महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-6, verse-23

यदा स्थानान्यनित्यानि दृश्यन्ते दैवतेष्वपि ।
कथं कर्म विना दैवं स्थास्यते स्थापयिष्यति ॥२३॥

23. yadā sthānānyanityāni dṛśyante daivateṣvapi ,
kathaṁ karma vinā daivaṁ sthāsyate sthāpayiṣyati.

23. yadā sthānāni anityāni dṛśyante daivateṣu api
katham karma vinā daivam sthāsyate sthāpayiṣyati

23. yadā daivateṣu api sthānāni anityāni dṛśyante,
katham daivam vinā karma sthāsyate sthāpayiṣyati

23. When even the states of deities are observed to be impermanent, how can human action (karma) possibly endure or establish anything without divine influence (daivam)?

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• स्थानानि (sthānāni) - positions, states, places

• अनित्यानि (anityāni) - impermanent, transient, not eternal

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, are observed

• दैवतेषु (daivateṣu) - among deities, in divine matters

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• कर्म (karma) - human action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, result of action)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• दैवम् (daivam) - divine influence (daivam) or destiny (divine influence, fate, destiny, pertaining to gods)

• स्थास्यते (sthāsyate) - will stand, will endure, will remain

• स्थापयिष्यति (sthāpayiṣyati) - will establish, will cause to stand

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - positions, states, places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, state, standing

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अनित्यानि (anityāni) - impermanent, transient, not eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, not eternal

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'nitya' (eternal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nitya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nitya – eternal, constant, permanent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sthānāni'

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, are observed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

present passive

3rd person plural, middle voice, present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दैवतेषु (daivateṣu) - among deities, in divine matters

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of daivata

daivata - divine being, deity, pertaining to gods

Derived from 'deva' (god)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - human action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, result of action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (as result of past actions)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs accusative, instrumental, or ablative.

दैवम् (daivam) - divine influence (daivam) or destiny (divine influence, fate, destiny, pertaining to gods)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, celestial, fate, destiny, divine influence

Derived from 'deva' (god)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'

स्थास्यते (sthāsyate) - will stand, will endure, will remain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

future middle

3rd person singular, middle voice, future tense

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थापयिष्यति (sthāpayiṣyati) - will establish, will cause to stand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

future causative active

3rd person singular, active voice, future tense, causative stem

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Causative form, implying 'cause to stand/establish'