महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-156, verse-15

केचिदीश्वरनिर्दिष्टाः केचिदेव यदृच्छया ।
पूर्वकर्मभिरप्यन्ये त्रैधमेतद्विकृष्यते ॥१५॥

15. kecidīśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ kecideva yadṛcchayā ,
pūrvakarmabhirapyanye traidhametadvikṛṣyate.

15. kecit īśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ kecit eva yadṛcchayā
pūrvakarmabhiḥ api anye traidham etat vikṛṣyate

15. kecit īśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ kecit eva yadṛcchayā anye
api pūrvakarmabhiḥ etat traidham vikṛṣyate

15. Some are destined by the Lord, others indeed by chance, and still others by past actions (karma). This (process) is brought about in three ways.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• ईश्वरनिर्दिष्टाः (īśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ) - destined by the Lord, decreed by God

• केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, spontaneously, by free will

• पूर्वकर्मभिः (pūrvakarmabhiḥ) - by past actions (karma)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• त्रैधम् (traidham) - three-fold, in three ways

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विकृष्यते (vikṛṣyate) - is drawn, is impelled, is brought about

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what (interrogative pronoun); some, any (indefinite pronoun)

ईश्वरनिर्दिष्टाः (īśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ) - destined by the Lord, decreed by God

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īśvaranirdiṣṭa

īśvaranirdiṣṭa - decreed by God, destined by the Lord, divinely appointed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īśvara+nirdiṣṭa)

• īśvara – lord, master, God
  noun (masculine)
• nirdiṣṭa – appointed, designated, commanded, directed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root diś with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: diś (class 6)

केचित् (kecit) - some (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what (interrogative pronoun); some, any (indefinite pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, spontaneously, by free will

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - free will, spontaneity, chance, accident, arbitrary action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yat+ṛcchā)

• yat – which (relative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• ṛcchā – going, desire, will
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ṛch (class 1)

पूर्वकर्मभिः (pūrvakarmabhiḥ) - by past actions (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pūrvakarman

pūrvakarman - past action, deeds of a former existence, destiny based on past actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+karman)

• pūrva – former, prior, earlier, previous
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, consequence of actions
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

त्रैधम् (traidham) - three-fold, in three ways

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of traidha

traidha - three-fold, of three kinds

Adjective functioning adverbially, derived from tri (three)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the overall process/phenomenon being discussed.

विकृष्यते (vikṛṣyate) - is drawn, is impelled, is brought about

(verb)

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

From root kṛṣ with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)