महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-7

कर्ण उवाच ।
ब्रवीषि वाचा यत्पार्थ कर्मणा तत्समाचर ।
अतिशेते हि वै वाचं कर्मेति प्रथितं भुवि ॥७॥

7. karṇa uvāca ,
bravīṣi vācā yatpārtha karmaṇā tatsamācara ,
atiśete hi vai vācaṁ karmeti prathitaṁ bhuvi.

7. karṇa uvāca bravīṣi vācā yat pārtha karmaṇā tat
samācara atiśete hi vai vācam karma iti prathitam bhuvi

7. Karna said: O son of Pṛthā (Pārtha), whatever you speak with words, perform it with action (karma)! For it is indeed renowned on earth that action (karma) surpasses speech.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna (as the speaker) (Karna (proper noun), ear)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak (Arjuna speaks) (you speak, you say)

• वाचा (vācā) - with words, by speech (by word, by speech)

• यत् (yat) - what, whatever (referring to Arjuna's words) (which, what, that)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (vocative, son of Kuntī/Pṛthā) (O son of Pṛthā)

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

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to yat, what Arjuna speaks) (that, it)

• समाचर (samācara) - perform (that action) (perform, practice, do)

• अतिशेते (atiśete) - surpasses (surpasses, excels, lies upon)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• वै (vai) - truly, verily (indeed, certainly, verily)

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech (word, speech)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quotation or statement) (thus, so, in this manner)

• प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned (renowned, famous, spread)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna (as the speaker) (Karna (proper noun), ear)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a proper name), ear

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

Third person singular perfect tense form of root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak (Arjuna speaks) (you speak, you say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of brū

Present Indicative

Second person singular present tense form of root √brū (to speak) in the 2nd class.

Root: brū (class 2)

वाचा (vācā) - with words, by speech (by word, by speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

यत् (yat) - what, whatever (referring to Arjuna's words) (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that, because, since

Note: Object of bravīṣi.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (vocative, son of Kuntī/Pṛthā) (O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name for Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, or Bhīma

Patronymic from Pṛthā (another name for Kuntī).

Note: Address to Arjuna.

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

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Means 'by means of action'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to yat, what Arjuna speaks) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yat. Object of samācara.

समाचर (samācara) - perform (that action) (perform, practice, do)

(verb)

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

Imperative

Second person singular imperative form of root √car (to move, to do) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

अतिशेते (atiśete) - surpasses (surpasses, excels, lies upon)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of atiśī

Present Indicative

Third person singular present tense form of root √śī (to lie down) with prefix ati- (here meaning 'over, beyond'), in the middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: ati

Root: śī (class 2)

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - truly, verily (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

वाचम् (vācam) - speech (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

Note: Object of atiśete.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of atiśete.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quotation or statement) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows karma.

प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned (renowned, famous, spread)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, spread, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √prath (to spread, to be famous) with suffix -ita.

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the statement 'action surpasses speech'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world, land