महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-197, verse-5

अज्ञानतृप्तो विषयेष्ववगाढो न दृश्यते ।
अदृष्ट्वैव तु पूतात्मा विषयेभ्यो निवर्तते ॥५॥

5. ajñānatṛpto viṣayeṣvavagāḍho na dṛśyate ,
adṛṣṭvaiva tu pūtātmā viṣayebhyo nivartate.

5. ajñānatṛptaḥ viṣayeṣu avagāḍhaḥ na dṛśyate
adṛṣṭvā eva tu pūtātmā viṣayebhyaḥ nivartate

5. ajñānatṛptaḥ viṣayeṣu avagāḍhaḥ na dṛśyate
tu pūtātmā viṣayebhyaḥ adṛṣṭvā eva nivartate

5. One who is satisfied by ignorance (ajñāna) and deeply immersed in sense objects (viṣaya) is not truly perceived. But a pure-souled person (pūtātmā) withdraws from sense objects without even having experienced them.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञानतृप्तः (ajñānatṛptaḥ) - satisfied by ignorance, content with ignorance

• विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sense objects, in worldly matters, concerning objects of senses

• अवगाढः (avagāḍhaḥ) - deeply absorbed, immersed, plunged into

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

• अदृष्ट्वा (adṛṣṭvā) - without having seen, not having perceived

• एव (eva) - merely, just, only, indeed

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

• पूतात्मा (pūtātmā) - pure-souled, one whose self (ātman) is pure

• विषयेभ्यः (viṣayebhyaḥ) - from sense objects, from worldly matters

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns away, withdraws, abstains

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानतृप्तः (ajñānatṛptaḥ) - satisfied by ignorance, content with ignorance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñānatṛpta

ajñānatṛpta - satisfied by ignorance

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'ajñāna' (ignorance) and 'tṛpta' (satisfied). 'tṛpta' is PPP from 'tṛp' (to be satisfied).

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+tṛpta)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tṛpta – satisfied, content, full
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root 'tṛp' (to be satisfied).
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Refers to an implied subject (a person).

विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sense objects, in worldly matters, concerning objects of senses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject matter (viṣaya)

अवगाढः (avagāḍhaḥ) - deeply absorbed, immersed, plunged into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avagāḍha

avagāḍha - deeply absorbed, immersed, plunged into

Past Passive Participle

PPP from 'ava-gāh' (to plunge into, immerse).

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

(verb)

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

passive voice form

Present passive, 3rd person singular. Root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अदृष्ट्वा (adṛṣṭvā) - without having seen, not having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Represents a prior action that did not occur.

एव (eva) - merely, just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

पूतात्मा (pūtātmā) - pure-souled, one whose self (ātman) is pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūtātman

pūtātman - pure-souled, pure self

Bahuvrihi compound: 'pūta' (pure, cleansed) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūta+ātman)

• pūta – pure, purified, clean
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root 'pū' (to purify).
  Root: pū (class 1)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a noun, referring to a person with a pure self.

विषयेभ्यः (viṣayebhyaḥ) - from sense objects, from worldly matters

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject matter (viṣaya)

Note: 'nivartate' typically takes an ablative.

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns away, withdraws, abstains

(verb)

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

Present middle, 3rd person singular. Root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefix 'ni-'. The verb 'nivṛt' means to turn back, cease, abstain.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)