महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-177, verse-10

भृगुरुवाच ।
घनानामपि वृक्षाणामाकाशोऽस्ति न संशयः ।
तेषां पुष्पफले व्यक्तिर्नित्यं समुपलभ्यते ॥१०॥

10. bhṛguruvāca ,
ghanānāmapi vṛkṣāṇāmākāśo'sti na saṁśayaḥ ,
teṣāṁ puṣpaphale vyaktirnityaṁ samupalabhyate.

10. bhṛguḥ uvāca ghanānām api vṛkṣāṇām ākāśaḥ asti na
saṃśayaḥ teṣām puṣpaphale vyaktiḥ nityam samupalabhyate

10. bhṛguḥ uvāca ghanānām api vṛkṣāṇām ākāśaḥ asti na
saṃśayaḥ teṣām puṣpaphale vyaktiḥ nityam samupalabhyate

10. Bhṛgu said: 'There is no doubt that even in dense trees, space (ākāśa) exists. Their manifestation in flowers and fruits is constantly perceived.'

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• घनानाम् (ghanānām) - of the dense [trees] (of the dense, of the solid)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

• आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - the element space (ākāśa) (space, ether)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those [trees] (of them, their)

• पुष्पफले (puṣpaphale) - in flowers and fruits, regarding flowers and fruits

• व्यक्तिः (vyaktiḥ) - manifestation, distinctness, appearance

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

• समुपलभ्यते (samupalabhyate) - is fully perceived, is distinctly found

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (a name of an ancient sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect tense form of the root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

घनानाम् (ghanānām) - of the dense [trees] (of the dense, of the solid)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of ghana

ghana - dense, solid, compact; cloud

Note: Modifies 'vṛkṣāṇām' (of trees)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - the element space (ākāśa) (space, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, the fifth element

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Prefix: sam

Root: śi (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those [trees] (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

पुष्पफले (puṣpaphale) - in flowers and fruits, regarding flowers and fruits

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of puṣpaphala

puṣpaphala - flowers and fruits

Itaretara Dvandva compound of 'puṣpa' and 'phala'

Compound type : dvandva (puṣpa+phala)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Could also be nominative/accusative dual, but locative fits the context 'in/regarding'.

व्यक्तिः (vyaktiḥ) - manifestation, distinctness, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyakti

vyakti - manifestation, individuality, distinctness, appearance

Derived from root 'añj' (to anoint, reveal) with prefix 'vi' and 'a'

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular).

समुपलभ्यते (samupalabhyate) - is fully perceived, is distinctly found

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: labh (class 1)