महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-18, verse-11

यद्यच्च कुरुते कर्म शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
पूर्वदेहकृतं सर्वमवश्यमुपभुज्यते ॥११॥

11. yadyacca kurute karma śubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham ,
pūrvadehakṛtaṁ sarvamavaśyamupabhujyate.

11. yat yat ca kurute karma śubham vā yadi vā
aśubham pūrvadehakṛtam sarvam avaśyam upabhujyate

11. yat yat karma ca śubham vā yadi vā aśubham
kurute sarvam pūrvadehakṛtam avaśyam upabhujyate

11. Whatever action (karma) one performs, whether good or bad, all that was done in a previous body is inevitably experienced.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरुते (kurute) - (he/she/it) does, performs, makes

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

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, pure, beautiful

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad, inauspicious, unlucky

• पूर्वदेहकृतम् (pūrvadehakṛtam) - done in a previous body/existence

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, inevitably, certainly

• उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is experienced, is enjoyed, is suffered

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

Note: Used twice for emphasis (whatever... whatever...).

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

Note: Used twice for emphasis (whatever... whatever...).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरुते (kurute) - (he/she/it) does, performs, makes

(verb)

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

Present Middle

From root kṛ (8th class, tanādi group) in middle voice, present tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

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

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, pure, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, pure, beautiful, bright

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in 'śubham vā yadi vā aśubham' (either good or bad).

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in 'śubham vā yadi vā aśubham' (either good or bad).

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in 'śubham vā yadi vā aśubham' (either good or bad).

अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad, inauspicious, unlucky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - bad, inauspicious, unlucky, evil

Negation of 'śubha' with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – good, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

पूर्वदेहकृतम् (pūrvadehakṛtam) - done in a previous body/existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrvadehakṛta

pūrvadehakṛta - done in a previous body, performed in a former life

Compound adjective formed from pūrva (previous), deha (body), and kṛta (done, PPP of kṛ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+deha+kṛta)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to 'karma'.

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, inevitably, certainly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'avaśya' (unavoidable).

उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is experienced, is enjoyed, is suffered

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From root bhuj (7th class, rudhādi group) with prefix upa- in passive voice, present tense.

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)