महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-8

यो यमिच्छेद्यथा कामं तं तं कामं समश्नुयात् ।
यदि स्यादपराधीनं पुरुषस्य क्रियाफलम् ॥८॥

8. yo yamicchedyathā kāmaṁ taṁ taṁ kāmaṁ samaśnuyāt ,
yadi syādaparādhīnaṁ puruṣasya kriyāphalam.

8. yaḥ yam icchet yathā kāmam tam tam kāmam samaśnuyāt
yadi syāt aparādhīnam puruṣasya kriyāphalam

8. A person would obtain whatever desire he wishes for, if the fruit of his actions (karma) were not dependent on other factors.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, who

• यम् (yam) - whatever, which

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - may desire, should desire

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

• तम् (tam) - that

• तम् (tam) - that

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

• समश्नुयात् (samaśnuyāt) - would obtain, would enjoy

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be

• अपराधीनम् (aparādhīnam) - not dependent (on karmic forces, etc.) (not dependent, independent)

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person, of the human being

• क्रियाफलम् (kriyāphalam) - fruit of action (karma), result of deed

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, whoever

Note: Correlative pronoun.

यम् (yam) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

Note: Correlative pronoun, object of 'icchet'.

इच्छेत् (icchet) - may desire, should desire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Potential/optative mood.

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

Note: Adverbial usage in this context, "according to desire".

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative to 'yam'.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Repetition for emphasis, "that very".

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

Note: Object of 'samaśnuyāt'.

समश्नुयात् (samaśnuyāt) - would obtain, would enjoy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of aś

Prefix: sam

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Potential/optative mood with upasarga `sam`.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Potential/optative mood.

अपराधीनम् (aparādhīnam) - not dependent (on karmic forces, etc.) (not dependent, independent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aparādhīna

aparādhīna - not dependent, independent, free

Compound of a (negation) + parādhīna (dependent on others)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parādhīna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• parādhīna – dependent on others, subordinate
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of para (other) + adhīna (dependent)

Note: Qualifies 'kriyāphalam'.

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person, of the human being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Possessive, "a person's".

क्रियाफलम् (kriyāphalam) - fruit of action (karma), result of deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kriyāphala

kriyāphala - fruit of action, result of deed

Compound of kriyā (action) and phala (fruit)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kriyā+phala)

• kriyā – action, activity, deed
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.