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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-14

अहं तु तावत्पश्यामि कर्म यद्वर्तते कृतम् ।
गुणयुक्तं प्रकाशं च पापेनानुपसंहितम् ॥१४॥
14. ahaṁ tu tāvatpaśyāmi karma yadvartate kṛtam ,
guṇayuktaṁ prakāśaṁ ca pāpenānupasaṁhitam.
14. aham tu tāvat paśyāmi karma yat vartate kṛtam
guṇayuktam prakāśam ca pāpena anupasaṃhitam
14. aham tu tāvat paśyāmi yat karma kṛtam guṇayuktam
prakāśam ca pāpena anupasaṃhitam vartate
14. However, I perceive that an action (karma), which is performed, if it is endowed with good qualities, manifest, and untainted by evil, truly stands out.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • तु (tu) - However (but, indeed, however)
  • तावत् (tāvat) - truly, to that extent (so much, so far, to that extent, truly)
  • पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I perceive (I see, I perceive, I observe)
  • कर्म (karma) - an action (karma) (action, deed, work, fate)
  • यत् (yat) - which (which, what)
  • वर्तते (vartate) - is, stands out (implies existence in a certain state) (exists, is, happens, goes on)
  • कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed (done, made, performed)
  • गुणयुक्तम् (guṇayuktam) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with good qualities, virtuous)
  • प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - manifest, radiant (manifest, clear, radiant, luminous)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पापेन (pāpena) - by evil (by evil, by sin, by bad deed)
  • अनुपसंहितम् (anupasaṁhitam) - untainted by any evil (unmixed, untainted, not joined, not connected)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
तु (tu) - However (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle expressing contrast or emphasis.
तावत् (tāvat) - truly, to that extent (so much, so far, to that extent, truly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adds emphasis.
पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I perceive (I see, I perceive, I observe)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
root 'dṛś' forms present tense as 'paśya'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कर्म (karma) - an action (karma) (action, deed, work, fate)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karmaṇ
karmaṇ - action, deed, work, destiny, ritual
from root kṛ- (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of paśyāmi.
यत् (yat) - which (which, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Relative pronoun modifying karma.
वर्तते (vartate) - is, stands out (implies existence in a certain state) (exists, is, happens, goes on)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Intransitive verb.
कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed (done, made, performed)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ- (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies karma.
गुणयुक्तम् (guṇayuktam) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with good qualities, virtuous)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of guṇayukta
guṇayukta - endowed with qualities, virtuous, excellent
Compound of guṇa and yukta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+yukta)
  • guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, constituent of nature
    noun (masculine)
  • yukta – joined, united, endowed with, fit, proper
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root yuj- (to join, connect)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Modifies karma.
प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - manifest, radiant (manifest, clear, radiant, luminous)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of prakāśa
prakāśa - light, luminosity, manifestation, clear, evident
from prefix pra- and root kāś- (to shine)
Prefix: pra
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Modifies karma.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects adjectives.
पापेन (pāpena) - by evil (by evil, by sin, by bad deed)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - evil, sin, vice, wicked deed
Note: Agent of anupasaṃhitam (not joined by evil).
अनुपसंहितम् (anupasaṁhitam) - untainted by any evil (unmixed, untainted, not joined, not connected)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of anupasaṃhita
anupasaṁhita - unconnected, not joined, untainted, unmixed
Past Passive Participle
Negative compound (na) with prefix upa- and saṃ- and root dhā- (to place, join)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+upasaṃhita)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • upasaṃhita – joined, connected, united, mixed with
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from prefixes upa-, sam- and root dhā- (to place, join)
    Prefixes: upa+sam
    Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Modifies karma.