महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-22

गुणान्यदिह पश्यन्ति तदिच्छन्त्यपरे जनाः ।
परं नैवाभिकाङ्क्षन्ति निर्गुणत्वाद्गुणार्थिनः ॥२२॥

22. guṇānyadiha paśyanti tadicchantyapare janāḥ ,
paraṁ naivābhikāṅkṣanti nirguṇatvādguṇārthinaḥ.

22. guṇān yadi iha paśyanti tat icchanti apare janāḥ
param na eva abhikāṅkṣanti nirguṇatvāt guṇārthinaḥ

22. iha janāḥ yadi guṇān paśyanti apare tat icchanti
guṇārthinaḥ nirguṇatvāt param na eva abhikāṅkṣanti

22. If people here perceive qualities, other individuals desire those (qualities). However, those who seek qualities do not long for the Supreme (brahman), precisely because it is without qualities (nirguṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes, properties

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

• अपरे (apare) - other, different

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• परम् (param) - referring to the Supreme Brahman (the supreme, the highest)

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अभिकाङ्क्षन्ति (abhikāṅkṣanti) - they long for, they desire intensely

• निर्गुणत्वात् (nirguṇatvāt) - from being without qualities, because of being qualityless

• गुणार्थिनः (guṇārthinaḥ) - those seeking qualities, those desirous of qualities

Words meanings and morphology

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes, properties

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, excellence, constituent of nature

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present stem is paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अपरे (apare) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent, inferior

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature, man

परम् (param) - referring to the Supreme Brahman (the supreme, the highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, beyond

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अभिकाङ्क्षन्ति (abhikāṅkṣanti) - they long for, they desire intensely

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

निर्गुणत्वात् (nirguṇatvāt) - from being without qualities, because of being qualityless

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nirguṇatva

nirguṇatva - the state of being without qualities, qualitylessness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirguṇa+tva)

• nirguṇa – without qualities, qualityless
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix

गुणार्थिनः (guṇārthinaḥ) - those seeking qualities, those desirous of qualities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇārthin

guṇārthin - one who desires qualities, seeking qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+arthin)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)
• arthin – seeking, desiring, desirous of
  adjective (masculine)