महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-18

एवं हठाच्च दैवाच्च स्वभावात्कर्मणस्तथा ।
यानि प्राप्नोति पुरुषस्तत्फलं पूर्वकर्मणः ॥१८॥

18. evaṁ haṭhācca daivācca svabhāvātkarmaṇastathā ,
yāni prāpnoti puruṣastatphalaṁ pūrvakarmaṇaḥ.

18. evam haṭhāt ca daivāt ca svabhāvāt karmaṇaḥ tathā
yāni prāpnoti puruṣaḥ tat phalam pūrvakarmaṇaḥ

18. In this way, whatever a person (puruṣa) obtains by chance, and by fate (daiva), and by intrinsic nature (svabhāva), and also by their own actions (karma) – that result is indeed from their past actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• हठात् (haṭhāt) - by chance or spontaneously (by force, suddenly, by chance, arbitrarily)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate, by divine power, by destiny

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by intrinsic nature, from one's own nature

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, of action, by action

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in the same way, and, so also

• यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (plural)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, gets

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a human being, a man

• तत् (tat) - that

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• पूर्वकर्मणः (pūrvakarmaṇaḥ) - of past action, from previous deeds

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the preceding explanations of different causes.

हठात् (haṭhāt) - by chance or spontaneously (by force, suddenly, by chance, arbitrarily)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of haṭha

haṭha - force, violence, obstinacy, suddenness, arbitrariness

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate, by divine power, by destiny

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - relating to gods, divine, fate, destiny, divine decree

derived from 'deva' (god)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in a series (ca...ca...).

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by intrinsic nature, from one's own nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition (svabhāva)

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, state).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative case used adverbially to denote origin or cause.

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, of action, by action

(noun)

neuter, singular of karman

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

from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here interpreted as ablative, denoting origin.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in the same way, and, so also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last element in the series of causes.

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (plural)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the fruits/results (implied plural, 'phalāni').

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, gets

(verb)

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

Root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a human being, a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

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

Note: Subject of the verb 'prāpnoti'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the aforementioned collective results.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat'.

पूर्वकर्मणः (pūrvakarmaṇaḥ) - of past action, from previous deeds

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+karman)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate resulting from past actions (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates origin or relationship: 'is of past action'.