महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-23

अवश्यं क्रियमाणस्य कर्मणो दृश्यते फलम् ।
न हि निर्वेदमागम्य किंचित्प्राप्नोति शोभनम् ॥२३॥

23. avaśyaṁ kriyamāṇasya karmaṇo dṛśyate phalam ,
na hi nirvedamāgamya kiṁcitprāpnoti śobhanam.

23. avaśyam kriyamāṇasya karmaṇaḥ dṛśyate phalam |
na hi nirvedam āgamya kiṃcit prāpnoti śobhanam

23. The fruit of an action (karma) that is necessarily performed is certainly seen. Indeed, one achieves nothing good by resorting to despondency.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

• क्रियमाणस्य (kriyamāṇasya) - of an action being performed (of being performed, of what is being done)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action (karma) (of action, of deed, of work)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)

• फलम् (phalam) - result (fruit, result, consequence)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• निर्वेदम् (nirvedam) - despondency (despondency, despair, detachment)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - by resorting to (having approached, having attained, having resorted to)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - achieves (obtains, achieves, reaches)

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good (good, beautiful, auspicious)

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form of avaśya.

क्रियमाणस्य (kriyamāṇasya) - of an action being performed (of being performed, of what is being done)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kriyamāṇa

kriyamāṇa - being done, being performed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with passive marker -ya and present participle suffix -māna.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies karmaṇasya, so neuter singular genitive.

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action (karma) (of action, of deed, of work)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root dṛś, 4th class, used in passive voice. The stem is dṛśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Third person singular present passive of dṛś.

फलम् (phalam) - result (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Subject of the passive verb dṛśyate.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

निर्वेदम् (nirvedam) - despondency (despondency, despair, detachment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirveda

nirveda - despondency, weariness, disgust, detachment, self-abasement

Prefix: nir

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Object of āgamya.

आगम्य (āgamya) - by resorting to (having approached, having attained, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā- (towards) and suffix -ya for absolutive in compound verbs.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Gerund implying 'after reaching'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something

Note: Object of prāpnoti, neuter singular accusative.

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - achieves (obtains, achieves, reaches)

(verb)

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

Root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Third person singular present active of prāp.

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good (good, beautiful, auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, good, auspicious, splendid

Derived from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Modifies kiṃcit, so neuter singular accusative.