महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-194, verse-13

स्वेनात्मना चक्षुरिव प्रणेता निशात्यये तमसा संवृतात्मा ।
ज्ञानं तु विज्ञानगुणेन युक्तं कर्माशुभं पश्यति वर्जनीयम् ॥१३॥

13. svenātmanā cakṣuriva praṇetā; niśātyaye tamasā saṁvṛtātmā ,
jñānaṁ tu vijñānaguṇena yuktaṁ; karmāśubhaṁ paśyati varjanīyam.

13. svena ātmanā cakṣuḥ iva praṇetā
niśā-atyaye tamasā saṃvṛta-ātmā
jñānam tu vijñāna-guṇena yuktam
karma aśubham paśyati varjanīyam

13. svena ātmanā (eva) cakṣuḥ iva praṇetā (bhavati); (kintu) niśā-atyaye tamasā saṃvṛta-ātmā (bhavati).
tu vijñāna-guṇena yuktam jñānam aśubham karma varjanīyam paśyati.

13. The self (ātman) guides by its own nature, much like an eye. Yet, at the end of night, the self (ātman) is enveloped by darkness. But knowledge (jñāna), endowed with the quality of discriminative wisdom (vijñāna), sees unwholesome action as something that must be avoided.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by its own

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by oneself

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader, guide, conductor

• निशा-अत्यये (niśā-atyaye) - at the end of night

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by ignorance

• संवृत-आत्मा (saṁvṛta-ātmā) - whose self is obscured, veiled self

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, spiritual knowledge

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

• विज्ञान-गुणेन (vijñāna-guṇena) - by the quality of discriminative wisdom

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed, connected, united, coupled

• कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - unwholesome, inauspicious, bad

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• वर्जनीयम् (varjanīyam) - to be avoided, to be shunned

Words meanings and morphology

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by its own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by oneself

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader, guide, conductor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇetṛ

praṇetṛ - leader, guide, conductor, author

Agent noun

Derived from pra-√ṇī (nī-1P) with agent suffix -tṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: √nī (class 1)

निशा-अत्यये (niśā-atyaye) - at the end of night

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśā-atyaya

niśā-atyaya - end of night, daybreak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+atyaya)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• atyaya – end, passing away, transgression
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ati-√i (i-2P)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: √i (class 2)

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia

संवृत-आत्मा (saṁvṛta-ātmā) - whose self is obscured, veiled self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta-ātman

saṁvṛta-ātman - whose self is covered/obscured, having a veiled self

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃvṛta+ātman)

• saṃvṛta – covered, veiled, concealed, controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from sam-√vṛ (vṛ-5U) with suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √vṛ (class 5)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, spiritual knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, spiritual knowledge, wisdom

Derived from root jñā (jñā-9P)

Root: √jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

विज्ञान-गुणेन (vijñāna-guṇena) - by the quality of discriminative wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijñāna-guṇa

vijñāna-guṇa - quality of discriminative knowledge/wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijñāna+guṇa)

• vijñāna – discriminative knowledge, scientific knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vi-√jñā (jñā-9P)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √jñā (class 9)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
  noun (masculine)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed, connected, united, coupled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (yuj-7P) with suffix -ta

Root: √yuj (class 7)

कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Derived from root kṛ (kṛ-8U) with suffix -man

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अशुभम् (aśubham) - unwholesome, inauspicious, bad

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unwholesome, bad, evil

Negative compound of śubha

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: √śubh (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present 3rd singular active of root dṛś (pasyati stem)

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

वर्जनीयम् (varjanīyam) - to be avoided, to be shunned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjanīya

varjanīya - to be avoided, to be shunned, to be excluded

Gerundive

Derived from root vṛj (vṛj-1P) with suffix -anīya

Root: √vṛj (class 1)