महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-19, verse-16

अनुसृत्य तु शास्त्राणि कवयः समवस्थिताः ।
अपीह स्यादपीह स्यात्सारासारदिदृक्षया ॥१६॥

16. anusṛtya tu śāstrāṇi kavayaḥ samavasthitāḥ ,
apīha syādapīha syātsārāsāradidṛkṣayā.

16. anusṛtya tu śāstrāṇi kavayaḥ samavasthitāḥ
api iha syāt api iha syāt sārāsāradidṛkṣayā

16. tu śāstrāṇi anusṛtya kavayaḥ samavasthitāḥ
sārāsāradidṛkṣayā api iha syāt api iha syāt

16. But having followed the scriptures (śāstras), the sages (kavayaḥ) became firmly established, desiring to discern the essence and the non-essence, contemplating 'it might be here, it might be here'.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed; having pursued; having conformed to

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

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures; treatises; teachings

• कवयः (kavayaḥ) - poets; sages; wise ones

• समवस्थिताः (samavasthitāḥ) - established; settled; resolved; stood firm

• अपि (api) - perhaps (also; even; perhaps; if)

• इह (iha) - here; in this world; in this matter

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be; may be; would be

• अपि (api) - perhaps (also; even; perhaps; if)

• इह (iha) - here; in this world; in this matter

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be; may be; would be

• सारासारदिदृक्षया (sārāsāradidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to discern the essence and the non-essence

Words meanings and morphology

अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed; having pursued; having conformed to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive of root sṛ (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures; treatises; teachings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - sacred text; scripture; treatise; teaching; rule

From root śās (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

कवयः (kavayaḥ) - poets; sages; wise ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kavi

kavi - poet; sage; seer; wise person

समवस्थिताः (samavasthitāḥ) - established; settled; resolved; stood firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samavasthita

samavasthita - established; settled; stood firm; resolved; situated; present

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam-ava-

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - perhaps (also; even; perhaps; if)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here; in this world; in this matter

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - might be; may be; would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - perhaps (also; even; perhaps; if)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here; in this world; in this matter

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - might be; may be; would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सारासारदिदृक्षया (sārāsāradidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to discern the essence and the non-essence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sārāsāradidṛkṣā

sārāsāradidṛkṣā - desire to see/discern the essence (sāra) and the non-essence (asāra)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sāra+asāra+didṛkṣā)

• sāra – essence; core; strength; valuable part
  noun (neuter)
• asāra – non-essence; worthless; unsubstantial
  adjective
  Negative prefix a- + sāra
• didṛkṣā – desire to see; desire to discern
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun form of root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)