महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-292, verse-26

जन्ममृत्युविवादे च तथा विशसनेऽपि च ।
शुभाशुभमयं सर्वमेतदाहुः क्रियापथम् ॥२६॥

26. janmamṛtyuvivāde ca tathā viśasane'pi ca ,
śubhāśubhamayaṁ sarvametadāhuḥ kriyāpatham.

26. janmamṛtyuvivāde ca tathā viśasane api ca
śubhāśubhamayam sarvam etat āhuḥ kriyāpatham

26. janmamṛtyuvivāde ca tathā viśasane api ca,
etat sarvam śubhāśubhamayam (iti) kriyāpatham āhuḥ

26. And in matters of birth, death, and disputes, and also in killing or violence; all this, consisting of both auspicious and inauspicious, they declare to be the path of action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• जन्ममृत्युविवादे (janmamṛtyuvivāde) - in matters of birth, death, and disputes (in birth, death, and dispute/marriage)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• विशसने (viśasane) - in killing or violence (in killing, in slaughter, in destruction)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शुभाशुभमयम् (śubhāśubhamayam) - consisting of both auspicious and inauspicious (consisting of good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, this here)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

• क्रियापथम् (kriyāpatham) - the path of action (karma) (path of action, mode of activity)

Words meanings and morphology

जन्ममृत्युविवादे (janmamṛtyuvivāde) - in matters of birth, death, and disputes (in birth, death, and dispute/marriage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janmamṛtyuvivāda

janmamṛtyuvivāda - birth, death, and dispute/marriage

Dvandva compound of 'janma' (birth), 'mṛtyu' (death), and 'vivāda' (dispute).

Compound type : dvandva (janma+mṛtyu+vivāda)

• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived noun
  From root 'jan' (to be born) + suffix '-man'.
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mṛtyu – death, dying, god of death
  noun (masculine)
  Derived noun
  From root 'mṛ' (to die) + suffix '-tyu'.
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• vivāda – dispute, quarrel, contention, lawsuit, controversy
  noun (masculine)
  Derived noun
  From 'vi' + root 'vad' (to speak) + suffix '-a'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Masculine locative singular, treated as a collective noun here.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

विशसने (viśasane) - in killing or violence (in killing, in slaughter, in destruction)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of viśasana

viśasana - killing, slaughter, destruction, dismemberment

Derived noun

From 'vi' + root 'śas' (to cut, kill) + suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 2)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शुभाशुभमयम् (śubhāśubhamayam) - consisting of both auspicious and inauspicious (consisting of good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubhāśubhamaya

śubhāśubhamaya - consisting of good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Compound of 'śubhāśubha' (good and bad) and suffix '-maya' (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubhāśubha+maya)

• śubhāśubha – good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious
  adjective/noun
  Dvandva compound of 'śubha' (auspicious) and 'aśubha' (inauspicious).
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एतत् (etat) - this (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the previously listed items.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Plural (irregular)

Irregular perfect form, also used as present.

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: The subject 'they' is implied.

क्रियापथम् (kriyāpatham) - the path of action (karma) (path of action, mode of activity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyāpatha

kriyāpatha - path of action, mode of action, method of procedure

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'kriyā' (action) and 'patha' (path).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+patha)

• kriyā – action, deed, act, ritual, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix '-yā'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path (class 1)

Note: Refers to the concept of `karma` (action and its results).