महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-32

किंचिद्दैवाद्धठात्किंचित्किंचिदेव स्वकर्मतः ।
पुरुषः फलमाप्नोति चतुर्थं नात्र कारणम् ।
कुशलाः प्रतिजानन्ति ये तत्त्वविदुषो जनाः ॥३२॥

32. kiṁciddaivāddhaṭhātkiṁcitkiṁcideva svakarmataḥ ,
puruṣaḥ phalamāpnoti caturthaṁ nātra kāraṇam ,
kuśalāḥ pratijānanti ye tattvaviduṣo janāḥ.

32. kiṃcit daivāt haṭhāt kiṃcit kiṃcit
eva svakarman tas puruṣaḥ phalam āpnoti
caturtham na atra kāraṇam kuśalāḥ
pratijānanti ye tattvaviduṣaḥ janāḥ

32. A person (puruṣa) attains results partly due to destiny, partly due to strenuous effort, and partly due to their own past actions (karma). There is no fourth cause for this. This is declared by discerning people, those who are knowers of truth (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

• दैवात् (daivāt) - from fate, from destiny, from the divine

• हठात् (haṭhāt) - from human strenuous effort (from force, from self-exertion, by violence)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• स्वकर्मन् (svakarman) - the results of one's own past actions (karma) (one's own action, one's own duty, one's own deeds (karma))

• तस् (tas) - suffix for 'from'

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human individual (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• फलम् (phalam) - the outcome or consequence of actions/causes (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - a fourth cause (fourth)

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - in this context of causes for results (here, in this place, in this matter)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a factor or reason for outcomes (cause, reason, instrument)

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - discerning, knowledgeable people (skilled, expert, proficient, well)

• प्रतिजानन्ति (pratijānanti) - they declare, they affirm, they admit

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• तत्त्वविदुषः (tattvaviduṣaḥ) - knowers of truth, those who understand reality

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated three times, indicating portions of the whole.

दैवात् (daivāt) - from fate, from destiny, from the divine

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - relating to the gods, divine, fate, destiny, chance

from deva + aṇ suffix

Note: Denotes origin or cause.

हठात् (haṭhāt) - from human strenuous effort (from force, from self-exertion, by violence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of haṭha

haṭha - force, violence, obstinacy, self-exertion, strenuous effort

Note: Denotes origin or cause.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a portion or aspect of the result (something, a little, partly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

स्वकर्मन् (svakarman) - the results of one's own past actions (karma) (one's own action, one's own duty, one's own deeds (karma))

(indeclinable)

compound of sva (one's own) and karman (action)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+karman)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  from root √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Ablative adverb formed with the -tas suffix.

तस् (tas) - suffix for 'from'

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas

Note: This suffix combines with 'svakarman' to form 'svakarmataḥ'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a human individual (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of 'āpnoti'.

फलम् (phalam) - the outcome or consequence of actions/causes (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, advantage, reward

Note: Object of 'āpnoti'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

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

Present Active

from ā-√āp, 5th conjugation (nu-class), Parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - a fourth cause (fourth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

from catur (four) + thamuñ suffix

Note: Refers to a fourth 'kāraṇam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'asti' (implied verb) and 'kāraṇam'.

अत्र (atra) - in this context of causes for results (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

from idam + tral suffix

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - a factor or reason for outcomes (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

from √kṛ (to do) + lyuṭ suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - discerning, knowledgeable people (skilled, expert, proficient, well)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - clever, skillful, expert, prosperous, well, discerning

प्रतिजानन्ति (pratijānanti) - they declare, they affirm, they admit

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratijñā

Present Active

from prati-√jñā (to know), 9th conjugation, Parasmaipada

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तत्त्वविदुषः (tattvaviduṣaḥ) - knowers of truth, those who understand reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tattvaviduṣ

tattvaviduṣ - knower of truth, understanding of reality

compound of tattva (truth/reality) and viduṣ (knower, from √vid)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+viduṣ)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• viduṣ – knower, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Perfect Active Participle
  from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ye' and 'janāḥ'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, creature, people

from √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'pratijānanti'.