महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-103, verse-38

यथैवेश्वरसृष्टोऽस्मि यद्भावि या च मे गतिः ।
तथा महर्षे वर्तामि किं प्रलापः करिष्यति ॥३८॥

38. yathaiveśvarasṛṣṭo'smi yadbhāvi yā ca me gatiḥ ,
tathā maharṣe vartāmi kiṁ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati.

38. yathā eva īśvarasṛṣṭaḥ asmi yat bhāvi yā ca me
gatiḥ tathā maharṣe vartāmi kim pralāpaḥ kariṣyati

38. O great sage, I exist just as I was created by God, and according to whatever is destined to happen and whatever my destiny (gati) is. What will mere lamentation achieve?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes "just as". (verily, indeed, only, just)

• ईश्वरसृष्टः (īśvarasṛṣṭaḥ) - created by God, divinely created

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• भावि (bhāvi) - what is to be, destined to happen, future

• या (yā) - Refers to 'gati'. (which, whatever (feminine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - Destiny or fate. (movement, course, destiny, state, fate)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - Vocative, addressing sage Kaṇva. (O great sage!)

• वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I behave, I proceed

• किम् (kim) - Implies "what is the use of...". (what, why, what for)

• प्रलापः (pralāpaḥ) - Referring to the sage's advice as useless talk from Duryodhana's perspective. (lamentation, idle talk, incoherent speech)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will accomplish

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes "just as". (verily, indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

ईश्वरसृष्टः (īśvarasṛṣṭaḥ) - created by God, divinely created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvarasṛṣṭa

īśvarasṛṣṭa - created by God/the Lord

Past Passive Participle

Compound of īśvara (God) and sṛṣṭa (created). sṛṣṭa is PPP of √sṛj.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īśvara+sṛṣṭa)

• īśvara – lord, master, God
  noun (masculine)
• sṛṣṭa – created, brought forth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

From √as, present 1st singular active

Root: as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

भावि (bhāvi) - what is to be, destined to happen, future

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - being, becoming, future, destined to be

Future Passive Participle/Adjective

From √bhū with suffix -in

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a substantive.

या (yā) - Refers to 'gati'. (which, whatever (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad, genitive/dative singular

Note: Possessive 'my'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - Destiny or fate. (movement, course, destiny, state, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destiny, state, fate

From √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

महर्षे (maharṣe) - Vocative, addressing sage Kaṇva. (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I behave, I proceed

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Active (Ātmanepada)

From √vṛt, present 1st singular middle/ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

किम् (kim) - Implies "what is the use of...". (what, why, what for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used interrogatively/rhetorically.

प्रलापः (pralāpaḥ) - Referring to the sage's advice as useless talk from Duryodhana's perspective. (lamentation, idle talk, incoherent speech)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pralāpa

pralāpa - lamentation, incoherent speech, idle talk, raving

From √lap with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: lap (class 1)

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will accomplish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Active

From √kṛ, future 3rd singular active

Root: kṛ (class 8)