महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-26

वणिग्यथा समुद्राद्वै यथार्थं लभते धनम् ।
तथा मर्त्यार्णवे जन्तोः कर्मविज्ञानतो गतिः ॥२६॥

26. vaṇigyathā samudrādvai yathārthaṁ labhate dhanam ,
tathā martyārṇave jantoḥ karmavijñānato gatiḥ.

26. vaṇik yathā samudrāt vai yathārtham labhate dhanam
tathā martyārṇave jantoḥ karmavijñānataḥ gatiḥ

26. yathā vaṇik vai samudrāt yathārtham dhanam labhate
tathā martyārṇave jantoḥ karmavijñānataḥ gatiḥ

26. Just as a merchant indeed obtains wealth from the sea according to his efforts, so too, in the ocean of mortal existence, a being's course (gati) is determined by the understanding of their actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• वणिक् (vaṇik) - merchant (merchant, trader)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the sea (from the sea, from the ocean)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• यथार्थम् (yathārtham) - according to his efforts/endeavor (truly, properly, according to reality/purpose/right)

• लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, receives)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• मर्त्यार्णवे (martyārṇave) - in the ocean of mortal existence (in the ocean of mortals, in the ocean of human existence)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a being (of a creature, of a being, of an individual)

• कर्मविज्ञानतः (karmavijñānataḥ) - from the understanding of their actions (karma) (from the knowledge of actions, by means of the understanding of deeds)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - course, spiritual progress (movement, course, progress, destination, destiny)

Words meanings and morphology

वणिक् (vaṇik) - merchant (merchant, trader)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader, vendor

Note: The form `vaṇik` is the result of external sandhi before a soft consonant `y`.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the sea (from the sea, from the ocean)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - sea, ocean

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

यथार्थम् (yathārtham) - according to his efforts/endeavor (truly, properly, according to reality/purpose/right)

(indeclinable)

compound 'yathā' + 'artha'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+artha)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, value
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present Middle

Root 'labh', 1st class, atmanepada (middle voice).

Root: labh (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Note: Object of 'labhate'.

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

मर्त्यार्णवे (martyārṇave) - in the ocean of mortal existence (in the ocean of mortals, in the ocean of human existence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of martyārṇava

martyārṇava - ocean of mortals, ocean of human beings, world of mortals

compound 'martya' + 'arṇava'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (martya+arṇava)

• martya – mortal, human being
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a being (of a creature, of a being, of an individual)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, individual, man

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'of a being'.

कर्मविज्ञानतः (karmavijñānataḥ) - from the understanding of their actions (karma) (from the knowledge of actions, by means of the understanding of deeds)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karmavijñāna

karmavijñāna - knowledge of actions, understanding of deeds, science of action

compound 'karma' + 'vijñāna'. The suffix '-taḥ' indicates origin or cause (ablative sense).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+vijñāna)

• karma – action, deed, work, fate, consequence of actions
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'vi' + root 'jñā' (to know) + 'ana' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The suffix '-taḥ' serves to form an adverbial ablative.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - course, spiritual progress (movement, course, progress, destination, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, destination, state, spiritual progress, destiny

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'ti' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.