महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-32

अथ यन्मोहसंयुक्तमव्यक्तमिव यद्भवेत् ।
अप्रतर्क्यमविज्ञेयं तमस्तदुपधारयेत् ॥३२॥

32. atha yanmohasaṁyuktamavyaktamiva yadbhavet ,
apratarkyamavijñeyaṁ tamastadupadhārayet.

32. atha yat mohasaṃyuktam avyaktam iva yat bhavet
apratarkyam avijñeyam tamaḥ tat upadhārayet

32. atha yat mohasaṃyuktam avyaktam iva yat bhavet
apratarkyam avijñeyam tat tamaḥ upadhārayet

32. Now, that which is associated with delusion (moha), which may appear unmanifest, is incomprehensible, and unknowable—one should understand that to be darkness (tamas).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, introducing a new topic (now, then, moreover, thus)

• यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a clause) (which, that)

• मोहसंयुक्तम् (mohasaṁyuktam) - associated with delusion (moha) (conjoined with delusion, associated with infatuation)

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, imperceptible (unmanifest, unperceivable, undeveloped)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

• यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a clause) (which, that)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, appears to be (may be, might be, should be, happens)

• अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - incomprehensible, beyond reasoning (unimaginable, incomprehensible, not to be reasoned about)

• अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, imperceptible (unknowable, imperceptible, unintelligible)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (tamas), referring to the guṇa of inertia and ignorance (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers back to the 'yat' clauses) (that)

• उपधारयेत् (upadhārayet) - one should understand (one should consider, one should understand, one should perceive)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, introducing a new topic (now, then, moreover, thus)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a clause) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the 'tamas' that will be identified later.

मोहसंयुक्तम् (mohasaṁyuktam) - associated with delusion (moha) (conjoined with delusion, associated with infatuation)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mohasaṃyukta

mohasaṁyukta - conjoined with delusion, united with bewilderment

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+saṃyukta)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muh 'to be bewildered'.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, associated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj 'to join' with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' (that which).

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, imperceptible (unmanifest, unperceivable, undeveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unperceivable, indistinct, undeveloped

Negation of 'vyakta' (manifest).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyakta – manifest, perceptible, distinct, developed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root añj 'to anoint, make clear' with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' (that which).

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (introduces a clause) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what, whatever

Note: Repeated to emphasize the attributes.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, appears to be (may be, might be, should be, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - incomprehensible, beyond reasoning (unimaginable, incomprehensible, not to be reasoned about)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratarkya

apratarkya - incomprehensible, unimaginable, not to be reasoned about

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negation of 'pratarkya' (to be reasoned about). Derived from root tark 'to reason' with prefix prati.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratarkya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pratarkya – to be reasoned about, ponderable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root tark 'to reason' with prefix prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' (that which).

अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable, imperceptible (unknowable, imperceptible, unintelligible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avijñeya

avijñeya - unknowable, imperceptible, unintelligible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negation of 'vijñeya' (knowable). Derived from root jñā 'to know' with prefix vi.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñeya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vijñeya – knowable, perceptible, to be understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Particable
  Derived from root jñā 'to know' with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' (that which).

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (tamas), referring to the guṇa of inertia and ignorance (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas

Note: The object of 'upadhārayet'.

तत् (tat) - that (refers back to the 'yat' clauses) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yat'.

उपधारयेत् (upadhārayet) - one should understand (one should consider, one should understand, one should perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upadhṛ

Causative, Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Derived from root dhṛ 'to hold' with prefix upa, in causative form (dhārayati).

Prefix: upa

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Implies a command or strong suggestion.