महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-11

नाबीजाज्जायते किंचिन्नाकृत्वा सुखमेधते ।
सुकृती विन्दति सुखं प्राप्य देहक्षयं नरः ॥११॥

11. nābījājjāyate kiṁcinnākṛtvā sukhamedhate ,
sukṛtī vindati sukhaṁ prāpya dehakṣayaṁ naraḥ.

11. na abījāt jāyate kiṃcit na akṛtvā sukham edhate
sukṛtī vindati sukham prāpya dehakṣayam naraḥ

11. abījāt kiṃcit na jāyate.
akṛtvā sukham na edhate.
sukṛtī naraḥ dehakṣayam prāpya sukham vindati.

11. Nothing arises without a cause or seed. One does not achieve happiness or prosperity without acting. A virtuous person (sukṛtī) finds happiness after the decay (kṣaya) of the body, that is, after death.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (no, not)

• अबीजात् (abījāt) - from no cause or seed (from no seed, without seed, from a cause-less origin)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, comes into being (is born, arises, comes into being)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)

• न (na) - not (no, not)

• अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without acting or performing (deeds) (without doing, without having performed)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness or prosperity (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)

• एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases (in happiness) (thrives, prospers, increases, grows)

• सुकृती (sukṛtī) - a virtuous person (sukṛtī), one who has performed good deeds (virtuous, righteous, one who has performed good deeds)

• विन्दति (vindati) - obtains, finds (finds, obtains, gains, knows)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• देहक्षयम् (dehakṣayam) - the decay (kṣaya) of the body, death (destruction of the body, decay of the body, death)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a human being (man, human being, person)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (no, not)

(indeclinable)

अबीजात् (abījāt) - from no cause or seed (from no seed, without seed, from a cause-less origin)

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of abīja

abīja - without seed, seedless, uncaused

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'bīja' (seed).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+bīja)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bīja – seed, germ, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially as ablative of source: 'from a cause-less origin'.

जायते (jāyate) - arises, comes into being (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

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

Root jan (class 4) in present tense, middle voice.

Root: jan (class 4)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, whatsoever

Derived from kim (what) + cit (particle).

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

न (na) - not (no, not)

(indeclinable)

अकृत्वा (akṛtvā) - without acting or performing (deeds) (without doing, without having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund) with negative prefix

Absolutive of root kṛ (to do, make) with negative prefix 'a'.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+kṛtvā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛtvā – having done, having made, having performed
  indeclinable
  absolutive (gerund)
  Absolutive of root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an action that is not performed before the main action.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness or prosperity (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort, welfare

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating the state in which one prospers.

एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases (in happiness) (thrives, prospers, increases, grows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of edh

Root edh (class 1) in present tense, middle voice.

Root: edh (class 1)

सुकृती (sukṛtī) - a virtuous person (sukṛtī), one who has performed good deeds (virtuous, righteous, one who has performed good deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukṛtin

sukṛtin - virtuous, righteous, one who has performed good deeds

Compound of su (good) and kṛtin (doer), with -in suffix from root kṛ.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+kṛtin)

• su – good, well, excellent, easily
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or ease.
• kṛtin – doer, performer, active, skillful
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -in.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'vindati'.

विन्दति (vindati) - obtains, finds (finds, obtains, gains, knows)

(verb)

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

Root vid (class 6) meaning 'to find' in present tense, active voice.

Root: vid (class 6)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort, welfare

Note: Direct object of 'vindati'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive of root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

देहक्षयम् (dehakṣayam) - the decay (kṣaya) of the body, death (destruction of the body, decay of the body, death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dehakṣaya

dehakṣaya - destruction of the body, decay of the body, death

Tatpurusha compound of deha (body) and kṣaya (destruction/decay).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deha+kṣaya)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dih (to smear, form).
  Root: dih (class 2)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end, decline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to waste, destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a human being (man, human being, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person, male

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'vindati'.