महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-11

कारणं श्रुतमस्माभिः शापश्चैव श्रुतोऽनघे ।
करिष्यन्ति तु यत्प्राप्तं सर्व एव तपोधनाः ॥११॥

11. kāraṇaṁ śrutamasmābhiḥ śāpaścaiva śruto'naghe ,
kariṣyanti tu yatprāptaṁ sarva eva tapodhanāḥ.

11. kāraṇam śrutam asmābhiḥ śāpaḥ ca eva śrutaḥ anaghe
kariṣyanti tu yat prāptam sarve eva tapodhanāḥ

11. anaghe asmābhiḥ kāraṇam śrutam ca eva śāpaḥ śrutaḥ
tu sarve eva tapodhanāḥ yat prāptam kariṣyanti

11. O sinless one, we have heard both the reason and the curse (śāpa). But all the ascetics (tapodhana) will certainly do what is proper.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason for the current situation/problem (reason, cause, motive)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse, imprecation, malediction

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

• अनघे (anaghe) - Addressed to a divine female entity like Sarasvatī. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

• करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will act

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - what is proper or appropriate (for them to do) (obtained, received, reached, appropriate)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics, those whose wealth is austerity, sages

Words meanings and morphology

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason for the current situation/problem (reason, cause, motive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as nominative singular neuter.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, known (past passive participle of śru)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear) + ta (kta) suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies kāraṇam.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction.

शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse, imprecation, malediction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

Derived from root śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, known (past passive participle of śru)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear) + ta (kta) suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies śāpaḥ.

अनघे (anaghe) - Addressed to a divine female entity like Sarasvatī. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound: a (not) + nagha (sin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+naghā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• naghā – sin, fault, blemish
  noun (feminine)

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will act

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense

3rd person, plural, future active indicative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - what is proper or appropriate (for them to do) (obtained, received, reached, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, fit, proper (past passive participle of pra-āp)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Often used impersonally in neuter singular meaning 'what is proper'. Here, it functions as the predicate for 'yat'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies tapodhanāḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, here intensifying 'sarve'.

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics, those whose wealth is austerity, sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - whose wealth is austerity (tapas), an ascetic, a sage

Compound of tapas (austerity) and dhana (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of kariṣyanti.