महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-31

आयुषोऽन्ते प्रहायेदं क्षीणप्रायं कलेवरम् ।
प्रतिगृह्णाति तत्पापं कर्तुः कर्मफलं हि तत् ॥३१॥

31. āyuṣo'nte prahāyedaṁ kṣīṇaprāyaṁ kalevaram ,
pratigṛhṇāti tatpāpaṁ kartuḥ karmaphalaṁ hi tat.

31. āyuṣaḥ ante prahāya idam kṣīṇaprāyam kalevaram
pratigṛhṇāti tat pāpam kartuḥ karmaphalam hi tat

31. āyuṣaḥ ante idam kṣīṇaprāyam kalevaram prahāya [saḥ]
tat pāpam pratigṛhṇāti hi tat kartuḥ karmaphalam

31. At the end of life, having abandoned this body that is almost wasted away, one takes on that sin (pāpa). For that (sin) is indeed the fruit of action (karma) for the doer.

Words meanings summery:

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of duration of life

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, in the end

• प्रहाय (prahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

• इदम् (idam) - this

• क्षीणप्रायम् (kṣīṇaprāyam) - nearly wasted, almost exhausted, mostly decayed

• कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, physical frame

• प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - he receives, he takes back, he accepts

• तत् (tat) - that

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong (pāpa)

• कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent, of the creator

• कर्मफलम् (karmaphalam) - fruit of action (karma), result of karma

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

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of duration of life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, vital power

Note: Connects with 'अन्ते'.

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, in the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary

प्रहाय (prahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root hā with upasarga pra-, special form for upasarga prefixed verbs.

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Shows prior action.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'कलेवरम्'.

क्षीणप्रायम् (kṣīṇaprāyam) - nearly wasted, almost exhausted, mostly decayed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇaprāya

kṣīṇaprāya - nearly wasted, almost exhausted, mostly decayed

Compound: kṣīṇa + prāya (meaning 'mostly' or 'almost')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīṇa+prāya)

• kṣīṇa – wasted, diminished, exhausted, decayed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣi
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• prāya – mostly, almost, nearly (suffix)
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'कलेवरम्'.

कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, physical frame

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalevara

kalevara - body, physical frame

Note: Object of 'प्रहाय'.

प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - he receives, he takes back, he accepts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratigrah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'पापम्'.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong (pāpa)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong, vice (pāpa)

Note: Object of 'प्रतिगृह्णाति'.

कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent, of the creator

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, author

Agent noun derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects with 'कर्मफलम्'.

कर्मफलम् (karmaphalam) - fruit of action (karma), result of karma

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karmaphala

karmaphala - fruit of action, result of action (karma)

Tatpurusha compound: karma + phala

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+phala)

• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'तत्'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Explanatory particle.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'पापम्' as the subject of the clause "that is the fruit of action".