महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-194, verse-24

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न स्त्री पुमान्वापि नपुंसकं च न सन्न चासत्सदसच्च तन्न ।
पश्यन्ति यद्ब्रह्मविदो मनुष्यास्तदक्षरं न क्षरतीति विद्धि ॥२४॥

24. na strī pumānvāpi napuṁsakaṁ ca; na sanna cāsatsadasacca tanna ,
paśyanti yadbrahmavido manuṣyā;stadakṣaraṁ na kṣaratīti viddhi.

24. na strī pumān vā api napuṃsakam ca
na sat na ca asat sat asat ca tat
na paśyanti yat brahmavidaḥ manuṣyāḥ
tat akṣaram na kṣarati iti viddhi

24. tat na strī na pumān na api napuṃsakam
ca tat na sat na ca asat na sat
asat ca yat manuṣyāḥ brahmavidaḥ paśyanti
tat akṣaram na kṣarati iti viddhi

24. That (supreme reality) is neither female, male, nor even neuter. It is neither being (sat) nor non-being (asat), nor is it a combination of being and non-being. Understand that which human knowers of Brahman (brahman) perceive as the imperishable (akṣaram), saying 'it does not perish'.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - neither (not, no)

स्त्री (strī) - female (woman, female)

पुमान् (pumān) - male (man, male)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

नपुंसकम् (napuṁsakam) - neuter (neuter, eunuch)

च (ca) - and

न (na) - neither (not, no)

सत् (sat) - being (existent, being, real)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

च (ca) - nor (and)

असत् (asat) - non-being (non-existent, unreal, non-being)

सत् (sat) - being (existent, being, real)

असत् (asat) - non-being (non-existent, unreal, non-being)

च (ca) - and

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, that one)

न (na) - not (not, no)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they behold, they perceive)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that)

ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knowers of Brahman (brahman) (knowers of Brahman, enlightened ones)

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human (knowers) (men, humans, mankind)

तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, that one)

अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable (akṣaram) (imperishable, indestructible, undecaying)

न (na) - not (not, no)

क्षरति (kṣarati) - perishes (perishes, decays, flows away)

इति (iti) - saying 'it does not perish' (thus, in this manner, so saying)

विद्धि (viddhi) - understand (know, understand, recognize)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for negation.

स्त्री (strī) - female (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

पुमान् (pumān) - male (man, male)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, male principle

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

नपुंसकम् (napuṁsakam) - neuter (neuter, eunuch)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of napuṃsaka

napuṁsaka - neuter, eunuch, impotent

Compound of `na` (not) + `pums` (man) + `śak` (power, capability).

Compound type : tatpurusha (na+pums+śak)

na – not, no
indeclinable
Negative particle
pums – man, male
noun (masculine)
śak – to be able, to be capable
root
Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the categories of gender.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `sat`.

सत् (sat) - being (existent, being, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to absolute existence.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `ca` to mean 'neither... nor...'

च (ca) - nor (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `na` to mean 'neither... nor...'

असत् (asat) - non-being (non-existent, unreal, non-being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative compound `a-` + `sat` (from `as` to be).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sat)

a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle
sat – existent, being, real
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Present participle of root `as` (to be).
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to non-existence.

सत् (sat) - being (existent, being, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, being, real, good

Present Active Particera Participle

Present participle of root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to absolute existence.

असत् (asat) - non-being (non-existent, unreal, non-being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative compound `a-` + `sat` (from `as` to be).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sat)

a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle
sat – existent, being, real
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Present participle of root `as` (to be).
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to non-existence.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `sat` and `asat`.

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality being described.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the preceding phrase.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they behold, they perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paś

Present 3rd person plural from root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Object of `paśyanti`.

ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knowers of Brahman (brahman) (knowers of Brahman, enlightened ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - knower of Brahman (brahman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vid)

brahman – the Absolute (brahman), the ultimate reality, sacred word
noun (neuter)
From root `bṛh` (to grow, expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
vid – knowing, wise, perceiver
noun (masculine)
From root `vid` (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of `paśyanti`.

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human (knowers) (men, humans, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, mankind

From `manus` (man) + `ya` suffix.

Note: Appositive to `brahmavidaḥ`.

तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun for `yat`.

अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable (akṣaram) (imperishable, indestructible, undecaying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable (akṣaram), indestructible, undecaying; letter, syllable

Negative compound `a-` + `kṣara` (perishable); `kṣara` from root `kṣar` (to perish, flow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kṣara)

a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle
kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
adjective (neuter)
From root `kṣar` (to perish, flow).
Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Predicative of `tat`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `kṣarati`.

क्षरति (kṣarati) - perishes (perishes, decays, flows away)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd person singular from root `kṣar` (to flow, decay).

Root: kṣar (class 1)

इति (iti) - saying 'it does not perish' (thus, in this manner, so saying)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation or statement.