महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-339, verse-15

कर्मात्मा त्वपरो योऽसौ मोक्षबन्धैः स युज्यते ।
ससप्तदशकेनापि राशिना युज्यते हि सः ।
एवं बहुविधः प्रोक्तः पुरुषस्ते यथाक्रमम् ॥१५॥

15. karmātmā tvaparo yo'sau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate ,
sasaptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate hi saḥ ,
evaṁ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaste yathākramam.

15. karmātmā tu aparaḥ yaḥ asau mokṣabandhaiḥ
saḥ yujyate | saḥ saptadaśakena
api rāśinā yujyate hi saḥ | evam
bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaḥ te yathākramam

15. tu yaḥ asau aparaḥ karmātmā saḥ
mokṣabandhaiḥ yujyate hi saḥ api
saptadaśakena rāśinā yujyate evam bahuvidhaḥ
puruṣaḥ te yathākramam proktaḥ

15. But that other one, the self engaged in action (karmātman), is subject to both liberation (mokṣa) and bondage. Indeed, he is also associated with the aggregate of seventeen (elements). Thus, this (puruṣa) has been described to you in various forms, in proper sequence.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मात्मा (karmātmā) - the action-self, the empirical self, the doer-self

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other, another

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

• असौ (asau) - that (masculine singular nominative demonstrative pronoun)

• मोक्षबन्धैः (mokṣabandhaiḥ) - by liberation and bondage, by the bonds of liberation

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is united, is connected, is subject to

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• सप्तदशकेन (saptadaśakena) - Refers to the subtle body's seventeen elements (5 sense organs, 5 organs of action, 5 prāṇas, mind, intellect). (by the aggregate of seventeen, by the group of seventeen)

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• राशिना (rāśinā) - by the mass, by the heap, by the aggregate

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is united, is connected, is subject to

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• बहुविधः (bahuvidhaḥ) - manifold, various kinds, in many ways

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, spoken

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

• ते (te) - to you

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, in proper sequence, successively

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मात्मा (karmātmā) - the action-self, the empirical self, the doer-self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmātman

karmātman - action-self, empirical self, doer-self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+ātman)

• karma – action, deed, work, result of action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: AN (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which

असौ (asau) - that (masculine singular nominative demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote demonstrative)

मोक्षबन्धैः (mokṣabandhaiḥ) - by liberation and bondage, by the bonds of liberation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mokṣabandha

mokṣabandha - liberation and bondage (dvandva) or the bonds of liberation (tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : dvandva (mokṣa+bandha)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• bandha – bondage, tie, fetter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is united, is connected, is subject to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

present passive

root yuj, 7th class, Ātmanepada, passive form yujya-

Root: yuj (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सप्तदशकेन (saptadaśakena) - Refers to the subtle body's seventeen elements (5 sense organs, 5 organs of action, 5 prāṇas, mind, intellect). (by the aggregate of seventeen, by the group of seventeen)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saptadaśaka

saptadaśaka - group of seventeen, aggregate of seventeen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saptadaśan+ka)

• saptadaśan – seventeen
  numeral
• ka – suffix indicating 'group' or 'aggregate'
  suffix

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

राशिना (rāśinā) - by the mass, by the heap, by the aggregate

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāśi

rāśi - heap, mass, collection, aggregate

युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is united, is connected, is subject to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

present passive

root yuj, 7th class, Ātmanepada, passive form yujya-

Root: yuj (class 7)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

बहुविधः (bahuvidhaḥ) - manifold, various kinds, in many ways

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - manifold, of many kinds, various

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

root vac (to speak) with prefix pra, irregular past passive participle

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form.

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, in proper sequence, successively

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, step
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)