महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-70

निबन्धनी रज्जुरेषा या ग्रामे वसतो रतिः ।
छित्त्वैनां सुकृतो यान्ति नैनां छिन्दन्ति दुष्कृतः ॥७०॥

70. nibandhanī rajjureṣā yā grāme vasato ratiḥ ,
chittvaināṁ sukṛto yānti naināṁ chindanti duṣkṛtaḥ.

70. nibandhanī rajjuḥ eṣā yā grāme vasataḥ ratiḥ chittvā
enām sukṛtaḥ yānti na enām chindanti duṣkṛtaḥ

70. eṣā ratiḥ yā grāme vasataḥ,
(sā) nibandhanī rajjuḥ.
sukṛtaḥ enām chittvā yānti.
duṣkṛtaḥ enām na chindanti.

70. This attachment (ratiḥ) to dwelling in worldly life is a binding rope. Those who perform good actions (karma) sever it and proceed (towards liberation), while those who perform bad actions (karma) do not sever it.

Words meanings summery:

• निबन्धनी (nibandhanī) - binding (binding, tying, fastening)

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope (rope, cord, string)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (attachment) (this (feminine))

• या (yā) - which (which (feminine))

• ग्रामे (grāme) - in worldly life (in the village, in the home, in worldly life)

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - to one dwelling (in worldly life) (of one dwelling, residing)

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment (ratiḥ) (attachment, delight, pleasure, love)

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having severed (having cut, having severed)

• एनाम् (enām) - it (the rope/attachment) (her, this (feminine accusative))

• सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - those who perform good actions (karma) (those who have performed good deeds, virtuous persons)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they proceed (towards liberation) (they go, they move, they attain)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एनाम् (enām) - it (the rope/attachment) (her, this (feminine accusative))

• छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they sever (they cut, they sever)

• दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - those who perform bad actions (karma) (those who have performed bad deeds, evil-doers)

Words meanings and morphology

निबन्धनी (nibandhanī) - binding (binding, tying, fastening)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nibandhanī

nibandhanī - binding, tying, fastening, that which binds

feminine form of 'nibandhana'

from ni-√bandh + ana + ī (feminine suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: agrees with 'rajjuḥ'

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope (rope, cord, string)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

एषा (eṣā) - this (attachment) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

pronominal stem

या (yā) - which (which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

relative pronominal stem

ग्रामे (grāme) - in worldly life (in the village, in the home, in worldly life)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, collection, worldly life (metaphorically)

वसतः (vasataḥ) - to one dwelling (in worldly life) (of one dwelling, residing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

present active participle

from √vas (cl. 1) - śatṛ

Root: vas (class 1)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment (ratiḥ) (attachment, delight, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - attachment, delight, pleasure, love

action noun

from √ram + ti

Root: ram (class 1)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having severed (having cut, having severed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from √chid (cl. 7) + tvā

Root: chid (class 7)

एनाम् (enām) - it (the rope/attachment) (her, this (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

pronominal stem

Note: refers to 'rajjuḥ' (rope) or 'ratiḥ' (attachment)

सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - those who perform good actions (karma) (those who have performed good deeds, virtuous persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - well done, righteous, virtuous, good deed

Tatpurusha compound of 'su' and 'kṛta'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ + ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यान्ति (yānti) - they proceed (towards liberation) (they go, they move, they attain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present active, 3rd person plural

from √yā (cl. 2) - laṭ (present) - prathama puruṣa - bahuvacana - parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - it (the rope/attachment) (her, this (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

pronominal stem

Note: refers to 'rajjuḥ' (rope) or 'ratiḥ' (attachment)

छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they sever (they cut, they sever)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of chid

present active, 3rd person plural

from √chid (cl. 7) - laṭ (present) - prathama puruṣa - bahuvacana - parasmaipada

Root: chid (class 7)

दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - those who perform bad actions (karma) (those who have performed bad deeds, evil-doers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - bad deed, wrong action, evil-doer

Tatpurusha compound of 'dus' and 'kṛta'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √kṛ + ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)