महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-16

यत्स्वयं कर्मणा किंचित्फलमाप्नोति पूरुषः ।
प्रत्यक्षं चक्षुषा दृष्टं तत्पौरुषमिति स्मृतम् ॥१६॥

16. yatsvayaṁ karmaṇā kiṁcitphalamāpnoti pūruṣaḥ ,
pratyakṣaṁ cakṣuṣā dṛṣṭaṁ tatpauruṣamiti smṛtam.

16. yat svayam karmaṇā kiṃcit phalam āpnoti pūruṣaḥ
pratyakṣam cakṣuṣā dṛṣṭam tat pauruṣam iti smṛtam

16. Whatever result (phalam) a person (puruṣa) obtains by their own action (karma), which is directly seen with the eye, that is considered human effort (pauruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by work, by deed

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, gets

• पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - a person, a human being, a man

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly visible, perceptible, direct observation

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye, with the eye

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

• तत् (tat) - that

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manly exertion, human prowess

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered or considered as (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'phalam'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by work, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate resulting from past actions (karma)

from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever

from 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (an emphatic particle)

Note: Modifies 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Object of 'āpnoti'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, gets

(verb)

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

Root 'āp' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - a person, a human being, a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūruṣa

pūruṣa - a person, a human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

A variant of 'puruṣa'.

Note: Subject of the verb 'āpnoti'.

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly visible, perceptible, direct observation

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - visible, perceptible, before the eyes, direct perception

Compound of 'prati' (towards) + 'akṣa' (eye).

Note: Refers to how the fruit is seen.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye, with the eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight

Note: Instrument for 'dṛṣṭam'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, appeared

Past Passive Participle

from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the 'whatever result'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, manly exertion, human prowess

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manly exertion, human prowess

derived from 'puruṣa' (person)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat'.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the conclusion or a statement of fact.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered or considered as (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, considered, traditionally known

Past Passive Participle

from root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)