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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-15

चक्षुषा मनसा वाचा कर्मणा च चतुर्विधम् ।
कुरुते यादृशं कर्म तादृशं प्रतिपद्यते ॥१५॥
15. cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham ,
kurute yādṛśaṁ karma tādṛśaṁ pratipadyate.
15. cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham
kurute yādṛśam karma tādṛśam pratipadyate
15. cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham
yādṛśam karma kurute tādṛśam pratipadyate
15. Whatever kind of action (karma) one performs—whether through the eye, by the mind, by speech, or by physical action, these being the four types—one obtains a corresponding result.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - through the eye (by the eye, through sight)
  • मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (by the mind, through the mind)
  • वाचा (vācā) - by speech (by speech, by words)
  • कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by physical action (by action, by work)
  • (ca) - or (and, also)
  • चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four types (of four kinds, fourfold)
  • कुरुते (kurute) - performs (performs, does, makes)
  • यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - whatever kind of (of what kind, such as)
  • कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, work, deed, result of action (karma))
  • तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - that kind of corresponding (of that kind, such)
  • प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - obtains/experiences (obtains, experiences, attains, understands)

Words meanings and morphology

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - through the eye (by the eye, through sight)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (by the mind, through the mind)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart
Root: man (class 4)
वाचा (vācā) - by speech (by speech, by words)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, voice, word
Root: vac (class 2)
कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by physical action (by action, by work)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, work, deed, ritual, fate
From root 'kṛ' (to do), suffix '-man'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - or (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here to list alternatives, implying "or" after the third item.
चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four types (of four kinds, fourfold)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of caturvidha
caturvidha - of four kinds, fourfold
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+vidha)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • vidha – kind, type, sort
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'vi-dhā' (to arrange, divide).
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'karma'.
कुरुते (kurute) - performs (performs, does, makes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Middle
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. From root 'kṛ', class 8.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - whatever kind of (of what kind, such as)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - of what kind, such as
Relative pronoun-adjective. Neut. acc. sg. to agree with 'karma'.
Note: Qualifies 'karma'.
कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, work, deed, result of action (karma))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, work, deed, ritual, fate
From root 'kṛ' (to do), suffix '-man'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of 'kurute'.
तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - that kind of corresponding (of that kind, such)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - of that kind, such
Correlative pronoun-adjective to 'yādṛśa'. Neut. acc. sg. to agree with implied result.
Note: Qualifies the implied object of 'pratipadyate' (e.g., phalam - result).
प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - obtains/experiences (obtains, experiences, attains, understands)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratipad
Present Middle
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. From root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with prefix 'prati'.
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)