महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-11

मनोवाक्कर्मके धर्मे कुरु श्रद्धां समाहितः ।
निवृत्तौ वा प्रवृत्तौ वा संप्रधार्य गुणागुणान् ॥११॥

11. manovākkarmake dharme kuru śraddhāṁ samāhitaḥ ,
nivṛttau vā pravṛttau vā saṁpradhārya guṇāguṇān.

11. manovākkarmake dharme kuru śraddhām samāhitaḥ
nivṛttau vā pravṛttau vā sampradhārya guṇāguṇān

11. samāhitaḥ manovākkarmake dharme śraddhām kuru
nivṛttau vā pravṛttau vā guṇāguṇān sampradhārya

11. Focus your mind and place your faith (śraddhā) in that natural law (dharma) which manifests through thought, word, and action (karma). This should be done whether it concerns cessation (nivṛtti) or engagement (pravṛtti), after carefully considering the merits and demerits.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोवाक्कर्मके (manovākkarmake) - that which manifests through thought, word, and action (in what consists of mind, speech, and action; relating to thought, word, and deed)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in that natural law (dharma) (in natural law, concerning intrinsic nature)

• कुरु (kuru) - place (your faith) (do, make, perform, place)

• श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, confidence, reverence)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - focused (mind) (concentrated, composed, collected, absorbed)

• निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in cessation (nivṛtti) (in cessation, in retirement, in abstention, in turning away)

• वा (vā) - or

• प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - or engagement (pravṛtti) (in activity, in engagement, in tendency, in turning forward)

• वा (vā) - or

• सम्प्रधार्य (sampradhārya) - after carefully considering (having considered, having deliberated, having weighed)

• गुणागुणान् (guṇāguṇān) - the merits and demerits (merits and demerits, qualities and faults)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोवाक्कर्मके (manovākkarmake) - that which manifests through thought, word, and action (in what consists of mind, speech, and action; relating to thought, word, and deed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of manovākkarmaka

manovākkarmaka - relating to mind, speech, and action; consisting of thought, word, and deed

Compound noun formed from manas, vāc, and karma, with an adjectival suffix -ka.

Compound type : Dvandva (manas+vāc+karma)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (neuter)
• vāc – speech, word, voice, language
  noun (feminine)
• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'dharme'.

धर्मे (dharme) - in that natural law (dharma) (in natural law, concerning intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious ordinance

from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - place (your faith) (do, make, perform, place)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject is 'you'.

श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, confidence, reverence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, confidence, belief, reverence, sincerity

from śrat (heart, trust) + dhā (to place, hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - focused (mind) (concentrated, composed, collected, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, attentive, absorbed in meditation, fixed on

Past Passive Participle

from sam-ā-dhā (to place together, fix, concentrate)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Describes the implied agent of 'kuru'.

निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in cessation (nivṛtti) (in cessation, in retirement, in abstention, in turning away)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, abstention, retirement, completion, turning back

from ni-vṛt (to turn back, cease)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the path of renunciation/cessation.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - or engagement (pravṛtti) (in activity, in engagement, in tendency, in turning forward)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, engagement, manifestation, inclination, turning forward

from pra-vṛt (to turn forth, engage)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the path of action/engagement.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रधार्य (sampradhārya) - after carefully considering (having considered, having deliberated, having weighed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from sam-pra-dhṛ (to hold together, consider, determine) + -ya suffix

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गुणागुणान् (guṇāguṇān) - the merits and demerits (merits and demerits, qualities and faults)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇāguṇa

guṇāguṇa - merits and demerits, qualities and faults, good qualities and bad qualities

compound (Dvandva with 'guṇa' and 'aguṇa')

Compound type : Dvandva (guṇa+aguṇa)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• aguṇa – demerit, fault, lack of quality, defect
  noun (masculine)
  negative prefix a- + guṇa

Note: Object of 'sampradhārya'.