महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-180, verse-17

न पश्यति न च ब्रूते न शृणोति न जिघ्रति ।
न च स्पर्शरसौ वेत्ति निद्रावशगतः पुनः ॥१७॥

17. na paśyati na ca brūte na śṛṇoti na jighrati ,
na ca sparśarasau vetti nidrāvaśagataḥ punaḥ.

17. na paśyati na ca brūte na śṛṇoti na jighrati
na ca sparśarasau vetti nidrāvaśagataḥ punaḥ

17. nidrāvaśagataḥ punaḥ na paśyati na ca brūte
na śṛṇoti na jighrati na ca sparśarasau vetti

17. When one has fallen under the sway of sleep, one neither sees nor speaks, neither hears nor smells, nor does one perceive touch and taste.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees (sees, perceives, beholds)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with 'na') (and, also)

• ब्रूते (brūte) - speaks (speaks, says)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - hears (hears, listens)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जिघ्रति (jighrati) - smells

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with 'na') (and, also)

• स्पर्शरसौ (sparśarasau) - touch and taste (touch and taste (dual))

• वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, perceives, understands)

• निद्रावशगतः (nidrāvaśagataḥ) - when one has fallen under the sway of sleep (gone under the power of sleep, overpowered by sleep)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - but, however (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees (sees, perceives, beholds)

(verb)

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

Present indicative

Derived from root dṛś, 4th class, Parasmaipada (P.P.) - paśyati

Root: dṛś (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with 'na') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here repeatedly to link negative statements.

ब्रूते (brūte) - speaks (speaks, says)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Present indicative

Derived from root brū, 2nd class, Ātmanepada (Ā.P.) - brūte

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - hears (hears, listens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Present indicative

Derived from root śru, 5th class, Parasmaipada (P.P.) - śṛṇoti

Root: śru (class 5)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जिघ्रति (jighrati) - smells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ghrā

Present indicative

Derived from root ghrā, 1st class, Parasmaipada (P.P.) - jighrati

Root: ghrā (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in conjunction with 'na') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here repeatedly to link negative statements.

स्पर्शरसौ (sparśarasau) - touch and taste (touch and taste (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sparśarasa

sparśarasa - touch and taste (as a pair)

Compound type : dvandva (sparśa+rasa)

• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – taste, flavor, essence, juice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implied 'senses' or 'objects of senses'

वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, perceives, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present indicative

Derived from root vid, 2nd class, Parasmaipada (P.P.) - vetti

Root: vid (class 2)

निद्रावशगतः (nidrāvaśagataḥ) - when one has fallen under the sway of sleep (gone under the power of sleep, overpowered by sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidrāvaśagata

nidrāvaśagata - overpowered by sleep, fallen under the sway of sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+vaśa+gata)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – power, control, sway, will
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained, fallen into
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implicit subject, 'one'

पुनः (punaḥ) - but, however (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to introduce a contrasting state (sleep)