when (you are) alive (in the living, to the living one, when living)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• भोक्ष्यति (bhokṣyati) - will indeed enjoy (the fruits/results) (will enjoy, will eat, will experience)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

• जनः (janaḥ) - people (collectively) (person, people, man, creature)

• स्वकृतम् (svakṛtam) - one's own actions/deeds (referring to the results) (one's own deed, action, creation)

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, surely (interrogative or emphatic particle))

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having clearly understood (having known, having understood)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner, this (thus, in this manner, so)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should certainly be pursued/done (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

• हितम् (hitam) - one's own well-being (beneficial, good, welfare, well-being)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own (of the self, soul, one's own)

Words meanings and morphology

मृते (mṛte) - when (you are) dead (in the dead, to the dead one, having died)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ (to die), P.P.P. form

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'tvayi'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्वयि (tvayi) - (if) you (are) (in you, on you, at you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Locative singular form.

जीवे (jīve) - when (you are) alive (in the living, to the living one, when living)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, life, soul

Present Participle (sometimes used as adjective)

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tvayi'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

भोक्ष्यति (bhokṣyati) - will indeed enjoy (the fruits/results) (will enjoy, will eat, will experience)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Future tense, 3rd person singular.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जनः (janaḥ) - people (collectively) (person, people, man, creature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people

Note: Subject of 'bhokṣyati'.

स्वकृतम् (svakṛtam) - one's own actions/deeds (referring to the results) (one's own deed, action, creation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakṛta

svakṛta - one's own deed, action, creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kṛta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, action, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make), P.P.P. form
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'buddhvā'.

ननु (nanu) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, surely (interrogative or emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having clearly understood (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root budh (to know, to understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

एवम् (evam) - in this manner, this (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial particle.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should certainly be pursued/done (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, obligation

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make), gerundive form

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with 'hitam'.

हितम् (hitam) - one's own well-being (beneficial, good, welfare, well-being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, well-being; also placed, put

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put), with 'hi' transformation in PPP; also used as a noun meaning welfare

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' or 'should be'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own (of the self, soul, one's own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind

Note: Possessive, refers to 'hitam'.