महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-21

एवं कर्माणि यानीह बुद्धियुक्तानि भूपते ।
नसमानीह हीनानि तानि पुण्यतमान्यपि ॥२१॥

21. evaṁ karmāṇi yānīha buddhiyuktāni bhūpate ,
nasamānīha hīnāni tāni puṇyatamānyapi.

21. evam karmāṇi yāni iha buddhiyuktāni bhūpate
na samānī iha hīnāni tāni puṇyatamāni api

21. bhūpate iha yāni buddhiyuktāni karmāṇi evam
tāni na samānī iha hīnāni api puṇyatamāni

21. O King, the actions (karma) performed here with wisdom are neither ordinary nor inferior; indeed, they are the most meritorious of all.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works, rituals

• यानि (yāni) - which

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• बुद्धियुक्तानि (buddhiyuktāni) - endowed with intelligence, joined with wisdom, performed with understanding

• भूपते (bhūpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• न (na) - not, no

• समानी (samānī) - equal, similar

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• हीनानि (hīnāni) - inferior, deficient, deprived of

• तानि (tāni) - those

• पुण्यतमानि (puṇyatamāni) - most meritorious, most virtuous, most auspicious

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works, rituals

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यानि (yāni) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, agreeing with `karmāṇi`.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

बुद्धियुक्तानि (buddhiyuktāni) - endowed with intelligence, joined with wisdom, performed with understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of buddhiyukta

buddhiyukta - endowed with intelligence, wise, done with understanding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'yukta' (joined, endowed) with 'buddhi' (intellect, wisdom)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+yukta)

• buddhi – intellect, reason, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate, concentrated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'yuj'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `karmāṇi`.

भूपते (bhūpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūpati

bhūpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pati)

• bhū – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

समानी (samānī) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samāna

samāna - equal, similar, same, common

Prefix: sam

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `karmāṇi` implicitly.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

हीनानि (hīnāni) - inferior, deficient, deprived of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hīna

hīna - inferior, deficient, low, abandoned, deprived of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'hā' (to leave, abandon)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `karmāṇi` implicitly.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, this

Note: Refers back to `yāni...karmāṇi`.

पुण्यतमानि (puṇyatamāni) - most meritorious, most virtuous, most auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṇyatama

puṇyatama - most meritorious, most virtuous, most auspicious

Superlative degree of 'puṇya'

Note: Qualifies `tāni`.

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `puṇyatamāni`.