महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-6

धर्मकार्यं यतञ्शक्त्या न चेच्छक्नोति मानवः ।
प्राप्तो भवति तत्पुण्यमत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ॥६॥

6. dharmakāryaṁ yatañśaktyā na cecchaknoti mānavaḥ ,
prāpto bhavati tatpuṇyamatra me nāsti saṁśayaḥ.

6. dharmakāryam yatan śaktyā na cet śaknoti mānavaḥ
prāptaḥ bhavati tat puṇyam atra me na asti saṃśayaḥ

6. If a person, striving with all their might for a righteous cause (dharma), is unable to accomplish it, they still achieve that merit (puṇya). For me, there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मकार्यम् (dharmakāryam) - a righteous cause (dharma) (righteous work, a deed of dharma)

• यतन् (yatan) - striving (for a righteous cause) (striving, making effort)

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with all their might (with strength, with power, with might)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able to accomplish (it) (is able, can)

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a person (human being, man, person)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attains, becomes one who has obtained (attained, obtained, reached)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is (in the sense of "attains") (becomes, is, exists)

• तत् (tat) - that (merit) (that, it)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that merit (puṇya) (merit, virtue, good deed)

• अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this matter, concerning this)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मकार्यम् (dharmakāryam) - a righteous cause (dharma) (righteous work, a deed of dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmakārya

dharmakārya - righteous action, duty, a deed related to dharma

Compound of dharma and kārya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kārya)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kārya – work, action, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ with suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of implied action

यतन् (yatan) - striving (for a righteous cause) (striving, making effort)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - striving, making effort

Present Active Participle

From root yat (1st class, bhvādi)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mānavaḥ

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with all their might (with strength, with power, with might)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, creative power (śakti)

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

(indeclinable)

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able to accomplish (it) (is able, can)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Present indicative

From root śak (5th class, svādi)

Root: śak (class 5)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a person (human being, man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, human being, descendant of Manu

Derived from manu

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attains, becomes one who has obtained (attained, obtained, reached)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + root āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies mānavaḥ

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is (in the sense of "attains") (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present indicative

From root bhū (1st class, bhvādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (merit) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to dharmakāryam or the merit from it.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that merit (puṇya) (merit, virtue, good deed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, good, holy, auspicious

Note: Object of prāptaḥ bhavati

अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this matter, concerning this)

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun idam

मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates asti.

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present indicative

From root as (2nd class, adādi)

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From prefix sam- + root śī (to lie, to doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of na asti.