महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-20

भीष्म उवाच ।
यत्किंचित्कर्म मानुष्यं संस्थानाय प्रकृष्यते ।
मन्त्रवन्मन्त्रितं तस्य मृषावादस्तु पातकः ॥२०॥

20. bhīṣma uvāca ,
yatkiṁcitkarma mānuṣyaṁ saṁsthānāya prakṛṣyate ,
mantravanmantritaṁ tasya mṛṣāvādastu pātakaḥ.

20. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yat kiñcit karma mānuṣyam saṃsthānāya
prakṛṣyate mantravat mantritam tasya mṛṣāvādaḥ tu pātakaḥ

20. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yat kiñcit mānuṣyam karma saṃsthānāya
prakṛṣyate mantravat mantritam tasya mṛṣāvādaḥ tu pātakaḥ

20. Bhīṣma said: Whatever human action (karma) is undertaken for accomplishment and is deliberated upon with sacred formulas, any false statement concerning that action is indeed a sin (pātaka).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (the speaker) (Bhīṣma (name of the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever (something, anything, a little)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual, fate)

• मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human (action) (human, pertaining to humans, human-like)

• संस्थानाय (saṁsthānāya) - for accomplishment (for establishment, for accomplishment, for completion, for settlement)

• प्रकृष्यते (prakṛṣyate) - is undertaken/performed (is performed, is accomplished, is drawn forth)

• मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with sacred formulas (with sacred formulas, with spells, magically)

• मन्त्रितम् (mantritam) - deliberated upon / planned (with mantras) (deliberated, planned, counselled, pronounced with mantras)

• तस्य (tasya) - concerning that (action) (of that, of him, his)

• मृषावादः (mṛṣāvādaḥ) - false speech (false speech, lie, falsehood)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

• पातकः (pātakaḥ) - a sin (sin, transgression, fall, cause of ruin)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (the speaker) (Bhīṣma (name of the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; Bhīṣma

Derived from root 'bhī' (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect, third person, singular, active voice.

Irregular perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Forms an indefinite compound with 'kiñcit'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever (something, anything, a little)

(indeclinable)

Indefinite pronoun, often combined with 'yad'.

Note: Used in conjunction with 'yat' to mean 'whatever'.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, rite, ritual, consequence of action, fate

n-stem neuter noun from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human (action) (human, pertaining to humans, human-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya

mānuṣya - human, pertaining to man, human-like

Derived from 'manuṣya' (man, human).

संस्थानाय (saṁsthānāya) - for accomplishment (for establishment, for accomplishment, for completion, for settlement)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of saṃsthāna

saṁsthāna - establishment, completion, arrangement, settlement, state, form

Derived from root 'sthā' with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रकृष्यते (prakṛṣyate) - is undertaken/performed (is performed, is accomplished, is drawn forth)

(verb)

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

Present, third person, singular, passive voice.

Root 'kṛṣ' with upasarga 'pra'. Passive form indicates 'is drawn forth' or 'is performed/accomplished'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - with sacred formulas (with sacred formulas, with spells, magically)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-vat' meaning 'like', 'with', 'having'. Derived from 'mantra'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the verb 'mantritam'.

मन्त्रितम् (mantritam) - deliberated upon / planned (with mantras) (deliberated, planned, counselled, pronounced with mantras)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantrita

mantrita - deliberated, planned, counselled, consecrated, pronounced with sacred formulas

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mantr' (to counsel, deliberate, utter sacred formulas).

Root: mantr (class 10)

तस्य (tasya) - concerning that (action) (of that, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

मृषावादः (mṛṣāvādaḥ) - false speech (false speech, lie, falsehood)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛṣāvāda

mṛṣāvāda - false statement, lie, falsehood, untruthful speaking

Compound of 'mṛṣā' (falsely) and 'vāda' (speaking).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛṣā+vāda)

• mṛṣā – falsely, wrongly, in vain
  indeclinable
• vāda – speech, saying, declaration, doctrine
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'mṛṣāvādaḥ pātakaḥ'.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle of contrast or emphasis.

पातकः (pātakaḥ) - a sin (sin, transgression, fall, cause of ruin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pātaka

pātaka - sin, transgression, crime, cause of falling/ruin

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'mṛṣāvādaḥ'.