महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-196, verse-8

पश्यन्नपि यथा लक्ष्म जगत्सोमे न विन्दति ।
एवमस्ति न वेत्येतन्न च तन्न परायणम् ॥८॥

8. paśyannapi yathā lakṣma jagatsome na vindati ,
evamasti na vetyetanna ca tanna parāyaṇam.

8. paśyan api yathā lakṣma jagat some na vindati
evam asti na vā iti etat na ca tat na parāyaṇam

8. yathā jagat some lakṣma paśyan api na vindati,
evam etat (asti na vā iti) na ca tat na parāyaṇam

8. Just as a person, even while seeing the moon, does not perceive its distinct marks, similarly, whether this (reality) exists or does not exist (in a perceptible form), this is not the ultimate refuge (parāyaṇa); nor is that (debate) the ultimate refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, while seeing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - mark, sign, characteristic

• जगत् (jagat) - people, world, moving

• सोमे (some) - on the moon, in the Soma sacrifice

• न (na) - not, no

• विन्दति (vindati) - perceives, finds, obtains

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing/matter)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• न (na) - not, no

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme goal, final resort

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, while seeing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see), with the stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of present active participle of dṛś (paśyat).

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - mark, sign, characteristic

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣman

lakṣman - mark, sign, characteristic, target

Note: Accusative singular of lakṣman.

जगत् (jagat) - people, world, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, people, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go), reduplicated

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of jagat, here meaning 'people' or 'the world' as a collective subject.

सोमे (some) - on the moon, in the Soma sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - moon, Soma plant/juice, a god

Note: Locative singular of soma (the moon).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

विन्दति (vindati) - perceives, finds, obtains

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Third person singular present active of root vid (6th class).

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Third person singular present active of root as.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive particle.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the end of a quote or thought: 'is or is not'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing/matter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Nominative singular neuter of etad, referring to the preceding statement ('it exists or not').

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Nominative singular neuter of tad, referring to the entire thought of whether 'it is or is not'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme goal, final resort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - ultimate goal, supreme refuge, chief aim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)

• para – supreme, ultimate, other, higher
  adjective (neuter)
• ayana – going, path, course, refuge, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular neuter of parāyaṇa.