महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-180, verse-12

पञ्चात्मके पञ्चरतौ पञ्चविज्ञानसंयुते ।
शरीरे प्राणिनां जीवं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि यादृशम् ॥१२॥

12. pañcātmake pañcaratau pañcavijñānasaṁyute ,
śarīre prāṇināṁ jīvaṁ jñātumicchāmi yādṛśam.

12. pañcātmake pañcaratau pañcavijñānasaṃyute
śarīre prāṇinām jīvam jñātum icchāmi yādṛśam

12. prāṇinām pañcātmake pañcaratau pañcavijñānasaṃyute
śarīre yādṛśam jīvam jñātum icchāmi

12. I wish to understand the nature of the individual soul (jīva) of living beings, dwelling in a body that is five-fold in its constitution, delights in the five sense objects, and is endowed with five types of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चात्मके (pañcātmake) - in the five-fold, in the composed of five elements

• पञ्चरतौ (pañcaratau) - in the one delighting in five (sense objects)

• पञ्चविज्ञानसंयुते (pañcavijñānasaṁyute) - in the one endowed with five cognitions/knowledges

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of animate creatures

• जीवम् (jīvam) - the individual soul, life principle

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, for knowing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चात्मके (pañcātmake) - in the five-fold, in the composed of five elements

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pañcātmaka

pañcātmaka - five-fold, composed of five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+ātman)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

पञ्चरतौ (pañcaratau) - in the one delighting in five (sense objects)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pañcarata

pañcarata - delighting in five (objects of sense), attached to five

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+rata)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• rata – delighting in, attached to, pleased with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

पञ्चविज्ञानसंयुते (pañcavijñānasaṁyute) - in the one endowed with five cognitions/knowledges

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pañcavijñānasaṃyuta

pañcavijñānasaṁyuta - endowed with five cognitions/knowledges (from the five senses)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+vijñāna+saṃyuta)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, cognition, discrimination
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyuta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of animate creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animal, sentient creature

जीवम् (jīvam) - the individual soul, life principle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - life, principle of life, living being, individual soul

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, for knowing

(indeclinable)

Root: jñā (class 9)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what appearance, of what kind, such as

Note: Agrees with 'jīvam'