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

यादृशं वपते बीजं क्षेत्रमासाद्य कर्षकः ।
सुकृते दुष्कृते वापि तादृशं लभते फलम् ॥६॥

6. yādṛśaṁ vapate bījaṁ kṣetramāsādya karṣakaḥ ,
sukṛte duṣkṛte vāpi tādṛśaṁ labhate phalam.

6. yādṛśam vapate bījam kṣetram āsādya karṣakaḥ
sukṛte duṣkṛte vā api tādṛśam labhate phalam

6. karṣakaḥ kṣetram āsādya yādṛśam bījam vapate
sukṛte duṣkṛte vā api tādṛśam phalam labhate

6. Just as a farmer, having prepared the field, sows a certain kind of seed, so too does one obtain a corresponding fruit (phala), whether it arises from virtuous actions (karma) or harmful actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - whatever kind (of what kind, such as, whatever kind)

• वपते (vapate) - sows (sows, scatters)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the field (field, ground, place)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having prepared/cultivated (the field) (having reached, having obtained, having approached)

• कर्षकः (karṣakaḥ) - a farmer (farmer, ploughman)

• सुकृते (sukṛte) - from good actions (karma) (in good action, in virtue)

• दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - from bad actions (karma) (in bad action, in demerit)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - whether (used with 'vā') (also, even, and)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - corresponding, that kind of (of that kind, such, corresponding)

• लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, receives)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence)

Words meanings and morphology

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - whatever kind (of what kind, such as, whatever kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such, like

From 'ya' (which) + 'dṛśa' (looking like).

Root: dṛś

Note: Qualifies 'bījam'.

वपते (vapate) - sows (sows, scatters)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vap

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular.

From root vap (to sow). Class 1, Ātmanepada.

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Object of 'vapate'.

क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the field (field, ground, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, ground, region, sphere of action

Root: kṣi

Note: Object of the gerund 'āsādya'.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having prepared/cultivated (the field) (having reached, having obtained, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Gerundive/Absolutive

From ā + root sad (to sit, approach).

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कर्षकः (karṣakaḥ) - a farmer (farmer, ploughman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṣaka

karṣaka - farmer, ploughman, cultivator

Agent noun from root kṛṣ (to plough).

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

सुकृते (sukṛte) - from good actions (karma) (in good action, in virtue)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well done, virtuous action, merit, good deed

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From su (good) + kṛta (done).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix for excellence.
• kṛta – done, made, action, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies "in the matter of good actions/merits".

दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - from bad actions (karma) (in bad action, in demerit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - ill done, wicked action, sin, demerit, bad deed

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From dus (bad) + kṛta (done).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix for negativity/difficulty.
• kṛta – done, made, action, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies "in the matter of bad actions/demerits".

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'sukṛte' and 'duṣkṛte'.

अपि (api) - whether (used with 'vā') (also, even, and)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - corresponding, that kind of (of that kind, such, corresponding)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that kind, such, similar

From 'tad' (that) + 'dṛśa' (looking like).

Root: dṛś

Note: Qualifies 'phalam'.

लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gets, receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular.

From root labh (to get). Class 1, Ātmanepada.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied, "one" or "the person".

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal

Note: This is the effect or outcome.