महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-74, verse-25

कश्यप उवाच ।
एवमस्मिन्वर्तते लोक एव नामुत्रैवं वर्तते राजपुत्र ।
प्रेत्यैतयोरन्तरवान्विशेषो यो वै पुण्यं चरते यश्च पापम् ॥२५॥

25. kaśyapa uvāca ,
evamasminvartate loka eva; nāmutraivaṁ vartate rājaputra ,
pretyaitayorantaravānviśeṣo; yo vai puṇyaṁ carate yaśca pāpam.

25. kaśyapaḥ uvāca | evam asmin loke
eva na amutra evam vartate rājaputra
| pretya etayoḥ antaravān viśeṣaḥ
yaḥ vai puṇyam carate yaḥ ca pāpam

25. kaśyapaḥ uvāca rājaputra,
evam asmin loke eva vartate,
amutra evam na vartate pretya,
yaḥ vai puṇyam carate,
yaḥ ca pāpam (carate),
etayoḥ antaravān viśeṣaḥ (asti)

25. Kaśyapa said: O prince, it is like this in this world, but it is not like this in the other world. After death, there is indeed a significant difference between those who perform virtuous (puṇya) deeds and those who commit evil (pāpa).

Words meanings summery:

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter

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

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, acts, turns, happens

• राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - O prince, son of a king

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, in the afterlife

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• अन्तरवान् (antaravān) - having a difference, distinct, different

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed

• चरते (carate) - practices, performs, moves, wanders

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

Words meanings and morphology

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - a proper name, a celebrated Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'loke'

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter

(indeclinable)

locative adverb from 'adas' (that)

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

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, acts, turns, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present middle

3rd person singular present middle of √vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - O prince, son of a king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

compound of 'rājan' and 'putra'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, in the afterlife

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund of pra + √i

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the two types of people (performing good or evil).

अन्तरवान् (antaravān) - having a difference, distinct, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaravat

antaravat - having a difference, distinguished

from antara + -vat suffix

Note: Suffix -vat denotes possession.

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity

from vi + √śiṣ 'to distinguish'

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, auspicious, good

चरते (carate) - practices, performs, moves, wanders

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of car

present middle

3rd person singular present middle of √car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong