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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-64

अथ वापि स्वतन्त्रासि स्वदोषेणेह केनचित् ।
यदि किंचिच्छ्रुतं तेऽस्ति सर्वं कृतमनर्थकम् ॥६४॥
64. atha vāpi svatantrāsi svadoṣeṇeha kenacit ,
yadi kiṁcicchrutaṁ te'sti sarvaṁ kṛtamanarthakam.
64. atha vā api svatantrā asi svadoṣeṇa iha kenacit
yadi kiṃcit śrutam te asti sarvam kṛtam anarthakam
64. atha vā api iha kenacit svadoṣeṇa svatantrā asi? yadi te kiṃcit śrutam asti,
(tadā) sarvam kṛtam anarthakam (bhavati).
64. Or perhaps you are acting independently here due to some fault of your own. If you have believed anything (about my intentions), then all my efforts are rendered meaningless.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अथ (atha) - or (now, then, moreover, or)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either, perhaps)
  • अपि (api) - perhaps (even, also, too, moreover, perhaps)
  • स्वतन्त्रा (svatantrā) - acting independently (independent, self-reliant, free, unrestrained)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • स्वदोषेण (svadoṣeṇa) - due to some fault of your own (by one's own fault, by one's own defect)
  • इह (iha) - here, in this matter (here, in this world, in this matter, now)
  • केनचित् (kenacit) - by some (by some, by something, by any)
  • यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)
  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)
  • श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, believed (heard, learned, revealed, sacred knowledge)
  • ते (te) - by you (implied subject of passive PPP) (to you, for you, your)
  • अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (my efforts/actions) (all, every, whole)
  • कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (by me), efforts (done, made, performed)
  • अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - rendered meaningless (useless, meaningless, futile, unprofitable)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - or (now, then, moreover, or)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either, perhaps)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - perhaps (even, also, too, moreover, perhaps)
(indeclinable)
स्वतन्त्रा (svatantrā) - acting independently (independent, self-reliant, free, unrestrained)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svatantra
svatantra - independent, self-reliant, free, unrestrained, autonomous
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+tantra)
  • sva – own, self, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • tantra – thread, system, dominion, rule, main point
    noun (neuter)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
root of the 2nd class (adādi)
Root: as (class 2)
स्वदोषेण (svadoṣeṇa) - due to some fault of your own (by one's own fault, by one's own defect)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadoṣa
svadoṣa - one's own fault, one's own defect/flaw
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+doṣa)
  • sva – own, self, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blame
    noun (masculine)
    from root 'duṣ' (to be bad, faulty)
    Root: duṣ (class 4)
इह (iha) - here, in this matter (here, in this world, in this matter, now)
(indeclinable)
केनचित् (kenacit) - by some (by some, by something, by any)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit
kimcit - some, something, any, anything, a certain
formed from 'kim' + 'cit'
यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything, a little)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, some
formed from 'kim' + 'cit'
श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, believed (heard, learned, revealed, sacred knowledge)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta
śruta - heard, listened, learned, revealed, sacred knowledge, tradition
Past Passive Participle
formed from root 'śru' (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
ते (te) - by you (implied subject of passive PPP) (to you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Used here with a passive participle to indicate the agent (by you).
अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
root of the 2nd class (adādi)
Root: as (class 2)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (my efforts/actions) (all, every, whole)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (by me), efforts (done, made, performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, finished
Past Passive Participle
formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - rendered meaningless (useless, meaningless, futile, unprofitable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anarthaka
anarthaka - useless, meaningless, futile, unprofitable
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (an+arthaka)
  • an – not, un-, without (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • arthaka – meaningful, purposeful, profitable
    adjective (masculine)
    from 'artha' (meaning, purpose)
    Root: arth