महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-150, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
कार्यते यच्च क्रियते सच्चासच्च कृतं ततः ।
तत्राश्वसीत सत्कृत्वा असत्कृत्वा न विश्वसेत् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
kāryate yacca kriyate saccāsacca kṛtaṁ tataḥ ,
tatrāśvasīta satkṛtvā asatkṛtvā na viśvaset.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca kāryate yat ca kriyate sat ca asat kṛtam
tataḥ tatra aśvasīta satkṛtvā asatkṛtvā na viśvaset

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: yat ca kāryate,
yat ca kriyate,
tat sat ca asat kṛtam [bhavati].
tataḥ tatra satkṛtvā aśvasīta,
asatkṛtvā na viśvaset.

1. Bhishma said: Whatever is caused to be done, or is simply done, be it good or bad, is an action (karma). Therefore, having performed good deeds, one should have faith, but having performed bad deeds, one should not trust.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कार्यते (kāryate) - is caused to be done (is caused to be done, is made, is performed)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that which)

• च (ca) - or (and, also, moreover)

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done (is done, is performed, is made)

• सत् (sat) - good (good, virtuous, real, existing)

• च (ca) - or (and, also, moreover)

• असत् (asat) - bad (bad, unreal, non-existent, unvirtuous)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - is an action (karma) (done, made, performed, deed, action)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (then, therefore, from that)

• तत्र (tatra) - therefore (in that case) (there, in that matter, in that case)

• अश्वसीत (aśvasīta) - one should have faith (one should trust, rely on, breathe freely)

• सत्कृत्वा (satkṛtvā) - having performed good deeds (having done good, having honored)

• असत्कृत्वा (asatkṛtvā) - having performed bad deeds (having done bad, having dishonored)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should not trust (one should trust, believe, rely on)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कार्यते (kāryate) - is caused to be done (is caused to be done, is made, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

causative passive present 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - or (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done (is done, is performed, is made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

passive present 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सत् (sat) - good (good, virtuous, real, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - good, virtuous, real, existing

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here substantively.

च (ca) - or (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - bad (bad, unreal, non-existent, unvirtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - bad, unreal, non-existent, unvirtuous

Present Active Participle (negative)

from root as (to be) with negation 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – good, virtuous, real, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here substantively.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - is an action (karma) (done, made, performed, deed, action)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, deed, action

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used substantively as 'deed' or 'action (karma)'.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - therefore (in that case) (there, in that matter, in that case)

(indeclinable)

अश्वसीत (aśvasīta) - one should have faith (one should trust, rely on, breathe freely)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of śvas

optative 3rd singular ātmanepada

Root: śvas (class 2)

सत्कृत्वा (satkṛtvā) - having performed good deeds (having done good, having honored)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kṛ (to do) with sat (good)

Compound type : upapada-samāsa (sat+kṛ)

• sat – good, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛ – to do, make
  verb
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

असत्कृत्वा (asatkṛtvā) - having performed bad deeds (having done bad, having dishonored)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kṛ (to do) with asat (bad)

Compound type : upapada-samāsa (asat+kṛ)

• asat – bad, unvirtuous
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  from root as (to be) with negation 'a-'
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛ – to do, make
  verb
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should not trust (one should trust, believe, rely on)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of viśvas

optative 3rd singular parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)