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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-4

स्पर्शं तनुर्वेद रसं तु जिह्वा घ्राणं च गन्धाञ्श्रवणे च शब्दान् ।
रूपाणि चक्षुर्न च तत्परं यद्गृह्णन्त्यनध्यात्मविदो मनुष्याः ॥४॥
4. sparśaṁ tanurveda rasaṁ tu jihvā; ghrāṇaṁ ca gandhāñśravaṇe ca śabdān ,
rūpāṇi cakṣurna ca tatparaṁ ya;dgṛhṇantyanadhyātmavido manuṣyāḥ.
4. sparśam tanuḥ veda rasam tu jihvā
ghrāṇam ca gandhān śravaṇe ca śabdān
rūpāṇi cakṣuḥ na ca tat param
yat gṛhṇanti anadhyātmavidaḥ manuṣyāḥ
4. tanuḥ sparśam veda; jihvā tu rasam; ghrāṇam ca gandhān; śravaṇe ca śabdān; cakṣuḥ rūpāṇi.
ca tat param na yat anadhyātmavidaḥ manuṣyāḥ gṛhṇanti.
4. The body perceives touch, the tongue tastes, the nose smells, and the ears hear sounds. The eye sees forms. But the supreme (param) reality is not something that unenlightened humans, who do not know the self (ātman), can grasp.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, sensation of touch
  • तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, skin
  • वेद (veda) - knows, perceives
  • रसम् (rasam) - taste, essence
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
  • घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - nose, sense of smell
  • (ca) - and
  • गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
  • श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - the two ears (as organs of perception) (ears)
  • (ca) - and
  • शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds
  • रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, sights
  • चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sense of sight
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and
  • तत् (tat) - the supreme reality/truth (that, it)
  • परम् (param) - the supreme reality/truth (supreme, highest, ultimate)
  • यत् (yat) - which, what
  • गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they perceive, they grasp, they take
  • अनध्यात्मविदः (anadhyātmavidaḥ) - those who do not know the self (ātman), ignorant of spiritual truth
  • मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, people

Words meanings and morphology

स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, sensation of touch
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sensation, skin
Root: spṛś (class 6)
तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, skin
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, skin, person, slender
वेद (veda) - knows, perceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
रसम् (rasam) - taste, essence
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rasa
rasa - taste, juice, essence, emotion, flavor
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue, language
घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - nose, sense of smell
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa
ghrāṇa - nose, sense of smell
Root: ghrā (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - the two ears (as organs of perception) (ears)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śravaṇa
śravaṇa - ear, hearing, the act of hearing
Root: śru (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śabda
śabda - sound, word, voice
रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, sights
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty
चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sense of sight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - the supreme reality/truth (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
परम् (param) - the supreme reality/truth (supreme, highest, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best
यत् (yat) - which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they perceive, they grasp, they take
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gṛh
Root: gṛh (class 9)
अनध्यात्मविदः (anadhyātmavidaḥ) - those who do not know the self (ātman), ignorant of spiritual truth
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anadhyātmavid
anadhyātmavid - not knowing the self (ātman), ignorant of spiritual matters
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+adhyātmavid)
  • an – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • adhyātmavid – knower of the self (ātman), spiritual knower
    noun (masculine)
मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - human being, man