महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-12

परप्रयुक्तः पुरुषो विचेष्टते सूत्रप्रोता दारुमयीव योषा ।
इमं दृष्ट्वा नियमं पाण्डवस्य मन्ये परं कर्म दैवं मनुष्यात् ॥१२॥

12. paraprayuktaḥ puruṣo viceṣṭate; sūtraprotā dārumayīva yoṣā ,
imaṁ dṛṣṭvā niyamaṁ pāṇḍavasya; manye paraṁ karma daivaṁ manuṣyāt.

12. paraprayuktaḥ puruṣaḥ viceṣṭate
sūtraprotā dārumayī iva yoṣā
imam dṛṣṭvā niyamam pāṇḍavasya
manye param karma daivam manuṣyāt

12. A person (puruṣa) acts as if impelled by another, just like a wooden puppet (yoṣā) strung on a thread (sūtra). Witnessing this consistent principle (niyama) in the Pandava, I believe that divine action (daiva karma) is superior to human effort.

Words meanings summery:

• परप्रयुक्तः (paraprayuktaḥ) - impelled by another (impelled by another, used by another)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a man (man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - acts, makes efforts (acts, moves, exerts oneself)

• सूत्रप्रोता (sūtraprotā) - strung on a thread (sūtra) (threaded on a string, strung with a thread)

• दारुमयी (dārumayī) - wooden (made of wood, wooden)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

• योषा (yoṣā) - puppet (a female puppet) (woman, female, puppet (figurative))

• इमम् (imam) - this

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - witnessing, having seen (having seen, having perceived)

• नियमम् (niyamam) - principle, rule (rule, principle, restraint, discipline)

• पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava (Yudhishthira) (of the Pandava)

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe, I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

• परम् (param) - superior (superior, higher, best)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), fate (action, deed, fate, ritual (karma))

• दैवम् (daivam) - divine, fate (divine, relating to gods, fate)

• मनुष्यात् (manuṣyāt) - than human (effort) (from man, than man's (effort))

Words meanings and morphology

परप्रयुक्तः (paraprayuktaḥ) - impelled by another (impelled by another, used by another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraprayukta

paraprayukta - impelled by another, used by another, dependent on another

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+prayukta)

• para – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• prayukta – impelled, applied, used, connected (Past Passive Participle of pra-yuj)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to puruṣaḥ.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a man (man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - acts, makes efforts (acts, moves, exerts oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viceṣṭ

Present Middle

3rd person singular present middle of root ceṣṭ (to move, to act) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

सूत्रप्रोता (sūtraprotā) - strung on a thread (sūtra) (threaded on a string, strung with a thread)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūtraprota

sūtraprota - strung on a thread, pierced by a string

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūtra+prota)

• sūtra – thread, string, aphorism (sūtra)
  noun (neuter)
• prota – strung, pierced, woven (Past Passive Participle of pro 'to pierce, string')
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ve (to weave, string) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ve (class 2)

Note: Refers to yoṣā.

दारुमयी (dārumayī) - wooden (made of wood, wooden)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dārumayī

dārumaya - made of wood, wooden

From dāru (wood) with suffix -maya

Note: Refers to yoṣā.

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

योषा (yoṣā) - puppet (a female puppet) (woman, female, puppet (figurative))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoṣā

yoṣā - woman, female, girl, puppet (figurative)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Modifies niyamam.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - witnessing, having seen (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Absolutive of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नियमम् (niyamam) - principle, rule (rule, principle, restraint, discipline)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - rule, regulation, principle, restraint, discipline

पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava (Yudhishthira) (of the Pandava)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; a Pandava prince

Derived from pāṇḍu with aṇ suffix

मन्ये (manye) - I believe, I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

1st person singular present middle of root man

Root: man (class 4)

परम् (param) - superior (superior, higher, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, superior

Note: Modifies karma.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), fate (action, deed, fate, ritual (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, destiny (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'manye'.

दैवम् (daivam) - divine, fate (divine, relating to gods, fate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to the gods, fate, destiny

Derived from deva (god) with aṇ suffix

Note: Modifies karma.

मनुष्यात् (manuṣyāt) - than human (effort) (from man, than man's (effort))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being

Note: Used with 'param' for comparison.