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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-123

अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा ।
यत्किंचिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषबुद्धिना ॥१२३॥
123. ajñānājjñānato vāpi striyā vā puruṣeṇa vā ,
yatkiṁcidaśubhaṁ karma kṛtaṁ mānuṣabuddhinā.
123. ajñānāt jñānataḥ vā api striyā vā puruṣeṇa vā
yat kiñcit aśubham karma kṛtam mānuṣabuddhinā
123. Whatever inauspicious action (karma) is performed, whether unknowingly or knowingly, by a woman or a man, through human intellect...

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance
  • ज्ञानतः (jñānataḥ) - knowingly, from knowledge, intentionally
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman
  • वा (vā) - or
  • पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by a person
  • वा (vā) - or
  • यत् (yat) - which, whatever
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever
  • अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, bad
  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)
  • कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made
  • मानुषबुद्धिना (mānuṣabuddhinā) - by human intellect, by human understanding

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna
ajñāna - ignorance, nescience
negative prefix 'a' + jñāna
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
    noun (neuter)
    from root jñā with suffix -ana
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Indicates cause.
ज्ञानतः (jñānataḥ) - knowingly, from knowledge, intentionally
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -tas from jñāna
Note: Acts as an adverb.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female, wife
Root: stṛ
Note: Agent of the action.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by a person
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, the Cosmic Person
Root: pṛ
Note: Agent of the action.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Note: Part of 'yat kiñcit'.
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever
(indeclinable)
from kim + cit
Note: Used with 'yat' to mean 'whatever'.
अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, evil, bad
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśubha
aśubha - inauspicious, evil, bad
negative prefix 'a' + śubha
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
    adjective (neuter)
    Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'karma'.
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
from root kṛ with suffix -man
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of the implied verb ('is done').
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
past passive participle
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'karma'.
मानुषबुद्धिना (mānuṣabuddhinā) - by human intellect, by human understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mānuṣabuddhi
mānuṣabuddhi - human intellect, human understanding
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mānuṣa+buddhi)
  • mānuṣa – human, pertaining to humans
    adjective (masculine)
    from man
    Root: man (class 4)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
    noun (feminine)
    from root budh
    Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Indicates means or agent.