महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-6

यस्य कार्यमकार्यं वा सममेव भवत्युत ।
कस्तस्य विश्वसेद्वीरो दुर्मतेरकृतात्मनः ॥६॥

6. yasya kāryamakāryaṁ vā samameva bhavatyuta ,
kastasya viśvasedvīro durmaterakṛtātmanaḥ.

6. yasya kāryam akāryam vā samam eva bhavati uta
kaḥ tasya viśvased vīraḥ durmateḥ akṛtātmanaḥ

6. What hero would trust that person of corrupt intellect and unrestrained self (ātman), for whom right action and wrong action are truly all the same?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - proper action, duty, what is to be done

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper action, what is not to be done

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• समम् (samam) - equal, same, alike

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, exactly, only

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, happens

• उत (uta) - and, also, indeed, moreover

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, that person's

• विश्वसेद् (viśvased) - would trust

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valorous person

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded, of corrupt intellect

• अकृतात्मनः (akṛtātmanaḥ) - of the person whose self (ātman) is unrestrained or not purified. (of the uncultivated self, whose self (ātman) is undeveloped)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Masculine/neuter singular genitive.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - proper action, duty, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper action, duty, work

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, 'right action' or 'duty.'

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper action, what is not to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper action, wrong deed

Negation of kārya with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix
• kārya – to be done, proper action, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here, 'wrong action' or 'improper deed.'

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, same, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, alike, impartial

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam' / 'akāryam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, exactly, only

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, happens

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, also, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Note: Masculine singular nominative.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, that person's

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine/neuter singular genitive. Refers to the person described.

विश्वसेद् (viśvased) - would trust

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of viśvas

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Takes genitive object for 'whom to trust'.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valorous person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valorous, strong man

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded, of corrupt intellect

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, ill-intentioned, corrupt intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.

अकृतात्मनः (akṛtātmanaḥ) - of the person whose self (ātman) is unrestrained or not purified. (of the uncultivated self, whose self (ātman) is undeveloped)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - whose self (ātman) is not cultivated/developed/controlled, unrestrained self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṛta+ātman)

• akṛta – undone, not done, uncultivated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation of kṛta ('done') with 'a-' prefix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.