महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-26

सूक्ष्मयोनीनि भूतानि तर्कगम्यानि कानिचित् ।
पक्ष्मणोऽपि निपातेन येषां स्यात्स्कन्धपर्ययः ॥२६॥

26. sūkṣmayonīni bhūtāni tarkagamyāni kānicit ,
pakṣmaṇo'pi nipātena yeṣāṁ syātskandhaparyayaḥ.

26. sūkṣmayonīni bhūtāni tarkagamyāni kānicit |
pakṣmaṇaḥ api nipātena yeṣām syāt skandhaparyayaḥ

26. kānicit sūkṣmayonīni tarkagamyāni bhūtāni yeṣām
pakṣmaṇaḥ api nipātena skandhaparyayaḥ syāt

26. Some beings have subtle origins and are knowable only through inference; for these, even the falling of an eyelash could cause a change or destruction of their form.

Words meanings summery:

• सूक्ष्मयोनीनि (sūkṣmayonīni) - having subtle forms/bodies (having subtle origins, having subtle forms)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

• तर्कगम्यानि (tarkagamyāni) - knowable only through inference (knowable by inference, ascertainable by reasoning)

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (some, certain ones)

• पक्ष्मणः (pakṣmaṇaḥ) - of an eyelash (of an eyelash, of a hair-covering)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• निपातेन (nipātena) - by the falling (by the falling, by the dropping, by the striking down)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - for which (beings) (of which, for whom)

• स्यात् (syāt) - might occur (may be, might be, would be)

• स्कन्धपर्ययः (skandhaparyayaḥ) - change of their form (change of body, destruction of aggregates, change of form)

Words meanings and morphology

सूक्ष्मयोनीनि (sūkṣmayonīni) - having subtle forms/bodies (having subtle origins, having subtle forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sūkṣmayoni

sūkṣmayoni - having subtle origin, of subtle nature, having a subtle form

Bahuvrihi compound: sūkṣma (subtle) + yoni (origin, womb, source, form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūkṣma+yoni)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine, delicate
  adjective (neuter)
• yoni – origin, source, womb, form, birth-place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject (implied verb 'exist')

तर्कगम्यानि (tarkagamyāni) - knowable only through inference (knowable by inference, ascertainable by reasoning)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tarkagamya

tarkagamya - knowable by inference, ascertainable by reasoning

Gerundive

Compound of tarka (inference, reasoning) and gamya (to be gone to, knowable, attainable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tarka+gamya)

• tarka – inference, reasoning, speculation
  noun (masculine)
  From root tark (to reason, infer)
  Root: tark (class 10)
• gamya – to be gone to, approachable, attainable, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni

कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kimcit

kimcid - something, anything, some

Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
• cid – a particle of indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni

पक्ष्मणः (pakṣmaṇaḥ) - of an eyelash (of an eyelash, of a hair-covering)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pakṣman

pakṣman - eyelash, hair on the edge of the eyelid

Note: Qualifies nipātena

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic

निपातेन (nipātena) - by the falling (by the falling, by the dropping, by the striking down)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nipāta

nipāta - falling, dropping, descent, striking down

From root pat (to fall) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Cause or means

येषाम् (yeṣām) - for which (beings) (of which, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relates to bhūtāni

स्यात् (syāt) - might occur (may be, might be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is skandhaparyayaḥ

स्कन्धपर्ययः (skandhaparyayaḥ) - change of their form (change of body, destruction of aggregates, change of form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skandhaparyaya

skandhaparyaya - change of body, reversal of aggregates, destruction of the body, change of form

Tatpurusha compound: skandha (body, aggregate, part) + paryaya (change, reversal, turn)

Compound type : tatpurusha (skandha+paryaya)

• skandha – shoulder, trunk, body, aggregate, collection, chapter
  noun (masculine)
• paryaya – change, reversal, turn, succession, course, synonym
  noun (masculine)
  From root i (to go) with prefixes pari- and ā-
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of syāt