महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-40, verse-48

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् ।
सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ॥४८॥

48. sahajaṁ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet ,
sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ.

48. sahajam karma kaunteya sadoṣam api na tyajet
sarvārambhāḥ hi doṣeṇa dhūmena agniḥ iva āvṛtāḥ

48. kaunteya,
sahajam karma sadoṣam api na tyajet.
hi sarvārambhāḥ doṣeṇa dhūmena agniḥ iva āvṛtāḥ.

48. O son of Kunti (Arjuna), one should not abandon their inborn action (karma), even if it is imperfect. For all undertakings are indeed enveloped by some defect, just as fire is covered by smoke.

Words meanings summery:

• सहजम् (sahajam) - inborn, natural, inherent, spontaneous

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), duty, work

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna)

• सदोषम् (sadoṣam) - faulty, with defect, imperfect

• अपि (api) - even if, also, too

• न (na) - not

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

• सर्वारम्भाः (sarvārambhāḥ) - all undertakings, all ventures

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - by fault, by defect, by imperfection

• धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

सहजम् (sahajam) - inborn, natural, inherent, spontaneous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahaja

sahaja - inborn, natural, inherent, spontaneous, co-born

From 'saha' (with, together) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : sahārtha-bahuvrīhi (saha+ja)

• saha – with, together, along with
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from, originating in
  adjective
  Suffix derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), duty, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (an epithet for Arjuna)

Patronymic derivation from Kunti.

सदोषम् (sadoṣam) - faulty, with defect, imperfect

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadoṣa

sadoṣa - with fault, faulty, defective, vicious

From 'sa' (with) + 'doṣa' (fault).

Compound type : sahārtha-bahuvrīhi (sa+doṣa)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• doṣa – fault, defect, error, vice, impurity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

अपि (api) - even if, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वारम्भाः (sarvārambhāḥ) - all undertakings, all ventures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvārambha

sarvārambha - all undertakings, all ventures, all beginnings

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ārambha)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  pronoun
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, effort
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + root 'rabh' (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - by fault, by defect, by imperfection

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, vice, impurity

Root: duṣ (class 4)

धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, the god Agni

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass) with the preverb 'ā' (towards, completely).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)