महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-5

नानाकर्मफलोपेता नानाकर्मनिवासिनः ।
नानानिरयनिष्ठान्ता मानुषा बहवो यदा ॥५॥

5. nānākarmaphalopetā nānākarmanivāsinaḥ ,
nānānirayaniṣṭhāntā mānuṣā bahavo yadā.

5. nānākarma-phalopetāḥ nānākarma-nivāsinaḥ
nānāniraya-niṣṭhāntāḥ mānuṣāḥ bahavaḥ yadā

5. yadā bahavaḥ mānuṣāḥ nānākarma-phalopetāḥ
nānākarma-nivāsinaḥ nānāniraya-niṣṭhāntāḥ

5. When many human beings are endowed with the results of various actions (karma), reside within diverse actions (karma), and ultimately find their end in various hells.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाकर्म-फलोपेताः (nānākarma-phalopetāḥ) - endowed with the results of various actions

• नानाकर्म-निवासिनः (nānākarma-nivāsinaḥ) - dwelling in various actions, engaging in various actions

• नानानिरय-निष्ठान्ताः (nānāniraya-niṣṭhāntāḥ) - ending in various hells, ultimately reaching diverse hells

• मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans, human beings

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

Words meanings and morphology

नानाकर्म-फलोपेताः (nānākarma-phalopetāḥ) - endowed with the results of various actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānākarma-phalopeta

nānākarma-phalopeta - endowed with the fruits of various actions

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'nānākarma-phala' + 'upeta'. 'upeta' is PPP of 'i' (to go) with 'upa' (towards), meaning 'gone towards, reached, endowed with'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānākarma-phala+upeta)

• nānākarma-phala – fruit of various actions
  noun (neuter)
  Compound 'nānā' + 'karma' + 'phala'. 'nānākarma' is a tatpurusha (various actions), then 'nānākarma-phala' is a tatpurusha (fruit of various actions).
• upeta – endowed with, associated with, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa-'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

नानाकर्म-निवासिनः (nānākarma-nivāsinaḥ) - dwelling in various actions, engaging in various actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānākarma-nivāsin

nānākarma-nivāsin - residing in various actions, engaging in diverse actions

Agent Noun

Compound 'nānākarma' + 'nivāsin'. 'nivāsin' is from 'vas' (to dwell) with 'ni-' prefix and suffix '-in'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānākarma+nivāsin)

• nānākarma – various actions
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'nānā' (various) and 'karma' (action).
• nivāsin – dweller, inhabitant, one who resides
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ni-' and suffix '-in'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

नानानिरय-निष्ठान्ताः (nānāniraya-niṣṭhāntāḥ) - ending in various hells, ultimately reaching diverse hells

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāniraya-niṣṭhānta

nānāniraya-niṣṭhānta - ending in various hells

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'nānāniraya' + 'niṣṭhānta'. 'niṣṭhānta' is derived from 'niṣṭhā' (end, conclusion) or root 'sthā' with 'ni-' and 'anta'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānāniraya+niṣṭhānta)

• nānāniraya – various hells
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'nānā' (various) and 'niraya' (hell).
• niṣṭhānta – ended, concluded, having an end
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Often used as 'ending in' or 'having as final goal'. From 'niṣṭhā' (end) or `ni-√sthā`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man

From 'manus' (man) + 'aṇ' suffix.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad'.

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