महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-17

कृतानि यानि कर्माणि दैवतैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ।
नाचरेत्तानि धर्मात्मा श्रुत्वा चापि न कुत्सयेत् ॥१७॥

17. kṛtāni yāni karmāṇi daivatairmunibhistathā ,
nācarettāni dharmātmā śrutvā cāpi na kutsayet.

17. kṛtāni yāni karmāṇi daivataiḥ munibhiḥ tathā na
ācaret tāni dharmātmā śrutvā ca api na kutsayet

17. dharmātmā daivataiḥ munibhiḥ tathā yāni karmāṇi
kṛtāni tāni na ācaret śrutvā ca api na kutsayet

17. A righteous person (dharmātmā) should neither perform those actions (karma) that have been done by deities and sages, nor should they disparage them, even after hearing about them.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतानि (kṛtāni) - done, performed, made, accomplished

• यानि (yāni) - which (ones)

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, activities, duties)

• दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by gods, by divine beings, by deities

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics, by holy persons

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly, in that manner

• न (na) - not, no

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - should perform, should practice, should follow

• तानि (tāni) - those (ones)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a righteous person (dharmātmā) (a righteous person, one whose intrinsic nature is constitutional/moral)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• कुत्सयेत् (kutsayet) - should revile, should blame, should censure

Words meanings and morphology

कृतानि (kṛtāni) - done, performed, made, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ- (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यानि (yāni) - which (ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ya

ya - which, what, who

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, activities, duties)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by gods, by divine beings, by deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivata

daivata - divine, relating to a deity; a deity, a god

Derived from deva + -ta (secondary suffix)

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics, by holy persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आचरेत् (ācaret) - should perform, should practice, should follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ācar

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

From root car (to move, to walk) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (ones)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a righteous person (dharmātmā) (a righteous person, one whose intrinsic nature is constitutional/moral)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is justice or virtue; a righteous soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: R-stem noun, nominative singular

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुत्सयेत् (kutsayet) - should revile, should blame, should censure

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kuts

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Denominative root from kutsa (blame, censure)

Root: kuts (class 10)