महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-37

कर्मणां फलमस्तीति तथैतद्धर्म शाश्वतम् ।
ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच पुत्राणां यदृषिर्वेद कश्यपः ॥३७॥

37. karmaṇāṁ phalamastīti tathaitaddharma śāśvatam ,
brahmā provāca putrāṇāṁ yadṛṣirveda kaśyapaḥ.

37. karmaṇām phalam asti iti tathā etat dharma śāśvatam
brahmā provāca putrāṇām yat ṛṣiḥ veda kaśyapaḥ

37. Brahma declared to his sons that the results of actions (karma) certainly exist, and similarly, that this natural law (dharma) is eternal. The sage Kaśyapa understood this truth.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - Used as a quotation marker. (thus, so, that)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एतत् (etat) - this

• धर्म (dharma) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he declared, he spoke

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - to his sons (of sons, to sons)

• यत् (yat) - which, who, that

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• वेद (veda) - he knew, he understands

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a sage)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root 'as', class 2

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - Used as a quotation marker. (thus, so, that)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Also accusative singular neuter, but here likely nominative as subject of implied verb 'is' with 'śāśvatam'.

धर्म (dharma) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, religion

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

From 'śaśvat' (always)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here acts as a predicate.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), a priest, a Brahmin

Root: bṛh

Note: Subject of 'provāca'.

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he declared, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Root 'vac' (class 2), with prefix 'pra', perfect tense form (reduplicated)

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - to his sons (of sons, to sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

यत् (yat) - which, who, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Can be nominative or accusative. Here acts as the object of 'veda' (knew).

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of 'veda'.

वेद (veda) - he knew, he understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (with present sense) (lit) of vid

Perfect tense (or present special usage)

Root 'vid' (class 2), perfect tense form, often used with present meaning.

Root: vid (class 2)

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a celebrated ancient sage, progenitor of gods, demons, and mankind)

Note: An appositive to 'ṛṣiḥ'.