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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-18

कर्मजैर्बन्धनैर्बद्धास्तद्वद्योगाः परंतप ।
अबला वै विनश्यन्ति मुच्यन्ते च बलान्विताः ॥१८॥
18. karmajairbandhanairbaddhāstadvadyogāḥ paraṁtapa ,
abalā vai vinaśyanti mucyante ca balānvitāḥ.
18. karmajaiḥ bandhanaiḥ baddhāḥ tatvat yogāḥ paraṃtapa
| abalāḥ vai vinaśyanti mucyante ca balānvitāḥ
18. paraṃtapa yathā karmajaiḥ bandhanaiḥ baddhāḥ abalāḥ
(yogāḥ) tatvat vinaśyanti vai balānvitāḥ ca mucyante
18. O tormentor of foes, similarly, (spiritual) disciplines (yoga) that are weak and bound by the fetters born of actions (karma) perish, while those endowed with strength are liberated.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्मजैः (karmajaiḥ) - born of actions (karma) (born from action, caused by action)
  • बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - by the fetters (by bonds, by fetters)
  • बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound (bound, tied, fettered)
  • तत्वत् (tatvat) - similarly (just so, in like manner, similarly)
  • योगाः (yogāḥ) - (spiritual) disciplines (yoga) ((spiritual) disciplines, unions)
  • परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)
  • अबलाः (abalāḥ) - weak (weak, powerless)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)
  • विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - perish (they perish, they are destroyed)
  • मुच्यन्ते (mucyante) - are liberated (they are liberated, they are released)
  • (ca) - while (and, also)
  • बलान्विताः (balānvitāḥ) - those endowed with strength (endowed with strength, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मजैः (karmajaiḥ) - born of actions (karma) (born from action, caused by action)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of karmaja
karmaja - born from action, produced by work, caused by karma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+ja)
  • karma – action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny, consequence of action (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    from root kṛ 'to do'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ja – born, produced from, caused by
    adjective (masculine)
    from root jan 'to be born'
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'bandhanaiḥ'.
बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - by the fetters (by bonds, by fetters)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bandhana
bandhana - bond, fetter, tying, imprisonment
from root bandh 'to bind'
Root: bandh (class 9)
बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound (bound, tied, fettered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of baddha
baddha - bound, tied, fettered, caught, restrained
Past Passive Participle
from root bandh 'to bind'
Root: bandh (class 9)
तत्वत् (tatvat) - similarly (just so, in like manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
suffix -vat expressing similarity
योगाः (yogāḥ) - (spiritual) disciplines (yoga) ((spiritual) disciplines, unions)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yoga
yoga - union, connection, application, effort, spiritual discipline, meditation
from root yuj 'to join'
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Refers to the spiritual disciplines.
परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa
paraṁtapa - tormenting enemies, subduer of enemies
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)
  • para – other, hostile, enemy
    noun (masculine)
  • tapa – heating, tormenting, asceticism (tapas)
    noun (masculine)
    from root tap 'to heat, to torment'
    Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Another honorific address.
अबलाः (abalāḥ) - weak (weak, powerless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of abala
abala - weak, powerless, feeble, helpless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bala)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    negative particle
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'yogāḥ'.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)
(indeclinable)
विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - perish (they perish, they are destroyed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of naś
root of class 4, with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: The root is naś, with prefix vi.
मुच्यन्ते (mucyante) - are liberated (they are liberated, they are released)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of muc
root of class 6, passive voice
Root: muc (class 6)
(ca) - while (and, also)
(indeclinable)
बलान्विताः (balānvitāḥ) - those endowed with strength (endowed with strength, powerful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balānvita
balānvita - endowed with strength, powerful, strong
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+anvita)
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)
  • anvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root i 'to go' with prefix anu
    Prefix: anu
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to implied 'yogāḥ'.