महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-37

सत्त्वक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेतदन्तरं पश्य सूक्ष्मयोः ।
सृजते तु गुणानेक एको न सृजते गुणान् ॥३७॥

37. sattvakṣetrajñayoretadantaraṁ paśya sūkṣmayoḥ ,
sṛjate tu guṇāneka eko na sṛjate guṇān.

37. sattvakṣetrajñayoḥ etat antaram paśya sūkṣmayoḥ
sṛjate tu guṇān anekaḥ ekaḥ na sṛjate guṇān

37. [he seeker,
] sūkṣmayoḥ sattvakṣetrajñayoḥ etat antaram paśya tu anekaḥ guṇān sṛjate,
ekaḥ guṇān na sṛjate

37. Behold this subtle distinction between the material principle (sattva) and the knower of the field (kṣetrajña). Indeed, the manifold one (material nature) creates the qualities (guṇas), while the one (the individual soul) does not create the qualities (guṇas).

Words meanings summery:

• सत्त्वक्षेत्रज्ञयोः (sattvakṣetrajñayoḥ) - of material nature (sattva) and the knower of the field (kṣetrajña, puruṣa) (of sattva and kṣetrajña)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - distinction, difference (difference, interval, interior, distinction)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold)

• सूक्ष्मयोः (sūkṣmayoḥ) - of the two subtle ones (referring to sattva and kṣetrajña) (of the two subtle ones, subtle, minute)

• सृजते (sṛjate) - creates (creates, emits, produces)

• तु (tu) - indeed, while (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, constituents of nature)

• अनेकः (anekaḥ) - the manifold one (referring to the active material principle, sattva/prakṛti) (manifold, many, not one)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (referring to the kṣetrajña/puruṣa) (one, single, sole)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सृजते (sṛjate) - creates (creates, emits, produces)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, constituents of nature)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्त्वक्षेत्रज्ञयोः (sattvakṣetrajñayoḥ) - of material nature (sattva) and the knower of the field (kṣetrajña, puruṣa) (of sattva and kṣetrajña)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sattvakṣetrajña

sattvakṣetrajña - sattva (material nature) and kṣetrajña (knower of the field/soul)

Dvaṃdva compound of sattva and kṣetrajña.

Compound type : dvandva (sattva+kṣetrajña)

• sattva – existence, being, reality; intrinsic nature; purity; a quality (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to be) + tva suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṣetrajña – knower of the field; the soul (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kṣetra (field) and jña (knower).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The genitive refers to the relationship between them.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'antaram'.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - distinction, difference (difference, interval, interior, distinction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, distinction

From antar (between).

Note: Object of paśya.

पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Imperative 2nd Person Singular

From root dṛś (to see), but uses the paśya stem in the present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सूक्ष्मयोः (sūkṣmayoḥ) - of the two subtle ones (referring to sattva and kṣetrajña) (of the two subtle ones, subtle, minute)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate

From root sūc (to show) + sma suffix, or suc (to be clean).

Root: sūc (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'sattvakṣetrajñayoḥ'.

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates (creates, emits, produces)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present Middle 3rd Person Singular

Root sṛj (to create), 6th class, te ending for middle voice.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Its subject is implied to be 'anekaḥ' (the manifold one, i.e., sattva/prakṛti).

तु (tu) - indeed, while (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Marks the start of the contrasting statement.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, constituents of nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand, cord

Note: Object of sṛjate. Appears twice.

अनेकः (anekaḥ) - the manifold one (referring to the active material principle, sattva/prakṛti) (manifold, many, not one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aneka

aneka - not one, many, manifold

Negative compound (na + eka).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+eka)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• eka – one, single, sole
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Subject of the first sṛjate.

एकः (ekaḥ) - the one (referring to the kṣetrajña/puruṣa) (one, single, sole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, unique

Numeral/pronoun.

Note: Subject of the second sṛjate.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb sṛjate.

सृजते (sṛjate) - creates (creates, emits, produces)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present Middle 3rd Person Singular

Root sṛj (to create), 6th class, te ending for middle voice.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Its subject is implied to be 'ekaḥ' (the one, i.e., kṣetrajña/puruṣa).

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (guṇas) (qualities, constituents of nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), strand, cord

Note: Object of na sṛjate.