महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-173, verse-15

मयैवैतानि कर्माणि पूर्वदेहेषु मूढया ।
कृतानि नूनं पापानि तेषामेतत्फलं ध्रुवम् ॥१५॥

15. mayaivaitāni karmāṇi pūrvadeheṣu mūḍhayā ,
kṛtāni nūnaṁ pāpāni teṣāmetatphalaṁ dhruvam.

15. mayā eva etāni karmāṇi pūrva-deheṣu mūḍhayā
kṛtāni nūnaṃ pāpāni teṣām etat phalaṃ dhruvam

15. mūḍhayā mayā eva pūrva-deheṣu etāni pāpāni
karmāṇi nūnaṃ kṛtāni teṣām etat phalaṃ dhruvam

15. Undoubtedly, these sinful actions (karma) were foolishly performed by me in previous bodies. This is certainly the inevitable fruit (phala) of those actions.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

• पूर्व-देहेषु (pūrva-deheṣu) - in previous bodies

• मूढया (mūḍhayā) - by the foolish one

• कृतानि (kṛtāni) - performed, done

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sinful, evil deeds

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sinful actions (of them)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• फलं (phalaṁ) - fruit, result

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, inevitable, firm

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etas

etas - this, these

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate, effect

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्व-देहेषु (pūrva-deheṣu) - in previous bodies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pūrvadeha

pūrvadeha - previous body, former body

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pūrva+deha)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective
• deha – body, form, existence
  noun (masculine)

मूढया (mūḍhayā) - by the foolish one

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, deluded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, confused) with suffix -ta.

Root: muh (class 4)

कृतानि (kṛtāni) - performed, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sinful, evil deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil, bad; a sin, evil

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sinful actions (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, these

फलं (phalaṁ) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, inevitable, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, certain, inevitable

Root: dhru (class 1)