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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-20

अदृष्टतोऽनुपायाच्चाप्यभिसंधेश्च कर्मणः ।
न तेन मर्त्याः पश्यन्ति येन गच्छन्ति तत्परम् ॥२०॥
20. adṛṣṭato'nupāyāccāpyabhisaṁdheśca karmaṇaḥ ,
na tena martyāḥ paśyanti yena gacchanti tatparam.
20. adṛṣṭataḥ anupāyāt ca api abhisaṃdheḥ ca karmaṇaḥ
na tena martyāḥ paśyanti yena gacchanti tat param
20. martyāḥ adṛṣṭataḥ anupāyāt ca api karmaṇaḥ abhisaṃdheḥ
ca tena na paśyanti yena tat param gacchanti
20. Through the unseen (adṛṣṭataḥ), by lack of means (anupāyāt), and also by the intention (abhisaṃdheḥ) of action (karmaṇaḥ)—mortals do not perceive That by which they attain the Supreme.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अदृष्टतः (adṛṣṭataḥ) - from the unseen, due to the unseen cause/fate
  • अनुपायात् (anupāyāt) - from lack of means, by not having a way or method
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • अभिसंधेः (abhisaṁdheḥ) - of intention, of purpose, of design
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma), of deed, of work
  • (na) - not, no
  • तेन (tena) - by that, by means of that (referring to the unseen, lack of means, etc.)
  • मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, human beings
  • पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive
  • येन (yena) - by which, through which
  • गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach
  • तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the Supreme)
  • परम् (param) - the Supreme, the highest, the ultimate goal

Words meanings and morphology

अदृष्टतः (adṛṣṭataḥ) - from the unseen, due to the unseen cause/fate
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root dṛś (to see) with negative prefix 'a-'. Used as an adverbial ablative with '-tas'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dṛṣṭa)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, perceived
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past passive participle of root dṛś (to see).
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
अनुपायात् (anupāyāt) - from lack of means, by not having a way or method
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of anupāya
anupāya - absence of means, lack of method, impossibility
Derived from 'an-' (not) + 'upāya' (means, expedient).
Compound type : tatpurusha (an+upāya)
  • an – not, non-, without
    indeclinable
  • upāya – means, method, expedient, device, stratagem
    noun (masculine)
    From 'upa-' (towards) + root 'i' (to go).
    Prefix: upa
    Root: i (class 2)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अभिसंधेः (abhisaṁdheḥ) - of intention, of purpose, of design
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of abhisaṃdhi
abhisaṁdhi - intention, purpose, design, aim, agreement, connection
Derived from 'abhi-' (towards) + 'sam-' (together) + root 'dhā' (to place).
Prefixes: abhi+sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma), of deed, of work
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)
Derived from root kṛ (to do) + -man suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तेन (tena) - by that, by means of that (referring to the unseen, lack of means, etc.)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals, human beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human; a man, a human being
Derived from root mṛ (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 1)
पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present active 3rd plural
From root dṛś (to see), 1st conjugation (class paśya-), present active form.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
येन (yena) - by which, through which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present active 3rd plural
From root gam (to go), 1st conjugation (class gaccha-), present active form.
Root: gam (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the Supreme)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
परम् (param) - the Supreme, the highest, the ultimate goal
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, another, highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, distant, opposite