Shloka 12.11Unverified draft

करोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यत्तत्करोति सः । तस्मादनिर्वेदकृतं यत्नं चेष्टेऽहमुत्तमम् ।।5.12.11।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
karoti saphalaṃ jantoḥ karma yattatkaroti saḥकरोति सफलं जन्तोः कर्म यत्तत्करोति सःit makes fruitful whatever deed a creature doesverb + accusative adjective + genitive + accusative + relative pronoun + accusative pronoun + verb + nominative pronoun
tasmādanirvedakṛtaṃ yatnaṃ ceṣṭe'hamuttamamतस्मादनिर्वेदकृतं यत्नं चेष्टेऽहमुत्तमम्so I will make the highest effort, free of despondencyadverb + accusative compound participle + accusative + verb + nominative pronoun + accusative adjective

Reference: 5.12.11 · Sundara Kāṇḍa