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14,20

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-20, verse-8

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
जन्मादिमूर्तिभेदानां कर्म भूतेषु वर्तते ॥८॥
8. karmaṇā manasā vācā śubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham ,
janmādimūrtibhedānāṁ karma bhūteṣu vartate.
8. karmaṇā manasā vācā śubham vā yadi vā aśubham
janmādimūrtibhedānām karma bhūteṣu vartate
8. Action (karma), whether good or bad, performed through body, mind, or speech, operates among all beings, resulting in diverse forms and states of existence, beginning with birth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by deed (physical action) (by action, by deed, by ritual (karma))
  • मनसा (manasā) - by mind (by mind, by thought)
  • वाचा (vācā) - by speech (by speech, by word)
  • शुभम् (śubham) - good (good, auspicious, pure)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad (bad, inauspicious, evil)
  • जन्मादिमूर्तिभेदानाम् (janmādimūrtibhedānām) - leading to differences in their forms of existence, beginning with birth (of the differences in forms beginning with birth, of the divisions of manifestations from birth)
  • कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual (karma))
  • भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among all beings (among beings, among creatures, in elements)
  • वर्तते (vartate) - operates (exists, operates, prevails, turns)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by deed (physical action) (by action, by deed, by ritual (karma))
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
From √kṛ (to do)
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
मनसा (manasā) - by mind (by mind, by thought)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought
From √man (to think)
Root: √man (class 4)
वाचा (vācā) - by speech (by speech, by word)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, word, voice
From √vac (to speak)
Root: √vac (class 2)
शुभम् (śubham) - good (good, auspicious, pure)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - good, auspicious, pure, beautiful
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad (bad, inauspicious, evil)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha
aśubha - bad, inauspicious, evil
From a (negation) + śubha (good)
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+śubha)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • śubha – good, auspicious, pure
    adjective (neuter)
जन्मादिमूर्तिभेदानाम् (janmādimūrtibhedānām) - leading to differences in their forms of existence, beginning with birth (of the differences in forms beginning with birth, of the divisions of manifestations from birth)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of janmādimūrtibheda
janmādimūrtibheda - differences in forms/bodies beginning with birth, divisions of manifestations from birth
Compound of janman (birth), ādi (beginning), mūrti (form), and bheda (difference)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (janman+ādi+mūrti+bheda)
  • janman – birth, origin, existence
    noun (neuter)
    From √jan (to be born)
    Root: √jan (class 4)
  • ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
    indeclinable
  • mūrti – form, body, embodiment, manifestation
    noun (feminine)
    From √mūrch (to become firm)
    Root: √mūrch (class 1)
  • bheda – difference, distinction, division
    noun (masculine)
    From √bhid (to split)
    Root: √bhid (class 7)
कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual (karma))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
From √kṛ (to do)
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among all beings (among beings, among creatures, in elements)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū (to be) + kta suffix
Root: √bhū (class 1)
वर्तते (vartate) - operates (exists, operates, prevails, turns)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of √vṛt
Present Middle 3rd Singular (class 1)
Root: √vṛt (class 1)