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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-32

शुभैः प्रयोगैर्देवत्वं व्यामिश्रैर्मानुषो भवेत् ।
मोहनीयैर्वियोनीषु त्वधोगामी च किल्बिषैः ॥३२॥
32. śubhaiḥ prayogairdevatvaṁ vyāmiśrairmānuṣo bhavet ,
mohanīyairviyonīṣu tvadhogāmī ca kilbiṣaiḥ.
32. śubhaiḥ prayogaiḥ devatvam vyāmiśraiḥ mānuṣaḥ bhavet
| mohanīyaiḥ viyonīṣu tu adhogāmī ca kilbiṣaiḥ
32. Through auspicious practices, one attains godhood; through mixed actions, one becomes a human; and through actions that lead to delusion (mohanīya), one is born in lower species and descends due to sins.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious, by good
  • प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by applications, by efforts, by means, by rites
  • देवत्वम् (devatvam) - godhood, divinity, state of being a deity
  • व्यामिश्रैः (vyāmiśraiḥ) - Referring to mixed actions (good and bad). (by mixed, by combined)
  • मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human, man
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may become, should become, becomes)
  • मोहनीयैः (mohanīyaiḥ) - Referring to actions that cause confusion or spiritual ignorance (moha). (by deluding, by causing delusion, by bewildering (actions))
  • वियोनीषु (viyonīṣu) - in lower species, in unfavorable wombs
  • तु (tu) - therefore or indeed for emphasis. (but, indeed, however, therefore)
  • अधोगामी (adhogāmī) - one who goes downwards, downward-going
  • (ca) - and
  • किल्बिषैः (kilbiṣaiḥ) - by sins, by faults, by offenses

Words meanings and morphology

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious, by good
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, pure, beautiful
Note: Adjective agreeing with `prayogaiḥ`.
प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by applications, by efforts, by means, by rites
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prayoga
prayoga - application, use, employment, effort, practice, rite, means
From √yuj with pra- prefix
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
देवत्वम् (devatvam) - godhood, divinity, state of being a deity
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva
devatva - godhood, divinity, state of being a god
suffix -tva (abstract noun)
Note: Object of implied verb of 'attainment'.
व्यामिश्रैः (vyāmiśraiḥ) - Referring to mixed actions (good and bad). (by mixed, by combined)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāmiśra
vyāmiśra - mixed, combined, variegated
From √miśr with prefixes vi- and ā-
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: miśr (class 10)
मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human, man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, man, human being
derived from manu
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may become, should become, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
optative active
3rd singular optative active of √bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मोहनीयैः (mohanīyaiḥ) - Referring to actions that cause confusion or spiritual ignorance (moha). (by deluding, by causing delusion, by bewildering (actions))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mohanīya
mohanīya - causing delusion, bewildering, deluding; that which is to be bewildered
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
from √muh with suffix -anīya
Root: muh (class 4)
वियोनीषु (viyonīṣu) - in lower species, in unfavorable wombs
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of viyoni
viyoni - unfavorable womb, lower species, improper birth
compound of vi- (bad) and yoni
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+yoni)
  • vi – apart, asunder, away, bad, negative
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • yoni – womb, origin, source, species
    noun (feminine)
तु (tu) - therefore or indeed for emphasis. (but, indeed, however, therefore)
(indeclinable)
particle
अधोगामी (adhogāmī) - one who goes downwards, downward-going
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhogāmin
adhogāmin - going downwards, descending, falling
agent noun from adhas + √gam
compound of adhas (down) and gāmin (goer)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (adhas+gāmin)
  • adhas – below, downwards, inferior
    indeclinable
    adverb
  • gāmin – going, moving, leading to
    adjective (masculine)
    agentive suffix -in
    from √gam (to go)
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used predicatively.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
particle
किल्बिषैः (kilbiṣaiḥ) - by sins, by faults, by offenses
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of kilbiṣa
kilbiṣa - sin, fault, offense, crime, guilt