महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-34

यं यमर्थमभिप्रेप्सुः कुरुते कर्म पूरुषः ।
तत्तत्सफलमेव स्याद्यदि न स्यात्पुराकृतम् ॥३४॥

34. yaṁ yamarthamabhiprepsuḥ kurute karma pūruṣaḥ ,
tattatsaphalameva syādyadi na syātpurākṛtam.

34. yam yam artham abhiprepsuḥ kurute karma pūruṣaḥ
tat tat saphalam eva syāt yadi na syāt purākṛtam

34. Whatever objective a person (puruṣa) desires to obtain, they perform the appropriate action (karma) for it. Each of those endeavors would certainly be successful, if there were no obstructing past actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whatever specific object or goal (which, whom, whatever)

• यम् (yam) - (repeated for emphasis) whatever specific object or goal (which, whom, whatever)

• अर्थम् (artham) - the specific objective a person strives for (object, purpose, goal, aim)

• अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to reach

• कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he performs, he makes

• कर्म (karma) - a specific action or deed performed (action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma))

• पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - a human individual (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• तत् (tat) - each specific objective or action mentioned (that, that very (referring to the objective or action))

• तत् (tat) - that, that very (repeated for emphasis)

• सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, bearing fruit

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the success (indeed, only, just)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be

• यदि (yadi) - introduces a conditional clause (if)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be

• पुराकृतम् (purākṛtam) - the influence or existence of past actions (karma) (done before, previously done, past action, fate, destiny)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whatever specific object or goal (which, whom, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

यम् (yam) - (repeated for emphasis) whatever specific object or goal (which, whom, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अर्थम् (artham) - the specific objective a person strives for (object, purpose, goal, aim)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, thing, matter

Note: Object of 'abhiprepsuḥ'.

अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to reach

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprepsu

abhiprepsu - desiring to obtain, wishing to reach, striving for

Desiderative Participle

from abhi-pra-√āp (to obtain)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he performs, he makes

(verb)

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

Present Active

8th conjugation, Ātmanepada, 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - a specific action or deed performed (action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

from root √kṛ (to do) + manin suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurute'.

पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - a human individual (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūruṣa

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

variant of puruṣa

Note: Subject of 'kurute'.

तत् (tat) - each specific objective or action mentioned (that, that very (referring to the objective or action))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, that very (repeated for emphasis)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, bearing fruit

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective, having fruit

compound of sa- (with) and phala (fruit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, accompanied by, endowed with
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the success (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

3rd singular Optative Parasmaipada of √as

Root: as (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - introduces a conditional clause (if)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

3rd singular Optative Parasmaipada of √as

Root: as (class 2)

पुराकृतम् (purākṛtam) - the influence or existence of past actions (karma) (done before, previously done, past action, fate, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purākṛta

purākṛta - done before, anciently done, past action, fate

Past Passive Participle

compound of purā (formerly) and kṛta (done, from √kṛ)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (purā+kṛta)

• purā – formerly, previously, in ancient times, before
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.