महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-6, verse-7

यथा बीजं विना क्षेत्रमुप्तं भवति निष्फलम् ।
तथा पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिध्यति ॥७॥

7. yathā bījaṁ vinā kṣetramuptaṁ bhavati niṣphalam ,
tathā puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivaṁ na sidhyati.

7. yathā bījam vinā kṣetram uptam bhavati niṣphalam
tathā puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivam na sidhyati

7. yathā bījam vinā uptam kṣetram niṣphalam bhavati
tathā puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivam na sidhyati

7. Just as a field, when sown without seed, becomes fruitless, similarly, fate (daiva) does not succeed without human effort (puruṣakāra).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, tract of land, body, sphere

• उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - The field becoming fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - by human effort, by personal exertion

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine influence, what is ordained by gods

• न (na) - not, no

• सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, manifests, is perfected

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

(noun)

neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, tract of land, body, sphere

(noun)

neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, soil, sphere, body

उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted

(adjective)

neuter, singular of upta

upta - sown, planted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vap' (to sow) with zero-grade vowel and -ta suffix.

Root: vap (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - The field becoming fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, ineffectual

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - by human effort, by personal exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra

puruṣakāra - human effort, personal exertion, free will

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kāra)

• puruṣa – person, man, male
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – doing, making, effort, action
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine influence, what is ordained by gods

(noun)

neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine decree, divine power

Derived from 'deva' (god).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, manifests, is perfected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sidh

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: sidh (class 4)