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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-245, verse-19

इह यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते ।
तस्माच्छरीरं युञ्जीत तपसा नियमेन च ॥१९॥
19. iha yatkriyate karma tatparatropabhujyate ,
tasmāccharīraṁ yuñjīta tapasā niyamena ca.
19. iha yat kriyate karma tat paratra upabhujyate
tasmāt śarīram yuñjīta tapasā niyamena ca
19. Whatever action (karma) is performed here in this world is experienced hereafter in the other world. Therefore, one should engage the body with asceticism (tapas) and self-restraint.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time
  • यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)
  • क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made
  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, fate, consequence
  • तत् (tat) - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
  • परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter
  • उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is enjoyed, is experienced
  • तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
  • शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
  • युञ्जीत (yuñjīta) - one should engage, one should yoke, one should apply
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity
  • नियमेन (niyamena) - by self-restraint, by rule, by discipline
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - what, which, that
Note: Used as a relative pronoun; agrees with `karma`.
क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kṛ
Present tense, third person singular, passive voice
From √kṛ (to do, make) + -ya suffix + -te ending for passive
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, fate, consequence
(noun)
neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect (karma)
From √kṛ (to do, make) + -man suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Acts as both subject of `kriyate` and object of `upabhujyate` (through `yat` and `tat`).
तत् (tat) - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Correlative to `yat`.
परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, hereafter
(indeclinable)
From `para` (other) + `-tra` suffix (locative sense)
उपभुज्यते (upabhujyate) - is enjoyed, is experienced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of upabhuj
Present tense, third person singular, passive voice
From √bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with upasarga upa-, + -ya suffix + -te ending for passive
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Used adverbially to mean "therefore."
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
Root: śṝ (class 9)
Note: Object of `yuñjīta`.
युञ्जीत (yuñjīta) - one should engage, one should yoke, one should apply
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yuj
Optative mood, third person singular, middle voice
From √yuj (to join, unite, harness, engage)
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: The implied agent is "one" or "a person."
तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, austerity, asceticism, penance (tapas)
From √tap (to heat, suffer penance)
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Means or instrument for engaging the body.
नियमेन (niyamena) - by self-restraint, by rule, by discipline
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyama
niyama - restraint, self-control, rule, discipline, observance
From √yam (to curb, restrain) with upasarga ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Means or instrument for engaging the body.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Postpositive conjunction.