महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-20

अथापि लोके कर्माणि समावर्तन्त भारत ।
शुभाशुभफलं चेमे प्राप्नुवन्तीति मे मतिः ॥२०॥

20. athāpi loke karmāṇi samāvartanta bhārata ,
śubhāśubhaphalaṁ ceme prāpnuvantīti me matiḥ.

20. atha api loke karmāṇi samāvartanta bhārata śubha
aśubha phalam ca ime prāpnuvanti iti me matiḥ

20. bhārata loke karmāṇi samāvartanta api ca ime
śubha aśubha phalam prāpnuvanti iti me matiḥ

20. O Bhārata, furthermore, actions are performed in the world, and these people receive the fruits of both good and bad deeds - such is my opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - moreover, now, then

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

• समावर्तन्त (samāvartanta) - are performed, take place, happen

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• शुभ (śubha) - good, auspicious, pure

• अशुभ (aśubha) - bad, inauspicious, evil

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• च (ca) - and, also

• इमे (ime) - these, these people

• प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they receive, they attain

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marking a quotation or thought)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, view, thought, mind

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - moreover, now, then

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

समावर्तन्त (samāvartanta) - are performed, take place, happen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samāvṛt

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Bhārata

शुभ (śubha) - good, auspicious, pure

(adjective)

of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, bright

Note: First part of the dvandva compound śubhāśubha

अशुभ (aśubha) - bad, inauspicious, evil

(adjective)

of aśubha

aśubha - bad, inauspicious, evil

Note: Second part of the dvandva compound śubhāśubha

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – good, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Forms a compound with śubhāśubha

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these, these people

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they receive, they attain

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marking a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, view, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, opinion, mind, understanding

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