महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-181, verse-21

जन्तोः प्रेतस्य कौन्तेय गतिः स्वैरिह कर्मभिः ।
प्राज्ञस्य हीनबुद्धेश्च कर्मकोशः क्व तिष्ठति ॥२१॥

21. jantoḥ pretasya kaunteya gatiḥ svairiha karmabhiḥ ,
prājñasya hīnabuddheśca karmakośaḥ kva tiṣṭhati.

21. jantoḥ pretasya kaunteya gatiḥ svaiḥ iha karmabhiḥ
prājñasya hīnabuddheḥ ca karmakośaḥ kva tiṣṭhati

21. O son of Kuntī (Kaunteya), the destiny of a departed being in this world is determined by its own actions (karma). Furthermore, where does the storehouse of actions (karma) reside for the wise, and for the one with deficient intellect?

Words meanings summery:

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a being

• प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of a departed being (of the departed, of the dead, of a ghost)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, state, course, movement

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by one's own, by their own

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

• प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise, of the knowing one

• हीनबुद्धेः (hīnabuddheḥ) - of the foolish, of the dull-witted, of one with deficient intellect

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्मकोशः (karmakośaḥ) - storehouse of actions, accumulated actions

• क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - resides (stands, remains, resides)

Words meanings and morphology

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, defining 'gatiḥ'.

प्रेतस्य (pretasya) - of a departed being (of the departed, of the dead, of a ghost)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, dead, a ghost, a departed spirit

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' + root 'i' (to go) + 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'jantoḥ'.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)

Patronymic from Kuntī.

Note: Direct address.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, state, course, movement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, destiny, state, means

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by one's own, by their own

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Modifies 'karmabhiḥ'.

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of action

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of destiny.

प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise, of the knowing one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, sage

From 'pra' + 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Possessive, referring to the wise person.

हीनबुद्धेः (hīnabuddheḥ) - of the foolish, of the dull-witted, of one with deficient intellect

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hīnabuddhi

hīnabuddhi - deficient in intellect, foolish, dull-witted

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'hīna' + 'buddhi'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+buddhi)

• hīna – deprived, forsaken, deficient, inferior
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hā' (to abandon, forsake).
  Root: hā (class 3)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Possessive, referring to the foolish person.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'prājñasya' and 'hīnabuddheḥ'.

कर्मकोशः (karmakośaḥ) - storehouse of actions, accumulated actions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmakośa

karmakośa - repository of actions (karma), accumulated karmic impressions

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'karman' + 'kośa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+kośa)

• karman – action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, storehouse, bud
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kuś' (to embrace, to draw together).
  Root: kuś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhati'.

क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

Note: Interrogative adverb.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - resides (stands, remains, resides)

(verb)

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

Present tense, class 1 verb (with reduplication).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence.