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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-123, verse-13

अकर्ता चैव कर्ता च लभते यस्य यादृशम् ।
यद्येवोर्ध्वं यद्यवाक्च त्वं लोकमभियास्यसि ॥१३॥
13. akartā caiva kartā ca labhate yasya yādṛśam ,
yadyevordhvaṁ yadyavākca tvaṁ lokamabhiyāsyasi.
13. akartā ca eva kartā ca labhate yasya yādṛśam yadi
eva ūrdhvam yadi avāk ca tvam lokam abhiyāsyasi
13. Both the non-doer and the doer receive their appropriate reward, whatever its nature. Whether it is upwards or downwards, you will certainly reach a world (commensurate with your actions).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अकर्ता (akartā) - a non-doer, one who refrains from action
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent, creator
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he receives, he gets
  • यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose, for whom
  • यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - implied 'result' or 'fruit' (phalam) (of what kind, such as, whatever kind)
  • यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, higher
  • यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
  • अवाक् (avāk) - downwards, below
  • (ca) - and, also
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm
  • अभियास्यसि (abhiyāsyasi) - you will go towards, you will reach

Words meanings and morphology

अकर्ता (akartā) - a non-doer, one who refrains from action
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akartṛ
akartṛ - non-doer, one who does not act
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kartṛ)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
    indeclinable
  • kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent, creator
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, maker
Agent noun
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he receives, he gets
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose, for whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whoever, whatever
यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - implied 'result' or 'fruit' (phalam) (of what kind, such as, whatever kind)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, such as
Note: Functions as a noun here, referring to 'that which is of whatever kind'.
यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, higher
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
(indeclinable)
अवाक् (avāk) - downwards, below
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here. The final 'k' indicates it's a stem that undergoes sandhi.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, space, people, common folk
अभियास्यसि (abhiyāsyasi) - you will go towards, you will reach
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhiyā
Prefix: abhi
Root: yā (class 2)