महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-198, verse-5

मनस्त्वपहृतं बुद्धिमिन्द्रियार्थनिदर्शनम् ।
न समक्षं गुणावेक्षि निर्गुणस्य निदर्शनम् ॥५॥

5. manastvapahṛtaṁ buddhimindriyārthanidarśanam ,
na samakṣaṁ guṇāvekṣi nirguṇasya nidarśanam.

5. manas tu apahṛtam buddhim indriyārthanidarśanam
na samakṣam guṇāvekṣi nirguṇasya nidarśanam

5. tu manas apahṛtam buddhim indriyārthanidarśanam
guṇāvekṣi nirguṇasya samakṣam nidarśanam na

5. Indeed, the mind is distracted. The intellect, which presents sensory objects and observes their qualities, is not a direct manifestation or indicator of the attributeless (nirguṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• मनस् (manas) - The mental faculty. (mind, intellect, thought)

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes the contrast or statement. (but, indeed, however)

• अपहृतम् (apahṛtam) - The mind is carried away (from its true purpose/nature). (carried away, distracted, abducted, stolen)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - The faculty of intellect, presented here as engaged in worldly perception. (intellect, understanding, discernment)

• इन्द्रियार्थनिदर्शनम् (indriyārthanidarśanam) - The intellect's function of presenting sensory objects. (perception of sensory objects, manifestation of sense objects)

• न (na) - Negates the following statements. (not, no)

• समक्षम् (samakṣam) - Not directly evident or discernible. (directly visible, manifest, before the eyes)

• गुणावेक्षि (guṇāvekṣi) - The nature of the intellect which is focused on qualities. (observing qualities, perceiving attributes)

• निर्गुणस्य (nirguṇasya) - Referring to Brahman (brahman), which is beyond all qualities. (of the attributeless, of that which is without qualities)

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - A direct indicator or representation. (illustration, sign, indicator, perception, manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

मनस् (manas) - The mental faculty. (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

तु (tu) - Emphasizes the contrast or statement. (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

अपहृतम् (apahṛtam) - The mind is carried away (from its true purpose/nature). (carried away, distracted, abducted, stolen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - carried away, stolen, distracted, removed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (to carry) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manas'.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - The faculty of intellect, presented here as engaged in worldly perception. (intellect, understanding, discernment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, discernment

Derived from root √budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Grammatically accusative, but functions as a subject in this highly condensed text, describing the intellect's state/function.

इन्द्रियार्थनिदर्शनम् (indriyārthanidarśanam) - The intellect's function of presenting sensory objects. (perception of sensory objects, manifestation of sense objects)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indriyārthanidarśana

indriyārthanidarśana - perception of sensory objects, showing/manifesting sense objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriyārtha+nidarśana)

• indriyārtha – sense objects, objects of senses
  noun (masculine)
• nidarśana – perception, manifestation, illustration, sign
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate describing the intellect's nature/function.

न (na) - Negates the following statements. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

समक्षम् (samakṣam) - Not directly evident or discernible. (directly visible, manifest, before the eyes)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially here to describe the nature of the 'nidarśanam'.

गुणावेक्षि (guṇāvekṣi) - The nature of the intellect which is focused on qualities. (observing qualities, perceiving attributes)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of guṇāvekṣin

guṇāvekṣin - observing qualities, perceiving attributes, discerning properties

Compound of guṇa (quality) and avekṣin (one who observes)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+avekṣin)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)
• avekṣin – one who looks, observes, considers
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √īkṣ with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the (implied) function of the intellect.

निर्गुणस्य (nirguṇasya) - Referring to Brahman (brahman), which is beyond all qualities. (of the attributeless, of that which is without qualities)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, attributeless, transcendent of attributes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied Brahman, for which no direct manifestation is possible.

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - A direct indicator or representation. (illustration, sign, indicator, perception, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - illustration, sign, indicator, perception, manifestation, example

Derived from root √dṛś (to see) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for the preceding implied subject (mind/intellect).