महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-10

अप्यदृष्टं श्रुतं वापि पुरुषं धर्मचारिणम् ।
भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वाणं तं जनाः कुर्वते प्रियम् ॥१०॥

10. apyadṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ vāpi puruṣaṁ dharmacāriṇam ,
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇaṁ taṁ janāḥ kurvate priyam.

10. api adṛṣṭam śrutam vā api puruṣam dharmacāriṇam
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇam tam janāḥ kurvate priyam

10. janāḥ adṛṣṭam vā śrutam api api dharmacāriṇam
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇam tam puruṣam priyam kurvate

10. People hold dear even a person who is unseen or unheard, provided he follows natural law (dharma) and performs actions conducive to prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen (unseen, invisible, unperceived, unknown, destiny)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - unheard (with implicit negation from 'api adṛṣṭam') (heard, listened, revealed knowledge, holy scripture)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person (man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person)

• धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - one who follows natural law (dharma) (one who practices dharma, following righteousness)

• भूतिकर्माणि (bhūtikarmāṇi) - deeds that bring prosperity (deeds for prosperity, auspicious actions, actions leading to welfare)

• कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing (doing, performing, making)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that, that one)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they hold (dear) (they do, they make, they perform)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse for emphasis, 'even if unheard or unseen'.

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen (unseen, invisible, unperceived, unknown, destiny)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, invisible, unperceived, unknown, destiny, unexpected

Past passive participle

Formed from prefix a- (negation) + dṛṣṭa (past passive participle of dṛś).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - unheard (with implicit negation from 'api adṛṣṭam') (heard, listened, revealed knowledge, holy scripture)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, revealed knowledge, Vedic text

Past passive participle

From root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person (man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, male, individual, the primeval being, spirit

धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - one who follows natural law (dharma) (one who practices dharma, following righteousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - practicing righteousness, observant of duty, righteous, virtuous

Agent noun from 'dharma' and root 'car'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing
  agent noun (masculine)
  From root car + suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'.

भूतिकर्माणि (bhūtikarmāṇi) - deeds that bring prosperity (deeds for prosperity, auspicious actions, actions leading to welfare)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūtikarma

bhūtikarma - actions leading to welfare, deeds for prosperity, auspicious deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūti+karma)

• bhūti – prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvāṇam'.

कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing (doing, performing, making)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, making, performing

Present middle participle

From root kṛ (to do) + śānac suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'.

तम् (tam) - him (him, that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they hold (dear) (they do, they make, they perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root verb, 8th class, atmanepada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite, liked, friendly

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective (or secondary object) to 'kurvate' with 'puruṣam' (represented by 'tam').