महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-5

युक्त एव हि भाग्येन ध्रुवमुत्पद्यते नरः ।
स तथाकृष्यते तेन न यथा स्वयमिच्छति ॥५॥

5. yukta eva hi bhāgyena dhruvamutpadyate naraḥ ,
sa tathākṛṣyate tena na yathā svayamicchati.

5. yuktaḥ eva hi bhāgyena dhruvam utpadyate naraḥ
saḥ tathā ākṛṣyate tena na yathā svayam icchati

5. naraḥ hi dhruvam bhāgyena eva yuktaḥ utpadyate saḥ tena tathā ākṛṣyate,
yathā svayam na icchati.

5. Indeed, a person (nara) is certainly born endowed with destiny (bhāgya). He is drawn by it in a way that he himself does not desire.

Words meanings summery:

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed (connected, joined, endowed, yoked)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because, surely)

• भाग्येन (bhāgyena) - by destiny (bhāgya) (by fate, by destiny, by fortune, by luck)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, fixedly, immovably)

• उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - is born (is born, arises, originates, comes into existence)

• नरः (naraḥ) - person (nara) (man, person, human being)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the person) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - in a way, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner, accordingly)

• आकृष्यते (ākṛṣyate) - is drawn (is drawn, is attracted, is pulled, is dragged)

• तेन (tena) - by it (fate/destiny) (by that, by him, by it)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• यथा (yathā) - as, in a way that (as, just as, according to, in which way)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires (desires, wishes, wants)

Words meanings and morphology

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed (connected, joined, endowed, yoked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed, yoked, engaged, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yuj` (to join, to yoke)

Root: yuj (class 7)

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

भाग्येन (bhāgyena) - by destiny (bhāgya) (by fate, by destiny, by fortune, by luck)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhāgya

bhāgya - fate, destiny, fortune, luck, share, portion

Derived from `bhaga` (portion, fortune).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Instrument of being 'endowed'.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, fixedly, immovably)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, fixed, constant, certain, permanent

Accusative singular neuter, functioning adverbially.

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - is born (is born, arises, originates, comes into existence)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, from root `pad` with prefix `ut`.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The middle voice emphasizes the subject as the beneficiary or agent of the action.

नरः (naraḥ) - person (nara) (man, person, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being, hero

Root: nṛ

सः (saḥ) - he (the person) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`

तथा (tathā) - in a way, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner, accordingly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `yathā` to form 'in a way that...'.

आकृष्यते (ākṛṣyate) - is drawn (is drawn, is attracted, is pulled, is dragged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ākṛṣ

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, from root `kṛṣ` with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by it (fate/destiny) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular of `tad`.

Note: Instrument of being 'drawn'.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `icchati`.

यथा (yathā) - as, in a way that (as, just as, according to, in which way)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `sva` (self).

इच्छति (icchati) - desires (desires, wishes, wants)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, from root `iṣ` (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)