महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-10

संयताश्च हि दक्षाश्च मतिमन्तश्च मानवाः ।
दृश्यन्ते निष्फलाः सन्तः प्रहीणाश्च स्वकर्मभिः ॥१०॥

10. saṁyatāśca hi dakṣāśca matimantaśca mānavāḥ ,
dṛśyante niṣphalāḥ santaḥ prahīṇāśca svakarmabhiḥ.

10. saṃyatāḥ ca hi dakṣāḥ ca matimantaḥ ca mānavāḥ
dṛśyante niṣphalāḥ santaḥ prahīṇāḥ ca svakarmabhiḥ

10. hi saṃyatāḥ ca dakṣāḥ ca matimantaḥ ca mānavāḥ
santaḥ niṣphalāḥ ca prahīṇāḥ svakarmabhiḥ dṛśyante

10. Indeed, even humans who are self-controlled, diligent, and intelligent are seen to be unsuccessful and deprived by their own actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• संयताः (saṁyatāḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, restrained, disciplined)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हि (hi) - indeed, even (indeed, certainly, for)

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - diligent (skillful, diligent, clever, expert)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (humans, people, descendants of Manu)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (are seen, appear)

• निष्फलाः (niṣphalāḥ) - unsuccessful (fruitless, unsuccessful, useless)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - being (referring to the state of humans) (being, existing, good people)

• प्रहीणाः (prahīṇāḥ) - deprived (deprived, forsaken, lost, abandoned)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their own actions (karma) (by one's own actions, by one's own duty)

Words meanings and morphology

संयताः (saṁyatāḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, restrained, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃyata

saṁyata - self-controlled, restrained, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

from root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, even (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - diligent (skillful, diligent, clever, expert)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - skillful, diligent, clever, expert, ready

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, having understanding

suffixed with -mat

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (humans, people, descendants of Manu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (are seen, appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निष्फलाः (niṣphalāḥ) - unsuccessful (fruitless, unsuccessful, useless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, unsuccessful, useless, barren

compound: nis (without) + phala (fruit)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+phala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  prefix
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - being (referring to the state of humans) (being, existing, good people)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present active participle, used adjectivally.

प्रहीणाः (prahīṇāḥ) - deprived (deprived, forsaken, lost, abandoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahīṇa

prahīṇa - deprived, forsaken, lost, abandoned, diminished

Past Passive Participle

from root hā (to leave, to abandon) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Used adjectivally.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - by their own actions (karma) (by one's own actions, by one's own duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svakarma

svakarma - one's own action, one's own duty

Tatpuruṣa compound: sva (own) + karma (action)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate, result of action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to one's own actions or destiny (karma).