महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-156, verse-14

न ह्येव कर्ता पुरुषः कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः ।
अस्वतन्त्रो हि पुरुषः कार्यते दारुयन्त्रवत् ॥१४॥

14. na hyeva kartā puruṣaḥ karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ ,
asvatantro hi puruṣaḥ kāryate dāruyantravat.

14. na hi eva kartā puruṣaḥ karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ
asvatantraḥ hi puruṣaḥ kāryate dāruyantravat

14. puruṣaḥ hi śubhapāpayoḥ karmaṇoḥ kartā na eva
hi puruṣaḥ asvatantraḥ dāruyantravat kāryate

14. Indeed, a person (puruṣa) is not the doer of good or bad actions (karma), for a person (puruṣa) is not independent; he is made to act like a wooden puppet.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa)

• कर्मणोः (karmaṇoḥ) - of actions (karma)

• शुभपापयोः (śubhapāpayoḥ) - of good and bad

• अस्वतन्त्रः (asvatantraḥ) - not independent, dependent

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa)

• कार्यते (kāryate) - is made to act, is caused to act

• दारुयन्त्रवत् (dāruyantravat) - like a wooden puppet/machine

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Agent Noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul, cosmic person

कर्मणोः (karmaṇoḥ) - of actions (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, consequence of actions

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुभपापयोः (śubhapāpayoḥ) - of good and bad

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, dual of śubhapāpa

śubhapāpa - good and evil, auspicious and inauspicious

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+pāpa)

• śubha – good, auspicious, pure, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• pāpa – evil, bad, wicked, sin
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇoḥ'.

अस्वतन्त्रः (asvatantraḥ) - not independent, dependent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asvatantra

asvatantra - not independent, dependent, subject to another's will

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+svatantra)

• a – not, non- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• svatantra – independent, self-governing, free
  adjective (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul, cosmic person

कार्यते (kāryate) - is made to act, is caused to act

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kāray

Causative stem

Causative form of the root kṛ, conjugated in passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दारुयन्त्रवत् (dāruyantravat) - like a wooden puppet/machine

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -vat (like, similar to)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāru+yantra+vat)

• dāru – wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device, puppet
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vat – like, similar to (suffix)
  indeclinable