महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-16

न चक्षुषा पश्यति रूपमात्मनो न चापि संस्पर्शमुपैति किंचित् ।
न चापि तैः साधयतेऽथ कार्यं ते तं न पश्यन्ति स पश्यते तान् ॥१६॥

16. na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpamātmano; na cāpi saṁsparśamupaiti kiṁcit ,
na cāpi taiḥ sādhayate'tha kāryaṁ; te taṁ na paśyanti sa paśyate tān.

16. na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpaṃ ātmanaḥ na
ca api saṃsparśaṃ upaiti kiṃcit
na ca api taiḥ sādhayate atha kāryaṃ
te taṃ na paśyanti saḥ paśyate tān

16. ātmanaḥ rūpaṃ cakṣuṣā na paśyati ca
api kiṃcit saṃsparśaṃ na upaiti
ca api taiḥ kāryaṃ atha na sādhayate
te taṃ na paśyanti saḥ tān paśyate

16. The subtle body (liṅga) does not see its own form with the eye, nor does it experience any contact. Nor does it accomplish any work through those (sense organs). Those (sense organs) do not see it, but it sees them.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye (with the eye, by means of the eye)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees (sees, perceives, observes)

• रूपं (rūpaṁ) - its own form (form, appearance, shape)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - its own (referring to the subtle body) (of oneself, of its own)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• संस्पर्शं (saṁsparśaṁ) - any contact (contact, touch)

• उपैति (upaiti) - experiences (obtains, experiences, reaches)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any (anything, something, a little)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• तैः (taiḥ) - through those (sense organs) (by those)

• साधयते (sādhayate) - accomplish (any work) (accomplishes, brings about, causes to succeed)

• अथ (atha) - then, also (then, now, moreover, also)

• कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - any work (work, duty, action, purpose)

• ते (te) - they (the senses) (they, those)

• तं (taṁ) - it (the subtle body) (him, it)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - do not see (see, perceive, observe)

• सः (saḥ) - but it (the subtle body) (he, it)

• पश्यते (paśyate) - sees (sees, perceives, observes)

• तान् (tān) - them (the senses) (them, those)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'paśyati'.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye (with the eye, by means of the eye)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Note: Instrument of seeing.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root dṛś (to see), class 10 (paśya)

Root: dṛś (class 10)

Note: Subject is liṅga (subtle body).

रूपं (rūpaṁ) - its own form (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Object of 'paśyati'. Also nominative singular.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - its own (referring to the subtle body) (of oneself, of its own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)

Note: Possessive for 'rūpaṃ'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'na ca api'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation.

संस्पर्शं (saṁsparśaṁ) - any contact (contact, touch)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsparśa

saṁsparśa - contact, touch, impingement

From root spṛś with sam

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'upaiti'.

उपैति (upaiti) - experiences (obtains, experiences, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active Indicative

From root i (to go), class 2, with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is liṅga.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, a certain

Note: Also nominative singular.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'na ca api'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation.

तैः (taiḥ) - through those (sense organs) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the sense organs.

साधयते (sādhayate) - accomplish (any work) (accomplishes, brings about, causes to succeed)

(verb)

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

Present Causative Middle Indicative

From root sādh (to accomplish), class 10 (sādhaya) + middle voice ending

Root: sādh (class 10)

Note: Subject is liṅga.

अथ (atha) - then, also (then, now, moreover, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here mostly as a conjunction or for emphasis.

कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - any work (work, duty, action, purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, action, purpose

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'sādhayate'.

ते (te) - they (the senses) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'na paśyanti', refers to the senses.

तं (taṁ) - it (the subtle body) (him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'paśyanti', refers to liṅga.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'paśyanti'.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - do not see (see, perceive, observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

From root dṛś (to see), class 10 (paśya)

Root: dṛś (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'te'.

सः (saḥ) - but it (the subtle body) (he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of 'paśyate', refers to liṅga.

पश्यते (paśyate) - sees (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

From root dṛś (to see), class 10 (paśya), middle voice ending

Root: dṛś (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ'.

तान् (tān) - them (the senses) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'paśyate', refers to the senses.