महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-198, verse-12

गुणहीनो हि तं मार्गं बहिः समनुवर्तते ।
गुणाभावात्प्रकृत्या च निस्तर्क्यं ज्ञेयसंमितम् ॥१२॥

12. guṇahīno hi taṁ mārgaṁ bahiḥ samanuvartate ,
guṇābhāvātprakṛtyā ca nistarkyaṁ jñeyasaṁmitam.

12. guṇahīnaḥ hi tam mārgam bahiḥ samanuvaratate |
guṇābhāvāt prakṛtyā ca nistarkyam jñeyasaṃmitam

12. hi guṇahīnaḥ tam mārgam bahiḥ samanuvaratate
guṇābhāvāt ca prakṛtyā nistarkyam jñeyasaṃmitam

12. Indeed, one who is devoid of qualities (guṇas) externally adheres to that path. Due to the absence of such qualities, and by its intrinsic nature (prakṛti), it is beyond logical reasoning, yet it is commensurate with what is truly knowable.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणहीनः (guṇahīnaḥ) - devoid of qualities, without attributes, free from guṇas

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly, for, because

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it (masculine accusative singular)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally, beyond

• समनुवरतते (samanuvaratate) - follows, adheres to, conforms to, proceeds

• गुणाभावात् (guṇābhāvāt) - due to the absence of qualities, from the lack of attributes

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, by intrinsic nature (prakṛti), naturally

• च (ca) - and

• निस्तर्क्यम् (nistarkyam) - beyond reasoning, unknowable through logic, incomprehensible

• ज्ञेयसंमितम् (jñeyasaṁmitam) - measured by what is knowable, equivalent to the knowable, commensurate with knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

गुणहीनः (guṇahīnaḥ) - devoid of qualities, without attributes, free from guṇas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇahīna

guṇahīna - one who is without qualities or attributes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+hīna)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root hā (to abandon/forsake)
  Root: hā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly, for, because

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that, him, it (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally, beyond

(indeclinable)

समनुवरतते (samanuvaratate) - follows, adheres to, conforms to, proceeds

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

गुणाभावात् (guṇābhāvāt) - due to the absence of qualities, from the lack of attributes

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of guṇābhāva

guṇābhāva - absence of qualities, lack of attributes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+abhāva)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, by intrinsic nature (prakṛti), naturally

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primary matter, source, origin, intrinsic nature

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निस्तर्क्यम् (nistarkyam) - beyond reasoning, unknowable through logic, incomprehensible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nistarkya

nistarkya - not to be reasoned about, beyond logic

Gerundive

Derived from root tark with prefix nis, meaning 'that which should not/cannot be reasoned about'.

Prefix: nis

Root: tark (class 10)

ज्ञेयसंमितम् (jñeyasaṁmitam) - measured by what is knowable, equivalent to the knowable, commensurate with knowledge

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jñeyasaṃmita

jñeyasaṁmita - measured by what is to be known, comparable to the knowable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñeya+saṃmita)

• jñeya – knowable, to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃmita – measured, compared, equal to, commensurate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mā (class 2)