महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-7

सोऽयं विधिर्विहितः कर्मणैव तद्वर्तते संजय तत्र कर्म ।
तत्र योऽन्यत्कर्मणः साधु मन्येन्मोघं तस्य लपितं दुर्बलस्य ॥७॥

7. so'yaṁ vidhirvihitaḥ karmaṇaiva; tadvartate saṁjaya tatra karma ,
tatra yo'nyatkarmaṇaḥ sādhu manye;nmoghaṁ tasya lapitaṁ durbalasya.

7. saḥ ayam vidhiḥ vihitaḥ karmaṇā eva
tat vartate sañjaya tatra karma
tatra yaḥ anyat karmaṇaḥ sādhu manyet
mogham tasya lapitam durbalasya

7. This very rule (vidhi) is established by action (karma) itself. There, O Sañjaya, action (karma) prevails. Whoever considers anything other than action (karma) to be righteous (sādhu), his words are vain, for he is a weak person.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, ordinance, method, sacred precept

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - enjoined, ordained, established, prescribed

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, prevails, is carried on, operates

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, regarding that

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that regard

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - than action

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, virtuous

• मन्येत् (manyet) - should think, should consider, would believe

• मोघम् (mogham) - fruitless, vain, useless

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• लपितम् (lapitam) - speech, utterance, talking

• दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) - of the weak, of the feeble person

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, ordinance, method, sacred precept

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, sacred precept, destiny

From root dhā 'to place' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - enjoined, ordained, established, prescribed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - enjoined, ordained, established, arranged, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā 'to place' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, prevails, is carried on, operates

(verb)

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

root of class 1, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sañjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, regarding that

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that regard

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - than action

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, righteous, virtuous, excellent

मन्येत् (manyet) - should think, should consider, would believe

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of man

root of class 4, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: man (class 4)

मोघम् (mogham) - fruitless, vain, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mogha

mogha - fruitless, vain, useless, foolish

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लपितम् (lapitam) - speech, utterance, talking

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lapita

lapita - spoken, uttered, speech, utterance

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root lap 'to speak'

Root: lap (class 1)

दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) - of the weak, of the feeble person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)