महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-20

तथा कर्मसु विज्ञेयं फलं भवति वा न वा ।
पुरुषस्यात्मनिःश्रेयः शुभाशुभनिदर्शनम् ॥२०॥

20. tathā karmasu vijñeyaṁ phalaṁ bhavati vā na vā ,
puruṣasyātmaniḥśreyaḥ śubhāśubhanidarśanam.

20. tathā karmasu vijñeyam phalam bhavati vā na vā
puruṣasya ātmaniḥśreyaḥ śubhāśubhanidarśanam

20. tathā karmasu phalam vā na vā bhavati iti vijñeyam (idam)
puruṣasya ātmaniḥśreyaḥ śubhāśubhanidarśanam (bhavati)

20. Similarly, regarding actions (karma), it should be understood that the result may or may not occur; it serves as an indicator of what is beneficial or detrimental to a person's (puruṣa) ultimate welfare (ātmaniḥśreyas).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in the performance of actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)

• विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - to be known, to be understood, knowable

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists, occurs

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of an individual (puruṣa) (of the person, of the cosmic being)

• आत्मनिःश्रेयः (ātmaniḥśreyaḥ) - ultimate welfare (ātmaniḥśreyas) for the individual self (ultimate good for oneself, self-welfare, highest good for the (ātman))

• शुभाशुभनिदर्शनम् (śubhāśubhanidarśanam) - indicator of good and bad, sign of auspicious and inauspicious

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in the performance of actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work (karma)

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam) - to be known, to be understood, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, to be understood, knowable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from vi-jñā (to know, to understand) with suffix -eya

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with phalam, implicitly

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists, occurs

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of an individual (puruṣa) (of the person, of the cosmic being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, cosmic person (puruṣa)

आत्मनिःश्रेयः (ātmaniḥśreyaḥ) - ultimate welfare (ātmaniḥśreyas) for the individual self (ultimate good for oneself, self-welfare, highest good for the (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaniḥśreyas

ātmaniḥśreyas - ultimate good for oneself, highest welfare of the self

Compound of ātman (self) and niḥśreyas (ultimate good)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+niḥśreyas)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• niḥśreyas – ultimate good, highest blessing, emancipation
  noun (neuter)

शुभाशुभनिदर्शनम् (śubhāśubhanidarśanam) - indicator of good and bad, sign of auspicious and inauspicious

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhāśubhanidarśana

śubhāśubhanidarśana - indicator of good and bad, sign of auspicious and inauspicious

Compound of śubhāśubha (good and bad) and nidarśana (indicator)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubhāśubha+nidarśana)

• śubhāśubha – good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious
  adjective (neuter)
  Dvanda compound of śubha (good) and aśubha (bad)
• nidarśana – showing, indicating, example, sign
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ni-dṛś (to show)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)