महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-47

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥४७॥

47. karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana ,
mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi.

47. karmaṇi eva adhikāraḥ te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā
karma-phala-hetuḥ bhūḥ mā te saṅgaḥ astu akarmaṇi

47. te karmaṇi eva adhikāraḥ [asti],
phaleṣu kadācana mā [astu].
mā karma-phala-hetuḥ bhūḥ.
mā te akarmaṇi saṅgaḥ astu.

47. Your right is solely to action (karma), never to its fruits. Do not consider yourself the cause of the results of your actions (karma), nor should you be attached to inaction.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work

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

• अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - right, entitlement (right, authority, entitlement)

• ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative of tvam))

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in the results (of action) (in the fruits, in the results)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (with mā, means never))

• कर्म-फल-हेतुः (karma-phala-hetuḥ) - cause of the results of action

• भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become (imperative)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative of tvam))

• सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - attachment, clinging

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - right, entitlement (right, authority, entitlement)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikāra

adhikāra - right, authority, jurisdiction, prerogative

From adhi-kṛ

Prefix: adhi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject.

ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative of tvam))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive or imperative.

Note: Prohibitive.

फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in the results (of action) (in the fruits, in the results)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (with mā, means never))

(indeclinable)

From kadā + cana

कर्म-फल-हेतुः (karma-phala-hetuḥ) - cause of the results of action

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmaphalahetu

karmaphalahetu - cause of the results of action

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+phala+hetu)

• karman – action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied tvam.

भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (luṅ) of bhū

Injunctive

Second person singular injunctive of bhū, used with mā for prohibition.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Prohibitive with mā.

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive or imperative.

Note: Prohibitive.

ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative of tvam))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - attachment, clinging

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - attachment, contact, union, clinging

From sam-añj

Prefix: sam

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Subject for astu.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Active

Third person singular imperative of as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with mā for negative imperative.

अकर्मणि (akarmaṇi) - in inaction, in non-action

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akarman

akarman - non-action, inaction, absence of work

Negative compound with 'a' (not)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+karman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• karman – action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)