महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-3

अस्तु वात्र फलं मा वा कर्तव्यं पुरुषेण यत् ।
गृहानावसता कृष्णे यथाशक्ति करोमि तत् ॥३॥

3. astu vātra phalaṁ mā vā kartavyaṁ puruṣeṇa yat ,
gṛhānāvasatā kṛṣṇe yathāśakti karomi tat.

3. astu vā atra phalam mā vā kartavyam puruṣeṇa
yat gṛhān āvasatā kṛṣṇe yathāśakti karomi tat

3. O Kṛṣṇā, whether there is a result here or not, I, dwelling in the house as a householder, perform to the best of my ability that which is to be done by a person.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - that which should be done, duty

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a human being

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, homes

• आवसता (āvasatā) - by me (as a householder) dwelling (by one dwelling, by one residing)

• कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadī (O Kṛṣṇā (female), O dark-skinned one)

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform

• तत् (tat) - that (duty) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - that which should be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Formed from root kṛ (to do) + suffix tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with yat (which).

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person, by a human being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

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

Note: Denotes the agent in a passive construction (kartavyam).

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with kartavyam.

गृहान् (gṛhān) - houses, homes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

Note: Object of āvasatā.

आवसता (āvasatā) - by me (as a householder) dwelling (by one dwelling, by one residing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āvasat

āvasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

Formed from root vas (to dwell) + upasarga ā + suffix śatṛ.

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker ('I') as a householder.

कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadī (O Kṛṣṇā (female), O dark-skinned one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - (feminine) Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), dark-colored woman

Note: The speaker (Yudhiṣṭhira) is addressing Draupadī.

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, energy (śakti)
  noun (feminine)

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that (duty) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers back to yat kartavyam.