महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-8

स्वकर्म कुरु मा ग्लासीः कर्मणा भव दंशितः ।
कृत्यं हि योऽभिजानाति सहस्रे नास्ति सोऽस्ति वा ॥८॥

8. svakarma kuru mā glāsīḥ karmaṇā bhava daṁśitaḥ ,
kṛtyaṁ hi yo'bhijānāti sahasre nāsti so'sti vā.

8. svakarma kuru mā glāsīḥ karmaṇā bhava daṃśitaḥ
kṛtyam hi yaḥ abhijānāti sahasre na asti saḥ asti vā

8. Perform your own duty (karma); do not grow weary. Be resolute through action (karma). Indeed, one who truly understands what is to be done is exceedingly rare among thousands, perhaps one, or perhaps none at all.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वकर्म (svakarma) - one's own action (karma), one's own duty

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• ग्लासीः (glāsīḥ) - become weary, grow tired, be discouraged

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

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armed, equipped, resolute

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - what is to be done, duty, obligation

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - knows, understands thoroughly

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - among a thousand, in a thousand

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

स्वकर्म (svakarma) - one's own action (karma), one's own duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakarman

svakarman - one's own action (karma), one's own duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karman)

• sva – one's own, self, own
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action (karma), deed, duty, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative form

Second person singular imperative form of root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

ग्लासीः (glāsīḥ) - become weary, grow tired, be discouraged

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist prohibitive (luṅ) of glā

Aorist prohibitive form

Second person singular aorist (sic) form of root 'glā', used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: glā (class 1)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative form

Second person singular imperative form of root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armed, equipped, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṃśita

daṁśita - bitten, stung, armed, equipped, resolute, strong

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'daṃś' (to bite, sting) + 'kta' (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: daṃś (class 1)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - what is to be done, duty, obligation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, task, action

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'yat' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - knows, understands thoroughly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhijñā

Class 9 verb 'jñā' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

सहस्रे (sahasre) - among a thousand, in a thousand

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Third person singular present indicative form of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Third person singular present indicative form of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)