महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-1

व्यास उवाच ।
शुभेन कर्मणा यद्वै तिर्यग्योनौ न मुह्यसे ।
ममैव कीट तत्कर्म येन त्वं न प्रमुह्यसे ॥१॥

1. vyāsa uvāca ,
śubhena karmaṇā yadvai tiryagyonau na muhyase ,
mamaiva kīṭa tatkarma yena tvaṁ na pramuhyase.

1. vyāsa uvāca śubhena karmaṇā yat vai tiryak yonau na
muhyase mama eva kīṭa tat karma yena tvam na pramuhyase

1. vyāsa uvāca he kīṭa yat tvam śubhena karmaṇā tiryak yonau
na muhyase tat karma mama eva yena tvam na pramuhyase

1. Vyāsa said: "Indeed, it is by good action (karma) that you are not deluded even in an animal birth. O insect! That action (karma) is indeed mine, by which you are not utterly bewildered."

Words meanings summery:

• व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa (Vyasa (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• शुभेन (śubhena) - by good (action) (by good, by auspicious)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action, by deed)

• यत् (yat) - that (the fact that) (that, which, because)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• तिर्यक् (tiryak) - animal (birth) (animal, horizontal, crooked)

• योनौ (yonau) - in an animal birth (in birth, in womb, in origin)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मुह्यसे (muhyase) - you are deluded (you are deluded, you are bewildered)

• मम (mama) - mine (my, mine)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• कीट (kīṭa) - O insect! (O insect!, O worm!)

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed)

• येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्रमुह्यसे (pramuhyase) - you are utterly bewildered (you are greatly deluded, you are utterly bewildered)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa (Vyasa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of a sage, compiler of the Vedas and Mahabharata)

Root: vyās

Note: Subject of `uvāca`

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

root vac, irregular perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

शुभेन (śubhena) - by good (action) (by good, by auspicious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Original Sanskrit term `karma` to be noted in translation.

यत् (yat) - that (the fact that) (that, which, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

Note: introduces a subordinate clause

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

तिर्यक् (tiryak) - animal (birth) (animal, horizontal, crooked)

(adjective)

singular of tiryak

tiryak - animal, bird, beast, transverse

Root: tṛñc

Note: qualifies `yonau`

योनौ (yonau) - in an animal birth (in birth, in womb, in origin)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, birth

Root: yu

Note: refers to a state of being or existence

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मुह्यसे (muhyase) - you are deluded (you are deluded, you are bewildered)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of muh

Present Middle Indicative

4th class verb (divādi), ātmanepada

Root: muh (class 4)

मम (mama) - mine (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: possessive pronoun

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

कीट (kīṭa) - O insect! (O insect!, O worm!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small animal

Note: term of address

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: refers to the previous statement about not being deluded

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Original Sanskrit term `karma` to be noted in translation.

येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

Note: introduces a relative clause

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

Note: subject of `pramuhyase`

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्रमुह्यसे (pramuhyase) - you are utterly bewildered (you are greatly deluded, you are utterly bewildered)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of muh

Present Middle Indicative

4th class verb (divādi) with upasarga pra, ātmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: muh (class 4)