महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-147, verse-12

न चोपलभते तत्र न च कार्याणि पश्यति ।
निर्विण्णात्मा परोक्षो वा धिक्कृतः सर्वसाधुषु ॥१२॥

12. na copalabhate tatra na ca kāryāṇi paśyati ,
nirviṇṇātmā parokṣo vā dhikkṛtaḥ sarvasādhuṣu.

12. na ca upalabhate tatra na ca kāryāṇi paśyati
nirviṇṇātmā parokṣaḥ vā dhikkṛtaḥ sarvasādhuṣu

12. ca tatra na upalabhate,
ca kāryāṇi na paśyati.
nirviṇṇātmā vā parokṣaḥ,
sarvasādhuṣu dhikkṛtaḥ.

12. One neither perceives it there nor sees (his own) actions. Such a person, whose inner self (ātman) is disheartened, or who remains unseen, is scorned by all virtuous individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपलभते (upalabhate) - he perceives, he obtains, he finds

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to a higher state of consciousness or the 'palace of wisdom' mentioned in the previous verse. (there, then, in that place)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties, things to be done

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he perceives

• निर्विण्णात्मा (nirviṇṇātmā) - one whose self is disgusted/disheartened

• परोक्षः (parokṣaḥ) - unseen, unperceived, absent, indirect

• वा (vā) - or, either

• धिक्कृतः (dhikkṛtaḥ) - scorned, censured, denounced

• सर्वसाधुषु (sarvasādhuṣu) - among all good people, among all sages

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

उपलभते (upalabhate) - he perceives, he obtains, he finds

(verb)

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

present tense, atmanepada

1st conjugation, present class, middle voice; with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to a higher state of consciousness or the 'palace of wisdom' mentioned in the previous verse. (there, then, in that place)

(indeclinable)

adverb of place

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties, things to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - work, action, duty, to be done, task

gerundive

derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ya'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, he perceives

(verb)

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

present tense, parasmaipada

1st conjugation, present class, active voice; root dṛś, present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निर्विण्णात्मा (nirviṇṇātmā) - one whose self is disgusted/disheartened

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirviṇṇātman

nirviṇṇātman - one whose mind/self is disgusted, despondent, disheartened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirviṇṇa+ātman)

• nirviṇṇa – disgusted, disheartened, weary, despondent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root vid (with nir) + -ta
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vid (class 6)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous verbs (implied 'he').

परोक्षः (parokṣaḥ) - unseen, unperceived, absent, indirect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parokṣa

parokṣa - beyond the eye, invisible, unseen, absent, indirect

formed from 'para' (beyond) and 'akṣa' (eye)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (para+akṣa)

• para – other, beyond, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

disjunctive particle

Note: Connects 'nirviṇṇātmā' and 'parokṣaḥ'.

धिक्कृतः (dhikkṛtaḥ) - scorned, censured, denounced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhikkṛta

dhikkṛta - scorned, censured, denounced, insulted

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'kṛ' with 'dhik' (interjection of contempt)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhik+kṛta)

• dhik – fie!, shame!, alas!, woe!
  indeclinable
  interjection expressing censure or contempt
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛ + -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the subject.

सर्वसाधुषु (sarvasādhuṣu) - among all good people, among all sages

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvasādhu

sarvasādhu - all good people, all virtuous individuals

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sādhu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, sage, holy man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Indicates the group among whom the censure occurs.