महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-247, verse-12

ईदृशः स मुने लोकः स्वकर्मफलहेतुकः ।
सुकृतैस्तत्र पुरुषाः संभवन्त्यात्मकर्मभिः ॥१२॥

12. īdṛśaḥ sa mune lokaḥ svakarmaphalahetukaḥ ,
sukṛtaistatra puruṣāḥ saṁbhavantyātmakarmabhiḥ.

12. īdṛśaḥ sa mune lokaḥ svakarmaphalahetukaḥ
sukṛtaiḥ tatra puruṣāḥ saṃbhavanti ātmakarmabhiḥ

12. O sage, such is that realm, its existence determined by the results of one's own actions (karma). There, beings (puruṣa) are born through their virtuous deeds (karma).

12. כזה הוא העולם הזה, הו קדוש, והוא נוצר מפרי פעולותיו של כל אחד. אנשים נולדים שם בזכות מעשיהם הטובים ובזכות פעולותיהם שלהם.

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

• स (sa) - that, he

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

• स्वकर्मफलहेतुकः (svakarmaphalahetukaḥ) - caused by the fruits of one's own actions (karma)

• सुकृतैः (sukṛtaiḥ) - by good deeds, by meritorious actions

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons, men, beings

• संभवन्ति (saṁbhavanti) - they are born, they arise, they come into existence

• आत्मकर्मभिः (ātmakarmabhiḥ) - by one's own actions (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

स्वकर्मफलहेतुकः (svakarmaphalahetukaḥ) - caused by the fruits of one's own actions (karma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svakarmaphalahetuka

svakarmaphalahetuka - caused by the fruits of one's own actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma+phala+hetu)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• karma – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

सुकृतैः (sukṛtaiḥ) - by good deeds, by meritorious actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, meritorious action; well-done

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ with upasarga su

Prefix: su

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons, men, beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, spirit, supreme cosmic person

संभवन्ति (saṁbhavanti) - they are born, they arise, they come into existence

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मकर्मभिः (ātmakarmabhiḥ) - by one's own actions (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ātmakarma

ātmakarma - one's own action (karma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+karma)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)

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