महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-13

प्रेत्य जातिकृतं कर्म न स्मरन्ति सदा जनाः ।
ते वै तस्य फलप्राप्तौ कर्म चापि चतुर्विधम् ॥१३॥

13. pretya jātikṛtaṁ karma na smaranti sadā janāḥ ,
te vai tasya phalaprāptau karma cāpi caturvidham.

13. pretya jātikṛtam karma na smaranti sadā janāḥ te
vai tasya phalaprāptau karma ca api caturvidham

13. pretya janāḥ jātikṛtam karma sadā na smaranti.
vai te tasya phalaprāptau (bhuñjate).
karma ca api caturvidham.

13. After death, people never remember the actions (karma) they performed in a previous birth. Yet, they (certainly) experience the results (phala) of those actions (karma), which are also said to be fourfold.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, after death, in the next world)

• जातिकृतम् (jātikṛtam) - actions performed in a previous birth (done in a birth, pertaining to birth, caused by birth)

• कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate resulting from actions)

• न (na) - not (no, not)

• स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember (they remember, they recall)

• सदा (sadā) - always (with 'na', meaning 'never') (always, ever, constantly)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, human beings)

• ते (te) - they (referring to 'janāḥ') (they, those)

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

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (karma) (of that, his, its)

• फलप्राप्तौ (phalaprāptau) - at the attainment of the fruit/result (of karma) (at the attainment of the fruit/result)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate resulting from actions)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even (even, also, too)

• चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds, fourfold

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, after death, in the next world)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive of root i (to go) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates an action preceding the main verb 'smaranti'.

जातिकृतम् (jātikṛtam) - actions performed in a previous birth (done in a birth, pertaining to birth, caused by birth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātikṛta

jātikṛta - done in a birth, pertaining to birth, caused by birth

Tatpurusha compound of jāti (birth) and kṛta (done).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jāti+kṛta)

• jāti – birth, origin, species, caste
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate resulting from actions)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate as determined by actions

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'smaranti'.

न (na) - not (no, not)

(indeclinable)

स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember (they remember, they recall)

(verb)

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

Root smṛ (class 1) in present tense, third person plural, active voice.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (with 'na', meaning 'never') (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, people, creature, individual

Derived from root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'smaranti'.

ते (te) - they (referring to 'janāḥ') (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of an implied verb like 'experience' or 'attain'.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (karma) (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'karma' (neuter) mentioned earlier.

फलप्राप्तौ (phalaprāptau) - at the attainment of the fruit/result (of karma) (at the attainment of the fruit/result)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of phalaprāpti

phalaprāpti - attainment of fruit/result, realization of consequences

Tatpurusha compound of phala (fruit/result) and prāpti (attainment).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (phala+prāpti)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, gain, reaching
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and suffix -ktin.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indicates the time or circumstance of experiencing the results.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate resulting from actions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate as determined by actions

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects clauses or adds an element.

अपि (api) - also, even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that 'karma' has another characteristic.

चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds, fourfold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - of four kinds, fourfold, quadratic

Compound of catur (four) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : Dvigu (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun/suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā (to place, make) with prefix vi and suffix -ḍa. Often functions as a suffix for 'kind'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'karma'.